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Joseph 'Joe' Edwards
[April 27, 2012]
LINCOLN -- Joseph "Joe" L. Edwards, 90,
of Lincoln, died Wednesday April 25, 2012, at 6:25 p.m. at St.
Clara's Manor.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Lincoln- Joseph "Joe" L. Edwards, 90, of Lincoln,
passed away at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday April 25, 2012 at
St. Clara's Manor, Lincoln.
Joe was born on December 31, 1921 the son of Ernest
Leo and Naomi Meyers Edwards, Sr. in Murphysboro,
IL. He married Gladys Anderson on May 12, 1947 in
Lincoln, IL. She survives in Lincoln. Joe and Gladys
would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary
on May 12.
Other survivors include a son: Mike (Diane) Edwards
of Lincoln; a daughter: Sheila (Tom) Harmon of
Peoria, AZ; a sister: Bonnie (Doc) Welch of Lincoln;
three grandchildren: Brett (Brittney) Edwards of
Lincoln; Megan (Steven) Jenness of Lincoln; Michael
Harmon of Peoria, AZ; and five great grandchildren:
Abby, Brooklyn, Grant, Drake, and Griffin. He was
preceded in death by his parents, sister: Elizabeth
Edwards, brother: Ernie Edwards, and granddaughter:
Erin Edwards.
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Joe operated Edwards City Service Gas Station in
Broadwell and then worked at the bottle factory as a
fork lift mechanic until retirement in 1982. Joe
served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945. He was a
member of the American Legion Post #263 for 64 years
and a member of the firing squad for many years;
member of forty and eight; Lions Club; and an
honorary member of the Rt. 66 Hall of Fame. He was
an avid Lincoln Railer and Cardinal Fan.
Services for Joe will be Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at
10:00 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home, Lincoln with Rev. Jeffrey Laible
officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery
with full military rites accorded by the Lincoln
American Legion Post #263. Visitation will be
Monday, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to Carroll Catholic School or
the American Legion Post #263.
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