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[September 16, 2014]  MOUNT PULASKI - Ernest Richard Edwards, 78, of Mt. Pulaski, passed away at 4:30 P.M. Sunday September, 7, 2014 at his home.

Visitation: Thursday evening from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

Service: 10:00 a.m. Friday at the First Christian Church in Mt. Pulaski

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

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Ernest Richard Edwards, 78, of Mt. Pulaski, passed away at 4:30 P.M. Sunday September, 7, 2014 at his home.

Richard was born on September 3, 1936 in Mt. Pulaski, IL to Ernest R. and Minnie Edwards.  He married Phyllis Ragsdale on June 6, 1959 in Metropolis, IL.  He worked for Caterpillar as an adjuster in Decatur for 36 years.  He served in the National Guard and for the last several years loved running Edwards Produce where he grew tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini and green peppers.

Surviving is his wife Phyllis of 55 years, son Jeff (Amy) Edwards of Ballwin, MO, son-in-law, Jeff Davis of Ballwin, MO, five grandchildren, Olivia, Cole, Jackson, Sinclaire and Lane, two sisters, Ruth Barry of Mt. Pulaski and Mary Harrison of Decatur.  He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Sydney Davis, brother Earl Edwards and an infant sister.

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday September 12, 2014 at the First Christian Church in Mt. Pulaski with Mark Weber officiating.  Visitation will be Thursday evening from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.  Burial will be in Mt. Pulaski Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, Washington University, Division of Oncology, Box 8007, Attention: Robert Barczewski, 660 South Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110.

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