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Shirley Small Edwards

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[September 05, 2018]  LINCOLN - Shirley Small Edwards, age 93, of Lincoln died at her home surrounded by family on August 23, 2018.

Visitation:  4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday August 26, 2018 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln

Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday August 27, 2018 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 402 Pekin St. Lincoln

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln   

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Shirley Small Edwards, age 93, of Lincoln died at her home surrounded by family on August 23, 2018.

She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Doughton Edwards (1925-1988). Shirley is survived by her children Greer Edwards Broemel (David) of Nashville, TN; Margaret Small Edwards of Whitefish Bay, WI; John Roxborough Edwards (Sharon) of Palos Heights, and Caroline Edwards Higgins (Mike) in Lincoln; her Grandchildren, Andrew Edwards, Ashley Edwards, Emorie Broemel, Lacy Broemel and Christopher Berg.

Shirley was active in her community and enjoyed her service as Trustee of Lincoln College, as Board Member of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation, Board Member of the Logan County Cemetery District, and Founding Board Member of Logan County Paramedics Association. She was an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church and as an avid reader, belonged to the Monday and Friday book clubs. She was a member of the Chapter JW P.E.O.

Shirley was born in Lincoln and grew up in Topeka, Kansas. She studied at Sweetbriar College in Virginia and graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1946. She was married to Robert Edwards at the Presbyterian Church in Lincoln on August 2, 1950 and they started their family in Asheville, NC before moving to Lincoln in 1957.

The family would like to thank Kathy Aderman, who was devoted to our mother for many years. She made sure the house was welcoming to all. Thanks to Ed, Charlie and Richard Jacobs as well.

We thank the caregivers who made it possible for our mother to stay in her home this past year: Marilyn Meiners, Mona Cosby, Meredith Lever, Judy Morris, Dortha Seely, and Autumn Kopochius and the staff from Safe Haven Hospice and Care Link.

Services for Shirley will be 10:00 a.m. Monday August 27, 2018 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 402 Pekin St. Lincoln, IL 62656, with Rev. David Pfaff officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday August 26, 2018 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Burial at Old Union Cemetery will follow the service.

Memorials may be made in Shirley’s name to Lincoln College, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Logan County Paramedics Association or Trinity Episcopal Church.

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