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Visitation:
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2018 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Billy Edwards, 80, of Lincoln passed
away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in his home
surrounded by his loving family.
Billy was born on April 8, 1938 in Emporia, KS. The
son of Harry and Lola (Bannister) Edwards, Billy was
raised by his mother and step-father, Edwin Davison.
He married Norma Brest on June 22, 1958 in Lincoln,
she survives.
Billy is also survived by his children, Michael
(Debbie) Edwards, Gail (John “Q-Ball”) O’Donoghue,
and William Edwards; his sister, Linda (Lloyd)
Gleason; ten grandchildren, and seven
great-grandchildren.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents and his
sister, Judith Edwards Rohlfs.
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Billy worked at Stetson China factory
in Lincoln before his college years; after college
he worked for Volle Electric in Springfield. Billy
had a true passion for music, especially playing his
guitar with the Rhythm Royals. Billy also loved
hunting, fishing, and walking through the timber; he
was a true outdoorsman. Billy was baptized in the
Protestant Faith.
Services for Billy will be held at 11:00 a.m. on
Friday, May 25, 2018 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will take place
two hours prior to the services (9:00-11:00a.m.)
also at the funeral home. Burial will follow the
services at Lucas Chapel Cemetery in Lincoln.
Memorial donations may be made in Billy’s name to
Parkinson Research Foundation.
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