THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, September 16, 1995 TAG: 9509160222
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: COURTLAND LENGTH: Short : 33 lines
Rev. Stephen Wesley Edwards, 43, died Sept. 14, 1995, in Chesapeake General Hospital, after a long illness.
A native of Courtland, he was the son of Warren E. and Mildred Chappell Edwards of Virginia Beach. After serving in the Army, he graduated from Bluefield College. He pastored churches in Florida, Virginia and North Carolina.
Surviving besides his parents are his wife, Donna Napier Edwards; one daughter, Stephanie Jean Edwards; two sons, Jonathan Wesley Edwards and Stephen Daniel Edwards, all of Elizabeth City; one brother, Brigadier General Warren Chappell Edwards and his wife, Diane, of Korea; two sisters, Catherine Edwards Sutton and her husband, Jack, of Greensboro, N.C., and Olivia Edwards Bullock of Wilson, N.C.; three nephews; three nieces; and a great-niece.
The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. today in Courtland Baptist Church by Dr. Gary Powell. The burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Courtland. The family will receive friends at the home of the parents at 5464 Peggy Circle, Virginia Beach. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or church of your choice. Wright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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