The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, April 9, 1996                 TAG: 9604090260
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

MINNIE E. EDWARDS

Minnie E. Edwards, 86, formerly of the 1600 block of Hazel Ave., died April 7, 1996, in a local hospital.

She was the widow of Phillip H. Edwards and was a member of the Salvation Army for 35 years.

She is survived by a daughter, Nellie V. Poulter of Chesapeake; four sons, George C. Edwards of Chesapeake, William L. Edwards of Chesapeake, Hunter L. Edwards of Suffolk, John C. Edwards of Anderson, Ind.; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday by Capt. Rick Mikles at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and at other times at 1220 Hawthorne Drive, Chesapeake.

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