Betty Margaret Edwards

Published 5:00 am Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Services for Betty Margaret “Rose Mary” Edwards, of Hazlehurst,are 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at Rehobeth United MethodistChurch with burial in Rehobeth Memorial Cemetery. Stringer FamilyFuneral Services in Hazlehurst is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Edwards, 79, died July 16, 2007, at St. Dominic – JacksonMemorial Hospital in Jackson. She was born on June 13, 1928. Shewas a native of Portsmouth, England, but had lived in Copiah Countysince the age of 18, gaining her citizenship in 1951.

She was an active member of the Rehobeth United MethodistChurch. She was a devoted wife and a devoted mother to all of herchildren and was loved throughout her community.

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Preceding her in death were her parents; four sisters; and twobrothers.

Survivors are her husband, Paul Edwards, of Hazlehurst; hersons, Michael Edwards and wife Judy, Bobby Edwards and wife Jane,Ricky Edwards and wife Polly, and Jimmy Edwards and wife Terri; herdaughters, Marie Burgess and husband Tom, Edna Stevens and husbandRicky, and Lisa Chandler and husband Ernest; her 14 grandchildrenand 12 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the RehobethCemetery Fund.