Shelby County Indiana
Obituaries
Edwards
The Indianapolis Star News
April 20, 1984
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LOTTIE H. EDWARDS, of Mooresville, mother of
Betty Spaulding and Ruby Barrett, 10 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild,
passed away Friday.
Services will be Monday 10AM, at Carlisle & Son Funeral Chapel,
Mooresville, IN. Friends may call 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM Sunday.
Contributed by Nancy Glover
The Shelbyville News
December 16, 1969
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DEATH CLAIMS
AGNES EDWARDS
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Mrs. Agnes R. Edwards, 74, 266 W. Broadway, died at 5:45 p.m. Monday following a birthday celebration in her honor at the home of her sisters, Mrs. Maynard (Zita) Zinser and Mrs. Hattie Hendrickson, at 315 W. Jackson St. Her death there was caused by an apparent heart attack and she had been in failing health many years.
Born Dec. 15, 1895, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Bogeman) Rehme. On Jan. 6, 1934, she was married to John Edwards and he died in August of 1966. Only immediate survivors are Mrs. Zinser and Mrs. Hendrickson. Nine brothers and sisters preceded in death.
Mrs. Edwards had lived in Shelbyville all her life. She was a member of St. Joseph Ctholic Church and St. Anne's Altar Society.
Services will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Church with the Rev. Bernard Burgert officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Carmony Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Agnes Rehme married Harry E. Jenkins
January 2, 1918
Book 23:452
Shelby County, Indiana
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Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Mary Rinehart
The Shelbyville News
Saturday, August 15, 1964
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JOHN EDWARDS
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Ex-Spiegel Foreman
Was Last of Family
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Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Murphy Mortuary for John Edwards, 84, 15 S. Miller st., who died Friday at Major Hospital. He had been hospitalized since last Tuesday.
Friends may call at the mortuary after 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Edwards had been a foreman of the old Spiegel Furniture Co. He was born at Manilla on Sept. 22, 1879, the son of Washington and Katherine Edwards, and was the last of a family of three sisters and two brothers.
He married Mary Toner and she died on Aug. 18, 1931. He later married Anes [Agnes] Rehme and she survives with a son, Thacher T. Edwards of Indianapolis, a daughter, Mrs. A. R. (Gladys) Jones of Indianapolis, two grandsons and a great-grandson.
Mr. Edwards was a 50-year member of the K. of P. and a 50-year member of Modern Woodmen of America.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Mary Rinehart
The Shelbyville Republican
Monday July 11, 1938
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MARY EDWARDS DIES AT HOME
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Mrs. Mary E. Edwards, age seventy-seven, a resident of St. Paul for the past fifty-eight years, died at her home there Sunday at 4:45 p.m., following a serious illness of three weeks duration.
She had been in failing health for the past two years. Mrs. Edwards was well known throughout the county and her death comes as a shock to many friends.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the late home, with the Rev. R. C. Weidman, pastor of the St. Paul Christian church, of which the deceased was a devoted member, officiating.
Burial in charge of C. F. Fix and Son will be made in the Paul Hill cemetery.
Friends may call at the late home at any time.
Mrs. Edwards was born in Bartholomew county, near Hartsville, on September 8, 1860, the daughter of
James and Mary Critser, and was seventy-seven years, ten months and two days old at the time of her death.
Early in life the deceased moved with her parents to Elwood, and there she was united in marriage with
Albert C. Edwards on March 11, 1877, and to this union seven children were born, five of who survive.
Mr. Edwards died seven years ago. The children who survive are 3 sons, Charles, of St. Louis, Missouri;
Ray of Newcastle, and Ira, of New Point, and two daughters,
Mrs. Harry Heaton, of Lewisville, and Mrs. E. C. Wacker, of Indianapolis.
Sixteen grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren also survive.
Contributed by Barb Huff Teresa
Dugan
The Shelbyville Republican
Monday, December 7, 1931
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ALBERT EDWARDS DIES IN ST. PAUL
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Albert Cook Edwards, Resident of
St. Paul Fifty-Two Years, Died
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TO HOLD FUNERAL TUESDAY
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Albert Cook Edwards, seventy-five years old, resident of St., Paul, died at 3:45 o'clock Sunday afternoon at his home. Death was caused by a complication of diseases and followed a six months illness.
The deceased had been a resident of St. Paul for the past fifty-two years. He was born in Grant county June 6, 1856 and was the son of Ira and Cynthia
Edwards. On March 11, 1877 he was married to Miss Mary
Critser. Mr. Edwards was a member of the St. Paul Christian church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary Edwards; three daughters,
Mrs. Harry Kayton, of Hancock county, Mrs. Edward Wacher, of
Indianapolis, Mrs. Howard Crow, of California; and three sons,
C. W. Edwards of St. Louis, Missouri, Ray Edwards, of Newcastle, and
Ira Edwards, of Adams. He is also survived by fifteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at the St. Paul Christian church at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon with Rev. E. A. McGaughey, pastor of the church officiating.
Burial will be in the Paul Hill cemetery in St. Paul in charge of C. F. Fix and Son.
The Odd Fellows lodge will participate at the service. The casket will be open at the church for an hour preceding the funeral.
Contributed by Barb Huff Teresa Dugan
The Shelbyville Republican
August 18, 1931
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DEATH COMES AFTER
LINGERING ILLNESS
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Mrs. John Edwards, 46 years Old,
Passed Away Early This Morn-
ing at Home Here.
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Declining health from complications of ailments during the past two years, caused the death of Mrs. Mary Toner Edwards, wife of John Edwards, at their home, 15 south Miller street, at 2:45 o'clock this morning. She had been in a critical condition for several weeks and although her death was not unexpected the family and friends are grief stricken.
The illness of Mrs. Edwards began with an attack of influenza and pneumonia several years ago. She never fully recovered from the effect and her health gradually weakened in spite of the the excellent medical attention she received from the best physicians. She had resigned herself to the inevitable and was prepared to meet the end.
She was born in Shelbyville, June 20, 1885, the daughter of George and Etta Toner. At her death she was forty-six years, one month and twenty-eight days old. From early girlhood she was popular in social circles and took an active interest in church affairs. Her marriage to Mr. Edwards took place Sept. 23, 1904 and the couple had always lived in the city.
There were two children born to the union and both survive with the husband. They are Mrs. Bradley Hall and Thatcher Edwards. She is also survived by one grandson, John Bradley Hall. The sympathy of many friends is extended to the sorrowing family in its great loss.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the late home on south Miller street. Dr. L. O. Richmond, of the First Presbyterian church, will conduct the service and furial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Democrat
Wednesday, April 23, 1913
Page 1
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Jonathan Edwards.
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Jonathan Edwards
died at his home in Union township Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, after an
illness of several days caused by paralysis. Mrs. Edwards suffered a
stroke of paralysis on last Saturday and since that time he had been in an
unconscious condition.
He was born in Rush
county, September 27, 1845, being sixty-seven years, six months and twenty-five
days of age at the time of his death. He had lived in this county the
greater part of his life and among his neighbors and friends and the members of
his family, will the death cause great sorrow. Mr. Edwards was a member of
the Manilla Christian church. He is survived by his wife, one
sister, Mrs. Frances Westerfield, of Manilla, and two
brothers, Robert Edwards, of Manilla, and Alonzo Edwards,
of Union township.
The funeral services will
be held in the Manilla Christian church Thrusday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the
Rev. Bartel officiating. Interment will be made in the Manilla cemetery in
charge of Stewart & Fix.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
A Shelbyville Newspaper
Monday, November 5, 1906
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William Edwards, son of Robert Edwards, died Friday, November 2, near Hillsborough, Fountain county, of consumption. His remains arrived here Saturday, November 3, an[sic] the 1:35 train and were taken to the home of his father in Manilla, Rush county. His brother died of the same disease only about three and a half months ago, and was brought home for burial. He was a soldier in the Philippine Islans for about three years. The funeral services were held yesterday at the residence of his father in Manilla at 2 p.m. Interment in Manilla cemetery. Stewart & Fix, funeral directors.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville Daily Democrat
Monday, October 9, 1905
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Fred, the ten months and twenty-three days old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards, colored, died at their home on Harrison avenue at 11 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 8th. Funeral will be at their home at 2 p.m. Monday Oct. 9th, Rev. R. D. Leonard officiating. Interment in City cemetery in charge of Edwards & Hageman.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The National Volunteer
Shelbyville, Indiana
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January 26, 1854
Died -- at Columbus, Indiana, Thursday, of smallpox,
Richard B. Edwards, 23 years old, conductor of the Jeffersonville R.R. He was a very accomodating[sic] official and much respected by all who knew him.
Copied by Sherry Badgley Ryan from Shelbyville, Indiana Newspaper Excerpts by Maurice Holmes, with permission from the author.
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