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Ollie Roy Edwards Sr
8 Jul 1897 – 3 Apr 1978
| Birth | 8 Jul 1897 |
| Death | 3 Apr 1978 |
| Cemetery | East Mount Cemetery Greenville , Hunt County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | John Armstrong on 27 Jul 2004 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9190797 |
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Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1921-1945, grooms page 61: groom: EDWARDS, Ollie Roy bride: WRIGHT, Mary Pauline married: 18 Aug 1923 recorded: marriage volume V page 543 Texas Death Index: Edwards Ollie R SR 04-03-1978 WOOD M SSDI: OLLIE EDWARDS 08 Jul 1897 Apr 1978 75783 (Quitman, Wood, TX) (none specified) 465-24-3766 Texas Name: Ollie Roy Edwards Titles and Terms: Sr Event Type: Death Event Date: 03 Apr 1978 Event Place: Quitman, Wood, Texas, United States Gender: Male Age: 80 Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Father's Name: James C Edwards Mother's Name: Mary F Certificate Number: 41121 Digital Folder Number: 004905447 Image Number: 00135 Citing this Record: "Texas Deaths, 1977-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS8G-WQJ : accessed 24 February 2016), Ollie Roy Edwards, 03 Apr 1978; citing Quitman, Wood, Texas, United States, 41121, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin; . Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Tue, 4 Apr 1978, page A2, Deaths, Edwards QUITMAN - O.R. (Roy Edwards) (sic) of Quitman, a former Greenville resident, died Monday morning at his home suddenly. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church of Quitman. Burial will be in East Mount Cemtery (sic) in Greenville. Mr. Edwards was raised in Greenville and was employed as office manager for Shireys for about 10 years. Surviving are two sons, Roy Edwards Jr. of Dallas and Jerry Edwards of Honolulu, Hawaii, and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Edwards, in 1956. Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Wed, 5 Apr 1978, page A2, Deaths, Edwards QUITMAN – Funeral services for Roy Edwards, Sr. a former Hunt County tax assessor collector, are scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Quitman. Graveside services are set for 2:30 p.m. in Greenville at the East Mount Cemetery with the Rev. Allen Reed officiating. Mr. Edwards died Monday at his home in Quitman. He was 80 years old. He was born July 8, 1897 in Newton County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a retired credit manager at Shirey’s and was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge. He served as tax assessor-collector for Hunt County from 1944-1946. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Quitman and served as a deacon. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivors include two sons, Roy Edwards, Jr. of Dallas and Jerry Edwards of Honololu, Hawaii; two brothers, Hardy Edwards of Dublin and James Edwards of Lubbock; one sister, Vencie E. Taylor of Seattle; six grandchildren and several neices (sic) and nephews. Pallbearer will include J.M. Taylor, J.A. McCarley, W.A. Bouden, Rayford Sikes, B.D. Holley and Bryan Sands. The Cain Funeral Home is in charge of kqneral (sic) arrangements.
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