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Rutha Mae EDWARDS

Westlawn Memorial Park (Westlawn) Cemetery
Hutchinson County,
Texas

James G.
1898-1972

Rutha Mae
1913-2003

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Obituary for James

Funeral services for James Garfield Edwards, 73, of 517 Green, who died Thursday at North Plains Hospital, are set for 2 p.m. Monday in Bethel Baptist Church.

The Rev. J.H. Blakemore, pastor, will officiate. Masonic graveside rites will be by Bethel Masonic Lodge 449 and by local and Amarillo Masons and Shriners at Westlawn Memorial Park. Burial is by Minton Mortuary.

Edwards had been a resident of Borger for 25 years and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church. He was a Mason and a Shriner.

Survivors are his wife, Ruth; a sister, Mrs. Corine Cole of Brady; and an aunt, Mrs. Georgia Ann Thomas of Giddings, Tex.

(Published in Borger News Herald, July 23, 1972)
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Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: James Garfield Edward
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1898
Birth Place: Rural-Lee, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: Negro (Black)
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas
Spouse: Ruth Edwards
Father: George Edwards
Mother: Kate Corrothers
Age at Death: 73
Death Date: 20 Jul 1972
Death Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA

Obituary for Ruth
BORGER - Ruth Edwards, 89, died Friday, May 9, 2003, in Panhandle.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. C.E. Douglas, pastor, and the Rev. Carl Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Edwards was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Amarillo. She was known as "Cork."

Survivors include a sister, Zona Coffer, of Borger.

(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Monday, May 12, 2003)
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Rutha Malone Smith
[Rutha Mae Edwards]
[Rutha Edwards]
[Rutha Malone Malone]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 8 Jun 1913
Birth Place: Emory Rains, Texas
Death Date: 9 May 2003
Father: Charlie O Malone
Mother: Olinie McMillan
Notes: Nov 1942: Name listed as RUTHA MALONE SMITH; Jan 1969: Name listed as RUTHA MAE EDWARDS; 14 May 2003: Name listed as RUTHA M EDWARDS

Contributed on 1/22/21 by neldapat
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Submitted: 1/22/21 • Approved: 1/22/21 • Last Updated: 1/25/21 • R380932-G380931-S3

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