John W. Edwards, 89, of Altamont, died at 11:10 a.m., Friday, June 29, 2012, in the Emergency Room at Labette Health.
He was born November 18, 1922 at Mount Judea, Arkansas to Charles and Nerva Jane (Cheatham) Edwards. He graduated from the Jasper High School in 1942. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in animal nutrition from Kansas State University. He was a member of the Block and Bridle Club, the Extension Club and the Agronomy Club.
He was county supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration in Steven, Wilson, Labette, Neosho and Cherokee County for 30 years. He worked for two years for the Kansas State Extension as farm fact supervisor. He was a charter member of the Altamont Saddle Club, Labette County Sheriff's Posse and Labette County Economic Advisory Committee.
He was married to Freda McCutchen on March 29, 1947. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this past March. She survives of the home in Altamont.
Additional survivors include one daughter, Dee Dee Caldwell and her husband, Pat of Manhattan, Kansas; two sons, Larry Edwards and his wife, Coleen of Lawrence, Kansas and Brad Edwards and his wife, Alisyn of Wichita, Kansas; four grandchildren; one brother, Charles Edwards of Harrison, Arkansas and one sister Virgie Edwards Patterson of Harrison, Arkansas.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Ruby Edwards, Twin sisters, Ineva Burdine and Geneva Criner, June Garner and Sybil Hefly as well as three brothers, Herbert, J. B. and Frank Edwards.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Maplewood Cemetery at Harrison, Arkansas.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Altamont Public Library and these may be left at or mailed to the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of John W. Edwards, please visit our flower store.
He was born November 18, 1922 at Mount Judea, Arkansas to Charles and Nerva Jane (Cheatham) Edwards. He graduated from the Jasper High School in 1942. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in animal nutrition from Kansas State University. He was a member of the Block and Bridle Club, the Extension Club and the Agronomy Club.
He was county supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration in Steven, Wilson, Labette, Neosho and Cherokee County for 30 years. He worked for two years for the Kansas State Extension as farm fact supervisor. He was a charter member of the Altamont Saddle Club, Labette County Sheriff's Posse and Labette County Economic Advisory Committee.
He was married to Freda McCutchen on March 29, 1947. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this past March. She survives of the home in Altamont.
Additional survivors include one daughter, Dee Dee Caldwell and her husband, Pat of Manhattan, Kansas; two sons, Larry Edwards and his wife, Coleen of Lawrence, Kansas and Brad Edwards and his wife, Alisyn of Wichita, Kansas; four grandchildren; one brother, Charles Edwards of Harrison, Arkansas and one sister Virgie Edwards Patterson of Harrison, Arkansas.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Ruby Edwards, Twin sisters, Ineva Burdine and Geneva Criner, June Garner and Sybil Hefly as well as three brothers, Herbert, J. B. and Frank Edwards.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Maplewood Cemetery at Harrison, Arkansas.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Altamont Public Library and these may be left at or mailed to the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of John W. Edwards, please visit our flower store.
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