Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel
912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426
P.O. Box 295
Springfield, GA 31329
Joseph Jackson Edwards, Sr.
Guyton – Joseph Jackson Edwards, Sr., 93, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Effingham Extended Care under the care of Odyssey Hospice.
The Emanuel County native was a member of New Providence Baptist Church of Guyton. He retired from Union Camp and served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the Pacific.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Columbus Jackson and Maggie T. Edwards; siblings, Callie, Alden, Henry, and Floyd; wives, Rosa Juanita Edwards and Bertie Mae Edwards; and son, Larry Edwards.
Survivors include his children, Carol (Hank) Campbell of Newington, James Henry (Lois) Edwards and Jackie (Jenny Kaye) Edwards both of Charleston, SC, Bobby (Gayle) Edwards and Cart T. (Dorothy) Edwards both of Guyton; daughter-in-law, Janet Edwards of Michigan; siblings, Nellie Butler of Greenwood, SC, George Edwards of Fleming, Wallace Edwards of Waycross, and Rev. Bennie Edwards of Dublin; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; a number of nieces and nephews; and a step-daughter, Betty (Fred) Zipperer of Guyton.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel.
Interment will follow in Springfield Cemetery.
Remembrances may be given to Odyssey Hospice, 5105 Paulsen St., Ste. 225-D., Savannah, GA 31405.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons
Funeral Home
Effingham Chapel
(912)754-6421