![]() Richard Willis Edwards Sr., 92, of Kirkwood, Pennsylvania, went to be with his Lord and Saviour on May 06, 2024 in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. Born on October 24, 1931 in Jonesboro, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Jason Ralph and Floetta Jewel (Blevins) Edwards Sr. He was the husband of the late Hellen (Waller) Edwards, who passed away shortly after the birth of their son Richard Jr. Later he remarried to Margaret Naomi (Tucker) Edwards, on September 9,1954, with who they were married for almost 70 years. Richard grew up a dairy farmer. He never finished his Senior year in Avon Grove, but instead passed his GED test and joined the Air Force in 1950. After training, he served for 4 years in the Korean War as an air guard on the runway. After his time of service, Richard returned to dairy farming and also began mushroom farming. He eventually left dairy farming and went full time mushroom farming, which he grew and ran his business for 32 years in Oxford, Pennsylvania. In the summer months, he worked for Chrysler, GM, and Lukensteal. Richard was the first mushroom grower, in Oxford, to have AC in the mushroom houses and was successful, which enabled him to run the business all year round. In addition to running the family’s mushroom business, Richard was also involved with AMI (American Mushroom Institutes), Farm Credit - Federal Land Bank, and several other organizations. Together, he and his wife Margaret, attended Oxford United Methodist Church. Both were involved and helped to serve in various ways. Richard loved his wife, cared about his family, everyone’s health and wellbeing, and helped where there was a need. He was a handy man. He enjoyed growing corn, eating apple pie and peaches, listening to gospel and old country music, and John Wayne films. Richard also enjoyed traveling, visiting family and Tennessee.
Richard is survived by his wife, Margaret and three children: Richard and Jean (Jones) Edwards, Rebecca and Clay Ammon, Brenda and Raul Villalobos, and three siblings: Larry and Carol Edwards, Kathy (Edwards) and Larry Brown, and J. Doug and Carol Edwards. Together Richard and Margaret have 10 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and another little great on the way. Richard was preceded in death by his brothers Jason Ralph (Jr.) Edwards, Arthur Edwards, and son Michael Stephen Edwards. A Celebration of Life will be held at Mt. Vernon Christian Church, 1 Lighthouse Dr., Kirkwood, Pa, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The viewing will be from 2-3pm, with the service beginning at 3pm. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the following: Oxford Lighthouse Youth Center and Pioneers. If donating to Pioneers, please reach out to family members for information to help support Richard’s grandchildren in missions. Arrangements by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford, PA. www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com. Comments are closed.
|
Categories
All
Archives
July 2024
|