Dudley Grizzard Edwards

EDWARDS, Dudley Grizzard, 87, of Jarratt, son of the late Floyd and Lillie Belle Edwards of Southampton County, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Mr. Edwards, a loving husband, father and grandfather, World War II Navy veteran, and award-winning peanut farmer, is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 60 years, Elsie Harrell Edwards. He is also survived by his daughters, Connie Harrell (Donnie), Terri Branch (Bobby) and Sharon Mattox (Tim); his grandchildren, Jeremy Branch (Melissa), Daniel Mattox, Erin Byrum (Ryan), Matthew Harrell and Jordan Mattox; also his sisters, Margaret Cifers, Mae Belle Burgess, Dorothy Lassiter (R.T.); brother, Horace Edwards (Jessie); and sister-in-law, Margaret Edwards. He was predeceased by his sisters, Adelia Crutchlow (Lenton) and Bessie Allen (Willie); and brothers, Andrew (Virginia), Raymond, Bob (Odelle) and Charles. Mr. Edwards was a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church where he was a former administrative chairperson and choir member. The family will receive friends 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday (tonight) at Owen Funeral Home, 303 S. Halifax Rd. in Jarratt, where the funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, November 8, 2008. Interment will follow at Greensville Memorial Cemetery, Emporia, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Lebanon United Methodist Church, c/o Lou Harrell, 25123 Blue Star Hwy., Jarratt, Va. 23867, Jarratt Volunteer Fire Department, the American Heart Association or The American Cancer Society.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.