Katherine Heath Edwards

EDWARDS, Katherine Heath, 91, widow of Charles G. Edwards Sr., passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at her home near Ashland. She was the daughter of the late George Edward Heath Jr. and Mary Christian Heath of Heath's Store, Ashland; and sister of the late G. Edward Heath III, Dennis A. Heath and Hilda H. Heath. She is survived by three children, Charles G. Edwards Jr. and Milton H. Edwards, both of Richmond, and Mary E. Curley of Ashland; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Also mourning her death is her faithful canine companion, "Mr. Whipple". The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 11, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. the following day at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Kenwood United Methodist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband, and with family members who have preceded her.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.