Rosemarie Edwards

Rosemarie Edwards VIRGINIA BEACH - Rosemarie Edwards, 89, passed away in her home on Dermott Avenue, Oct. 17, 2009. Rosemarie was born in South Norfolk, Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Mercia Ann and John Buchanan Smith. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Daniel Brinn Edwards; four sisters, Diane Lynch of Illinois, Ida Faye Sampson of Indiana, Norma Lee Tucker of Norfolk and Judy Greenspan of Florida; also, one brother, John M. Smith of Virginia Beach. Rosemarie was a comptroller for many years for a formica corporation and in her golden years decided to become a real estate agent. She went to work in January 1974 for DeHart Realty Inc. and retired when she became ill in 2001. Rosemarie was a former member and past president of the St. Mathews Catholic Church Women's Club, a former member and past president of the Norfolk Business & Professional Women's Club, a charter member and past president of the Altrusa Club of Norfolk, a former member and past president of the Norfolk Parliamentary Club, a charter member and past president of the Virginia Funk Parliamentary Club, a charter member and past president of the Virginia Beach Toastmistress Club, and the chairperson of Council 3 Blue Ridge Region, International Toastmistress Club 1970-71. She was written up in the 1971 edition of Personalities of the South. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Stephen V. Edwards Jr. of Virginia Beach; her daughter, Elizabeth E. Tillett of Chesapeake; one sister, Anna Mae Caswell of New Bern, N.C.; one brother, James L. Smith of Covington, La.; three grandchildren, Stephanie C. Klunk of Virginia Beach, Theresa M. Brechtel of Chesapeake, and Jennifer E. Boyd of Huddleston, Va.; two stepgrandchildren, Thomas W. Taylor of Virginia Beach and Anne Elizabeth Sheiderer of Roanoke, Va.; 10 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews. She will be dearly missed. Rosemarie will always be remembered for having a smile for anyone who looked her way and making people laugh. She loved life, music, and Walt Disney World. She was a kid at heart. Rosemarie donated her body to the Virginia State Anatomical Division for medical research. Honoring her wishes, there will be a memorial service at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Kempsville Road Chapel, Monday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations are made to the Heartland Hospice Care, 5029 Corporate Woods Drive, Suite 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.