Carol Joyce Edwards

Carol Joyce (Parks) Edwards Former resident of Fremont Age 78, beloved wife, sister, mother, and grandmother, passed peacefully into eternal life on March 8, 2012 after a brief struggle with cancer. An avid quilter and skilled accountant, she will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Carol was born on January 8, 1934 in Lansing, Michigan, where she spent the first third of her life. An art graduate of Michigan State University, Carol continued her work in ceramics while starting her family before moving to Fremont, California. After earning her Masters in English at San Jose State University, she taught high school English before becoming an accountant. Carol was an active member of American Business Women of America until she and her husband retired to Texas for the final third of her life. While in Texas, Carol combined her crafts background with her love of sewing as an avid quilter. A long-time member of the Hill Country Quilt Guild, Carol designed and pieced numerous quilts, many of them for charity. Her eye for color and ear for language will be missed by her surviving family: her husband, Sinclair L. Edwards, Jr., her brother, Gilbert D. Parks of Grand Ledge, MI, her children, Katherine Edwards of Brighton, CO, Rebecca Edwards of Pasadena, CA, and Douglas Edwards of Vacaville, CA, and her grandchildren, Brandon and Darrin Edwards of Vacaville, CA. She was predeceased by her beloved parents, Ernest B. Parks and Helen D. (Graves) Parks. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the Carol J. Edwards' Scholarship Fund, established by the Northern Hills Homeowners Associat-ion of San Antonio, of which she was treasurer for many years. The mailing address is "Carol J. Edwards' Scholarship Fund," c/o Northern Hills Homeowners' Association, P.O. Box 34792, San Antonio, TX 78465-4792.