Fay E. Edwards

Fay E. Edwards obituary, Davenport, FL

Fay E. Edwards

Fay Edwards Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Oak Ridge Funeral Care - Haines City on Oct. 6, 2025.

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Fay E. Edwards, 78, of Davenport, FL, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2025, at AdventHealth Heart of Florida. She was born on August 16, 1947, in Maryland to Hugh Preston and Margaret Marie (Taylor) Dixon. Fay moved to Florida in 2008 from Crofton, MA. She was a devoted homemaker and a woman of faith who believed deeply in God.

Fay had a passion for shopping and enjoyed good food. She was known for her kindness.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Bill Edwards. Fay is survived by her stepdaughters, Lisa Marie Matthew of Maryland and Tina Michelle Halle of Delaware; and by her cousins, Mary Ann (Bill) Banwarth of North Carolina and John (Toni) Taylor of Davenport, FL; step grandchildren, Maxmillion Halle, Brody Matthew and Olivia Matthew.

Services will be held in Maryland, and her final resting place will be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Cottage City, MD.

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1001 East Grace Ave, Haines City, FL 33844

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