Helen Margaret Tims Edwards

Helen Margaret Tims Edwards, age 94 of Mena, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010 in Mena. She was born May 7, 1916 in Ennis, Texas to the late J. E. Lusk and the late Minnie C. Lehman Lusk. She was united in marriage to Robert W. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards was a SMU graduate with Masters Degrees in English and German. She retired with 30 years in elementary education from Bradfield Elementary School in Highland Park, Dallas, Texas. She was a lifelong Presbyterian and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mena, Arkansas. She was a past member of P.E.O., Women of the Church, Lioness Club, Rich Mountain Community College Scholarship Foundation, Polk County Library volunteer, and N.E.A. State Representative for the Texas Education Agency. Mrs. Edwards was an avid reader and seamstress. She enjoyed flowers of all types and loved to watch birds. Her family was her first love, and she was an exemplary wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, teacher, and friend. She firmly believed that education was the key for a young person's life to be successful. And, her goal in life was to ensure that each of her children and grandchildren furthered their education, earned a college degree, and entered the world prepared to begin their careers. She loved Mena, Arkansas, and the friends that she made there. She said on many occasions that she felt closer to her husband in Arkansas. When she moved back to Arkansas, she said it was a rejuvenation of her life. Helen Edwards is proof that there are angels who live among us. Survivors are: Son: Tims Edwards and his wife Catherine Edwards of Oden, Arkansas Daughter: Carol Edwards of Woodland Park, Colorado Grandchildren: Margaret Elizabeth Silva and her husband Marcos Silva of Richardson, Texas Pamela Edwards of Ft. Collins, Colorado William Tims Edwards, II and his wife Nicole Edwards of Oden, Arkansas 5 great grandchildren and a host of friends. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with State Representative Bill Abernathy and Brother Rusty Lewis officiating. Interment will be Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Myrtle Cemetery in Ennis, Texas under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Bill Abernathy, Jim Flatte, Travis Dollar, Victor Ryan, Vernon Ryan, and Jackie Ryan. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jackie Lockmiller, Keith Barnett, Rip Ausburn, and Larry Chaloupka.