Willard Edwards Obituary
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don't you ever cry.
Mr. Willard Wendell Edwards, age 80, of Wake Forest, North Carolina departed this life on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at WakeMed Hospital in Cary, North Carolina.
A Celebration of life will be held for Mr. Willard Edwards on Friday, March 21,2025 at 1:00pm in the Sanctuary of Oak Level United Church of Christ in Manson, North Carolina. The Reverend John Jefferson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
He leaves to cherish his memory one son, Wendell Edwards; two granddaughters, Skyler and Shantasia; two great grandchildren, Deron and Dallas Adele; one sister, Carol Burwell; one brother, Joseph Edwards; two brothers in-law, Charles Green and Reginald Bullock; twelve nieces; ten nephews; a very special niece, Corliss Burwell Baskerville; the mother of his children, Bernadine Edwards; his caregiver, Rosa Barnes; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Public viewing will be held on Thursday, March 20,2025 in the Chapel.
Professional Services entrusted to Boyd & Royster Funeral Service. Send flowers to the service of Willard Edwards
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