Dr. Cecil G. Edwards Sr.

Dr. Cecil G. Edwards Sr., a loving husband, father and physician, went home to be with his Lord, early Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at First Baptist Church, 5th and Webster in Waco, followed by burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Dr. Edwards, retired Medical Director of Health and Counseling at Baylor University, was born Aug. 28, 1929, in Simmesport, La. He served in the U. S. Army in 1946 and 1947, and graduated from LSU Medical School in 1955. He did an internship at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, Colo., after which, he served in the U. S. Air Force until 1963. During his Air Force service he finished a residency in Internal Medicine at Tulane in 1959, and served in the U.S.A.F.E. hospitals in Germany and Florida, from 1961-1963. Dr. Edwards married Marjorie Eggleston, his wife of 56 years, in 1952. He was Medical Director at a state hospital in Jackson, La., and in private practice in Crowley, La., for five years before coming to Waco in 1969. He served on the faculty at Baylor Hospital in Houston, the Family Practice residency faculty in Waco, and retired in 1994 after serving 25 years as the Medical Director at the Baylor University Health Center. He taught, helped, and counseled countless people during his lifetime. He taught a Sunday School class for many years at First Baptist Church in Waco, and served there as Chairman of Deacons from 1984-86. He is dearly loved and honored by his family and will be sorely missed. Dr. Edwards was preceded in death by his parents, John and Verna Edwards; his son, John J. Edwards of Dallas; and his brother, John J. Edwards of Houston. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; sons, Cecil Jr. and wife, Linda of Dallas, Arthur and wife, Peggy of Garland, and Timothy of Houston; daughter, Susan Findley and husband, Steve of Waco; daughter-in-law, Martha Edwards of Dallas; 14 grandchildren; brother, Eumee P. Edwards of Plaquemine, La.; and several nephews and nieces. Memorials may be made to the Missions program at First Baptist Church of Waco or the Cecil and Marjorie Edwards Scholarship fund, c/o Truett Seminary at Baylor University. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com. August 28, 1929 - December 27, 2008 Sign the Guest Book at www.wacotrib.com