MICHAEL WILLIAMS EDWARDS

EDWARDS MICHAEL WILLIAMS EDWARDS (Age 84) Died January 24, 2016 at a Capital Caring hospice facility in Arlington, VA. He had cancer. Survivors include wife, Jennifer Urquhart of Washington, DC; a son, Michael Edwards, Jr. of Silver Spring, MD; and a brother, Alan Greer Edwards of Nashua, NH; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Grandchildren include, Elsie Little Strawhand, Ryan Chavka, Shea Edwards and William Edwards; and great-granddaughter, Del Strawhand. A daughter, Meridith, died in 2002. Mr. Edwards''s marriage to Evelyn Ketterson Edwards ended in divorce. Mr. Edwards was born in Marietta, GA, December 26, 1931. He attended high school in Marietta, and graduated from the Univer- sity of Georgia with a degree in journalism. He was the editor of the University''s student newspaper "The Red and Black," and president of the senior class. He also worked for the Atlanta Journal. After graduation, he worked for the New York Herald Tribune. After returning to Atlanta he became State Editor for the Atlanta Journal. In 1961, he and fellow Journal editor Norman Shavin received an award from the National Civil War Centennial Commission for "The Atlanta Century," a weekly Civil War series published by the Journal-Constitution. Mr. Edwards was a member of the Army reserves. Mr. Edwards had lived in Washington since 1962, when he came to work for the Peace Corps as an information officer. He then served as deputy director in Kingston, Jamaica and Kabul, Afghanistan. Returning to Washington, he worked on the Peace Corps'' Latin American desk before joining National Geographic Magazine as a staff writer in 1968. He wrote 54 articles for the magazine and received an award from the Foreign Correspondents Association for his work on Chernobyl. He retired as Senior Editor in 2002. After retirement he wrote for various publications. Service at St. John''s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, DC on Friday, February 5 at 2 p.m. It is requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Capital Caring Hospice, 50 F Street, N.W., Suite 3300, Washington, DC 20001 or to Jubilee Jobs, 2712 Ontario Road, N.W., Washington, DC 20009 or a charity of your choice.It is requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Capital Caring Hospice, 50 F Street, N.W., Suite 3300, Washington, DC 20001 or to Jubilee Jobs, 2712 Ontario Road, N.W., Washington, DC 20009 or a charity of your choice.