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Rev. Samuel Erwin Edwards Jr.

Samuel Edwards Obituary

EDWARDS FLAT ROCK - Reverend Samuel Erwin Edwards, Jr., 79, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 18, 2009. Rev. Edwards graduated from Wake Forest College in 1952. After a short but successful career in engineering, he graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with an MDIV degree in 1968. He pastored seven churches in North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. He is survived by his wife of 58 Years, Bette; and his children, Summer Shepherd, Catherine Falls and Mark Edwards. He has four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Celebration Service is forthcoming.

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Published by Winston-Salem Journal on Sep. 21, 2009.

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