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Obituary for Ronald Glenn Edwards

Ronnie Glenn Edwards, 68, of Rt. 1, Brushy Fork, passed away Tuesday evening, September 22, 2009, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Stone Coal on August 30, 1941, a son of the late Faye and Orpha Reed Edwards. He is survived by his wife, Leona P. Root Edwards. Also surviving are seven children, Belinda Jackson and her husband Rusty, Waldo, Arkansas; Glenn Edwards and his wife Brenda, Mill Creek; Debbie Barker and her husband Ed, Clarksburg; Terry Edwards, Franklin; Dwayne Edwards and his fiancée Melissa Haddix, Parsons; Robert Edwards and his fiancée Sheila Fields, Franklin; and Connie Christian and her husband Tim, Bridgeport; 28 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Four sisters, Helen Howell, Nellie Crislip, Wilma Simon, all of Brushy Fork, and Emma Jean Shoulders, of Galloway, and several nieces and nephews complete his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Tristen Nathaniel Jackson; a sister, Anna Marks; and three brothers, Clyde, Bob, and Bernard Edwards. Ronnie was a coal miner and a member of Gospel Barn Church. He loved to hunt and fish. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, and was a good friend to all who knew him. Friends will be received at Burnside Funeral Home, 607 S. Virginia Avenue, Bridgeport, on Friday from 2-4 & 6-8 pm, where services will be held on Saturday morning, September 26, 2009, at 11 am with Reverend Patty Post and Pastor Jim Davis presiding. Interment will follow in Trinity Cemetery. Burnside Funeral Home, Bridgeport
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