Ernest Edwin Edwards born July 4, 1928, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 27, 2015.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Edwards; parents, Henry and Toughey Edwards; and a brother James Edwards.
Survivors in addition to his parents include a daughter, Deborah (Faron) Power, Lancaster, Calif.; son, Dennis (Marie) Edwards, Acworth; two granddaughters, Jennifer Chase, Acworth, and Kara Lauro, Arlington, Va.; three grandsons, Justin (Karla) Lauro, Fayetteville, N.C., Dennis “DJ” (Kim) Edwards, Acworth, and David (Ashley) Edwards, Cedartown; two great grandsons Mason and Jacob Edwards of Acworth, GA; one brother, Roy Edwards of Hoschton,; two sisters Katherine (Bud) Knox, Duluth, and Evelyn Maudlin, Gainesville, Texas; brother-in-law, Jones Allen “Pete” (Charlotte) Garmon, Jefferson; sister-in-law, Beverly (Jerry) Scott, Commerce; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Ivie Funeral Home from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. following the visitation, at Hudson River Baptist Church in Commerce. The body will be cremated after the service.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.