James Dowling Edwards Sr. 1887-1964

EDWARDS, WROTEN, HOWARD, REED, ELWOOD, JENSEN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 9/24/2011 at 18:32:20

James D. Edwards, 78, is Dead
James D. Edwards, 78, longtime and well known Estherville businessman, died today about 10:40 a.m. at Holy Family Hospital where he was taken Tuesday after having suffered a stroke. Mr. Edwards had been in failing health for about a year.

He is survived by his second wife; 10 living children, five sons, Marvin and Gene, both of Estherville; Hamilton, Chevy Chase, Md.; Douglas Griffith, Ind.; and Maurice, Mesa, Ariz.; five daughters, Mrs. Marion (Edna) Wroten of Jordan Valley, Ore.; Mrs. Jack (Jeannette) Howard, Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Earl E. (Marie) Reed of Van Nuys, Calif.; Mrs. Orlin (Alice) Elwood of Pacoima, Calif., and Mrs. Elma (Doris) Jensen of Ringsted; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Also surviving is a brother, Brett, who lives in California.

He was preceded in death by his first wife and two sons, Miles and James.

Funeral services for Mr. Edwards are pending at Reese Funeral Home. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, December 7, 1964)