Edwards, Rosemond Ilee Baty 1918 -1975
EDWARDS, BATY, SPENCER, HAYES, SPECHT, IMMELL, BRITSCH, SHUNK, TOOL, COUCH, HITCHLER
Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 4/27/2005 at 07:58:23
Newton Daily News October 20, 1975
POLICE CONTINUE PROBE OF FATAL PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT
Rosemond Ilee Baty EdwardsNewton police are continuing their investigation into a pedestrian-pickup truck accident at the northwest corner of the Newton downtown square Saturday morning. The accident took the life of 57-year-old Rosemond Edwards of 1209 N. 4th Ave. W.
Driver of the pickup truck, David W. Snoddy, 25, of Grinnell, in being held in Jasper County jail on a parole violation. He was on parole to the Central Iowa Foundation for Alcoholism for an earlier conviction. Witnesses to the 9:03 a.m. accident said the Snoddy vehicle was southbound on West 2nd St. N. and did not stop at the stop sign but veered across the intersection striking the Newton Home Savings and Loan and then striking Mrs. Edwards before coming to rest.
According to police reports, Snoddy said he was going to park the truck but remembers nothing after that. Other witnesses said Snoddy appeared to have suffered some sort of seizure but it was not confirmed. The truck, owned by I.J. Guidry of the Coralville Roofing Company received an approximate $2000 damage.
Mrs. Edwards' son told Newton police that they had parked their vehicle north of the Newton Home Savings and Loan on their way to the jewelry store and then heard the truck hit the building next door. He did not see the mishap occur.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Toland-Wallace Funeral Home. The Rev. Joe Alexander of Elizabeth City, N.C., former pastor of the Newton Full Gospel Church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Survivors are her husband, six sons, Lee Edwards of Stone Mountain, Ga., the Rev. Clifford Edwards and David Edwards, both of Newton, Richard Edwards of Iowa City and Brian and Max Edwards, both at home; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Gloria) Spencer of Decatur, Ga., and Carol Edwards of Avondale Estates, Ga.; 11 grandchildren and her mother, Mrs. Lola Baty of Newton.
Also surviving are two brothers, Carrol and John Baty, both of California; and eight sisters, Mrs. Virgil (Miriam) Hayes, Mrs. Max (Lorraine) Specht and Mrs. Bill (Doris) Immell, all of California, Mrs. Gerald (Pauline) Britsch of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Gordon (Faith) Specht of Lamar, Colo., Mrs. Lynn (Junella) Shunk of Perinton, Mich., and Mrs. Vernon (Winona) Tool and Mrs. Alfred (Dena) Couch Sr., both of Newton. She was preceded in death by her father and a sister, Elda.
Mrs. Edwards was a member of the Full Gospel Church. She had been employed by the Rest Haven Nursing Home. The daughter of Roy Newton and Lola Hitchler Baty, she was born Oct. 12, 1918 in Newton and attended Newton schools.
Originally submitted on Mon May 29 08:19:05 2000
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