EDWARDS, Vera

EDWARDS, FRAZEY, SHORT, DAVIS, MORRISSEY, OFARRELL

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Date: 4/20/2020 at 05:23:44

1970?

Mrs. Dan T. Edwards

Mrs. Dan T. (Vera) Edwards, of the Western Auto firm of Jerseyville, Ill., died unexpectedly at 6:50 o'clock Tuesday morning, May 12, Mrs. Edwards had returned to the family home, 208 Earl Pearl Street, Sunday, May 10 from the Jersey Community Hospital, where she had been a patient since incurring a leg fracture in an accident at the store on April 24. She became ill around six o'clock Tuesday morning and her death occurred en route to the hospital.

Funeral services were held on Thursday at 2 P.M. at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Louis Purcell officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Edwards, a daughter of the late Thomas and Gertrude Frazey Short, was born in Cantril, Iowa, May 7, 1909. Her 61st birthday anniversary occurred five days before her death.

Surviving Mrs. Edwards in addition to her husband are one son, Thomas L. Edwards of Jerseyville, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Gladys Davis of Cantril, Mrs. Raymond Morrissey of Grand Island, Nebr. and Mrs. Frank O'Farrell of Lemay, Mo., and three grandchildren.

Mrs. Edwards was graduated in 1933 from the Ottumwa School of Nursing in Ottumwa, Ia. Though she had never been actively engaged in the practice of her profession during her residency in Jerseyville, she had participated in many of the nursing programs and had on numerous occasions given generously of her services to those in need of care. For a number of years she was in charge of recruitment of nurses for the bloodmobile in Jersey County.

Her leadership in church affairs was recognized by her selection to serve on its Board of Trustees and on the Official Board. She was a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class.

In the interest of promoting the business welfare of the community, Mrs. Edwards had been active in the Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce and had served as state director. She also held membership in the Ruby Rebekah Lodge and the Order of Eastern Star.

Aside from her work with the Red Cross, both in its bloodmobile program and its annual roll calls, Mrs. Edwards served on the County TB Board and has assisted on the local levels with the Jersey County Heart Association and the Jersey County Unit of the American Cancer Society.

Source: "Slutts Book", Page 403, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA

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