Barbara Ann (Caldwell) EDWARDS

CALDWELL, EDWARDS, ANDERSON, JESSEN, GREGORICH, TOBIAS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:41

March 30, 1923 ---- February 18, 2018

Barbara A. (Caldwell) Edwards, 94, of Clarion passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. Memorial services for Barbara Edwards will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Barbara’s memory may be directed to First United Methodist Church in Clarion or the Iowa Specialty Hospital Foundation – Clarion.

Barbara Ann, daughter of Chet and Anna (Anderson) Caldwell, was born on March 30, 1923 in the family farm house in Leroy Township, about 2 miles southwest of Audubon. She attended Leroy #8, a one-room school through the seventh grade. She graduated from Audubon Public Schools with the class of 1940. After high school, Barbara attended Van Sant Business College in Omaha. She returned to Audubon in the spring of 1941 and worked in the City Clerk’s office for $30 per month.

On November 28, 1941, Barbara was united in marriage to William D. Edwards at her sister Harriet’s house in Audubon. Bill and Barbara left for Los Angeles, California in Bill’s 1934 Ford. They had jobs waiting at Lockheed Aircraft. They traveled route 66 and arrived on December 3, 1941. Barbara went to work as a procurement clerk in Lockheed for 75 cents an hour. The couple returned to Audubon in 1943 when Bill went into the service. Barbara worked for the extension service in Audubon as an office assistant. In 1948, the couple moved to Ames while Bill attended Iowa State University. In 1971, Bill and Barbara moved to Clarion.

Barbara enjoyed sewing and counted cross stitch, along with various genealogy projects. Bill and Barbara enjoyed traveling overs the years, traveling to all 50 states, Mexico, Canada, Nova Scotia, Europe, and through the Panama Canal. Barbara was a member of the First United Methodist Church, PEO Sisterhood, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Colonists and Colonial Dames 17th Century.

Barbara is survived by her three children Ellen (Frank) Jessen of Urbandale, Paul (Diane) Edwards of Clarion, and Chet (Lynn) Edwards of Portland, OR; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Ruth Edwards, and brother-in-law Ron (Sue) Edwards; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents; and four siblings.

http://www.ewingfh.com/obituaries/barbara-a-caldwell-edwards/

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Clarion - Barbara Edwards, 94, passed away February 18, 2018. Barbara Caldwell was born March 30, 1923 in Audubon. She married Bill Edwards on November 30, 1941 and they lived in many Iowa towns and Tucson, Arizona before settling in Clarion.

She is survived by her daughter Ellen Jessen (Frank Gregorich) and her two sons Paul Edwards (Diane) and Chet Edwards (Lynn Tobias). Barbara had 5 granddaughters, 1 grandson and 10 great grandchildren.

A Memorial Celebration will be held on June 9, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church in Clarion. Ewing Funeral Home in Clarion is handling the arrangements. An obituary for Barbara in on their website. Donations may be made to Iowa Specialty Hospital, 1361 3rd Ave. NE, Clarion, Iowa 50525 or to the United Methodist Church, 201 3rd Ave. NE, Clarion, Iowa 50525.

Des Moines Register --- Des Moines, Iowa
May 20, 2018