Mary Edwards Obituary

Age - 83

September 12, 2023

Deltaville, VA

Mary E. Edwards, 83, of Deltaville, Virginia passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023. She was retired from Colonial Heights Police Department as the records and property clerk with sixteen years of service. She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, Deltaville and was predeceased by a son, William F. Edwards, III. Survived by her husband, William F. Edwards, Jr. ; a brother, Donald L. Millis; sisters, Jean Janeka, Anne Atkinson and Sherry Telle. All services will be private. Arrangements by Faulkner Funeral Homes, Bristow-Faulkner Chapel, Saluda.

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