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Betty Jo (Thornton) Edwards
(April 12, 1935 - September 18, 2013)

Betty Jo Edwards, 78 of Summerville, Louisiana was received into Heaven on Wednesday, September 18, 2013.

She was born to the union of George Edward Thornton and Vira Mae (Beavers) Thornton on Friday, April 12, 1935 in Jena, Louisiana

Those left to cherish her memory, her husband of 60 years, Jerrel Ray Edwards; three sons, Carl Edwards & wife Lynn, Eugene Edwards & wife LaDawn and Lon Edwards & wife Mikey; two daughters, Renae (Edwards) Grant & husband Todd and Lynn (Edwards) Francis; two sisters, Georgia (Thornton) Owens and Evelyn (Thornton) Windham; 15 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and an adopted son & daughter Jerry & Juanita Windham.

She was preceded in death by a son Terry Edwards, a daughter Casey Dempsey, brother Robert Edward “Ed” Thornton, a sister Marie (Thornton) Anglin and one great granddaughter, Sophia Skye Edwards.

The family will receive friends from 5:00pm until 9:00pm on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home of Jena. Services will be at 10:00 AM on Friday at Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home with the Rev. Leslie Tam and Rev. Pete McCarty officiating. Mrs. Edwards will be laid to rest in the Summerville Cemetery, Summerville Louisiana.

Serving as pallbearers Mr. Earl Long and grandsons, Joey Edwards, Justin Edwards, Lonnie Edwards Stephen Grant, Jake Francis and Jordan…. Honorary pallbearers, Gene Long, Kevin Long, Terry “Bubba” King, Johnnie Long, Morris “Brother” Graham, Leon Graham, Gary Anglin, Donald Anglin and Mark Windham.