Extracted from The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal (Jena, LA)
Catahoula Brothers Die; Relatives Here
Two brothers, Thomas Henry Edwards, 63, of Harrisonburg, and Sam H. Edwards,
58, of Jonesville died recently.
Funeral services for Thomas Henry Edwards were held at 2:30 p. m. Monday,
Jan. 10 in the Pine Grove Baptist Church near White Hall. Burial was in Pine
Grove Cemetery. He died at 10:30 a. m. Sunday, Jan. 9.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Maudie Jolly Edwards of Harrisonburg; one
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Faye Edwards of Jonesville; three sons, Tommy and
Ronald Edwards of Ferriday; two brothers, Johnny Edwards and Sammy Edwards of
Jonesville; one sister, Mrs. Virginia Abbott of Coleville, Calif.; his
mother, Mrs. Annie Edwards of Jonesville; and seven grandchildren. Also,
surviving are several aunts and uncles in this area.
Services for Sam H. Edwards were held at 2 p. m. Thursday Jan. 20, in the
First Pentecostal Church of Jonesville with burial at Pine Grove Cemetery of
Manifest.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Emma Edwards; one son, W. N. Edwards of
Jonesville; one sister, Mrs. Virginia Abbott of Coteville, Calif.; one
stepdaughter, Mrs. Jack Jackson of Jonesville; one stepson, Jesse Bowman of
Jonesville; his mother, Mrs. Annie Edwards of Jonesville; and several aunts
and uncles.
Thursday, January 27, 1966