Dorothy Early Edwards, age 84, died June 18, 2011 in Water Valley, MS. Born May 25, 1927 in Yalobusha County, she was a daughter of James Ozzie and Helen Blackmur Ford Early. She was a retired inspector at Big Yank Corporation and a faithful member of Sylva Rena Baptist Church. Her family remembers her fondly as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
A visitation is planned for Monday, June 20, 2011 from 5 until 7 PM at Seven Oaks Funeral Home. Services will be at 2 PM Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in the Henry Chapel at Seven Oaks with Bro. James West and Bro. David Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery with Pete Vaughn, W. C. Vaughn, Mike Beagle, Jacob Edwards, Daniel Edwards, and John McKay serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Andrew Holder, Milton Hix, Bob Moore, and Pete Samples.
Mrs. Edwards was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne S. Edwards. Survivors include two daughters, Connie (Terry) Champion of The Villages, FL, and Lisa Holder of Olive Branch, MS; one son, Danny Wayne (Lisa) Edwards of Water Valley, MS; two sisters, Alice (Ray) Eubanks and Margaret Lantrip, both of Water Valley, MS; six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.