![]() and was a trustee of the church at the time of his death. He united with the Presbyterian church on Februarv 12. Edwards was married to Miss Viola Morriss of Troy at Vandalia, Ill., in 1927, and they spent their entire married life in Troy. Subsequently he was employed for a number of yearsĪs a mechanical draughtsman with the Broderick & Bascomb Rope Company of St. Following the armistice he completed his studies at Rose Polytechnic in Terre Haute, Ind. ![]() He volunteered his services in the world war and took military training at Milliken University in Decatur. When a small child liis parents moved to Troy where he attended the grade and high schools from which he was graduated. and Cora Auwarter Edwards and was born in the Spring Valley community on March 21, 1899. Keith Leroy Edwards was the only son and child of Fred S. Heller, conducted an impressive funeral service, after which a military burial was given at the Friedens Evangelical cemetery under auspices of Troy Post No. The funeral was held at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the residence to the Presbyterian church and was one of the largest ever seen in Troy, many friends and acquaintances from out of town attending.The floral tributes also were the largest ever seen here on a similar occasion. Hospital at Hines, Ill., at various times. Edwards' health began to fade about seven years ago and his ailment was diagnosed as Hodgkin's disease, a glandular affliction, which despite medical treatment and loving care, progressed steadily to a fatal termination. His age was 39 years, 9 months and 17 days. Edwards, a native and life-long resident, expired at his home in Troy at 7:10 o'clock last Sunday morning after an illness extending over a period of years, the last nine months of which he was bedfast. Well Known Man Expired Sunday After Long Illness. Friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Heller officiating, thence to the Friedens Evangelical Cemetery for interment. M., from the residence to the Presbyterian Church, Rev. The funeral will take place Tuesday, January 10th, at 1:30 o'clock, P. Edwards, aged 39 years, 9 months and 17 days. EDWARDS husband of Viola Edwards and son of Mr. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia ĭIED - At his home in Troy, Illinois, on Sunday, January 8, 1939, at 7:10 o'clock, A. ![]() Beloved wife of the late Marshall loving mother of Russell of Indiana, Donald of Highland, and Kenneth also survived by two brothers and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Interment will be at Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Highland. Father Paul Kala, Parochial Vicar of Highland officiating. on Thursday at Saint Paul Catholic Church in Highland, with Rev. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home in Highland. today at Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home in Highland, and from 8-9:30 a.m. Arrangements are being handled by Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home in She was preceded in death by her father, Fred Willard Goodrick her mother, Lora Diamond Sargent Goodrick her husband, Ralph Homer Easley two sisters, Gladys Flynn and Marge Patrick and one brother, Willard Goodrick. nine great-grandchildren and two sisters, Betty Fernandes and Phyllis Hubbard, both of Jacksonville. Fitzpatrick of Metairie, La., and Keven M. (Mark) Teegardin of East Peoria, Darren M. (William) Twyford, both of Highland a stepdaughter, Virgilene M. Survivors include two daughters, Jeannine K. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and traveling. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and Saint Joseph Hospital Auxiliary. She moved to Highland in the late 1970's where she has lived ever since. Louis where she worked for McDonnell Douglas in the Engineering Department for 29 years. Later she lived at Woodson Terrace, Mo., Columbus, Ohio, and returned to St. Ruth was born in Jacksonville and grew up there. She was a member of Saint Paul Catholic Church, Highland. ![]() 6, 1937, she married Ralph Homer Easley, and he preceded her in death Oct. ![]() She was born Wednesday, March 17, 1915, in Jacksonville, the daughter of Fred Willard and Lora Diamond (Sargent) Goodrick. Mary Ruth Easley, 96, of Highland, died Monday, Sept. Obituaries and Death Notices in Madison County, Illinois ![]()
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