Lois Jean Edwards' Obituary
Lois Jean Edwards, 94, of Locust, passed away on December 15, 2024 in her home. Her funeral service will be 2 PM on Saturday, December 21, 2024 in the Stanly Funeral Home Chapel in Albemarle. The family will receive friends at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle from Noon until 1:45 PM, prior to the service.
Born October 24, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Sutcliffe and Marietta Fisher Sutcliffe. She retired as an admitting clerk at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Edwards enjoyed life and loved to play bingo.
She was preceded in death by her husband Frederick Edwards, a sister, Marylin Alessio, sons Bruce Edwards, Richard Edwards, Thomas Edwards, and Jeffrey Edwards, and a granddaughter Jennifer Teuschler. She is survived by a daughter Susan E. Bessone (Leonard) of Locust, sister Ann Mandick of Oakdale, NY, grandchildren Steven Fontana (Pansy), Frank Fontana Jr. (Natasha), Michael Fontana (Misty), Christopher Fontana Sr. (Jamie), Stacey Conte (Jason), Kevin Edwards, Paul Edwards, Matthew Edwards, Allisa Edwards, Eric Edwards, Keith Edwards, Kevin Edwards and Sean Edwards, step-grandchildren Angel Hedrick (Jason), Timothy Bessone (Rachel), and Joshua Bessone, great-grandchildren Aiden Fontana, Joshua Fontana, Aubrey Fontana, Madalyn Fontana, Christopher Fontana, Kayleigh Fontana, Nolan Fontana, Maddox Fontana, Colton Fontana, Everleigh Fontana, Catie Sellers, Neveah Hedrick, Abbey Hedrick, and Brookelyn Hedrick.
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