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Mary Edna "Mrs. Edna" Cornwell Lipford went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000. Born on June 25, 1920, she was the youngest of the three daughters of Burris and Marie Wilkes Cornwell. All of her life, she lived in the Baton Rouge Community of Chester County. Mrs. Lipford attended the schools of Chester County and was retired from Spring Industries. On September 28, 1941, she married Guy Boyd Lipford, who died in 1993. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Earl Carter, two grandchildren, Robert Earl and Mandy Carter of Fort Mill and Kim Carter of Union. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Avery and Payton Carter of Fort Mill. In addition, Mrs. Lipford helped to rear a niece, Janice Lamphere, and loved her ‘adopted' daughter Brenda Wilks, who helped care for her. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she helped organize the Senior Citizens. Being extremely interested in preserving the history of the cemetery, she spearheaded its restoration and preservation. Mrs. Lipford was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the VFW Auxiliary until her health failed. During the past year, she Villa Active Day Care where she made many friends. Mrs. Lipford loved her friends and especially her cousins.
Excerpt from funeral tribute by grand-daughter Kim Carter:
Mammy (Edna) definitely believed in speaking her mind, whether you cared to hear it or not. She told you what she thought you should do and that was that. Everyone knew that she loved going to church, and she wasn't afraid to question why you weren't there (whether she was there or not). And if you asked her why she wasn't there, the answer was always the same "Do as I say Do, Not as I Do!". Her favorite pastime was talking on the phone. She had a circle of friends she just had to call every night. Pawpaw Guy would tell her she needed to say goodbye, but she just had to call one more person before bedtime or she might miss something. The most important thing in her life was her family. She was overprotective to say the very least, and in her mind no one in her family ever grew up and became an adult, If you weren‘t home when she thought you should be, she was likely to send out a search party. You just really had to know Edna to know Edna.
Mary Edna "Mrs. Edna" Cornwell Lipford went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000. Born on June 25, 1920, she was the youngest of the three daughters of Burris and Marie Wilkes Cornwell. All of her life, she lived in the Baton Rouge Community of Chester County. Mrs. Lipford attended the schools of Chester County and was retired from Spring Industries. On September 28, 1941, she married Guy Boyd Lipford, who died in 1993. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Earl Carter, two grandchildren, Robert Earl and Mandy Carter of Fort Mill and Kim Carter of Union. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Avery and Payton Carter of Fort Mill. In addition, Mrs. Lipford helped to rear a niece, Janice Lamphere, and loved her ‘adopted' daughter Brenda Wilks, who helped care for her. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she helped organize the Senior Citizens. Being extremely interested in preserving the history of the cemetery, she spearheaded its restoration and preservation. Mrs. Lipford was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the VFW Auxiliary until her health failed. During the past year, she Villa Active Day Care where she made many friends. Mrs. Lipford loved her friends and especially her cousins.
Excerpt from funeral tribute by grand-daughter Kim Carter:
Mammy (Edna) definitely believed in speaking her mind, whether you cared to hear it or not. She told you what she thought you should do and that was that. Everyone knew that she loved going to church, and she wasn't afraid to question why you weren't there (whether she was there or not). And if you asked her why she wasn't there, the answer was always the same "Do as I say Do, Not as I Do!". Her favorite pastime was talking on the phone. She had a circle of friends she just had to call every night. Pawpaw Guy would tell her she needed to say goodbye, but she just had to call one more person before bedtime or she might miss something. The most important thing in her life was her family. She was overprotective to say the very least, and in her mind no one in her family ever grew up and became an adult, If you weren‘t home when she thought you should be, she was likely to send out a search party. You just really had to know Edna to know Edna.
Obituary
Mary Edna "Mrs. Edna" Cornwell Lipford went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000. Born on June 25, 1920, she was the youngest of the three daughters of Burris and Marie Wilkes Cornwell. All of her life, she lived in the Baton Rouge Community of Chester County. Mrs. Lipford attended the schools of Chester County and was retired from Spring Industries. On September 28, 1941, she married Guy Boyd Lipford, who died in 1993. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Earl Carter, two grandchildren, Robert Earl and Mandy Carter of Fort Mill and Kim Carter of Union. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Avery and Payton Carter of Fort Mill. In addition, Mrs. Lipford helped to rear a niece, Janice Lamphere, and loved her ‘adopted' daughter Brenda Wilks, who helped care for her. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she helped organize the Senior Citizens. Being extremely interested in preserving the history of the cemetery, she spearheaded its restoration and preservation. Mrs. Lipford was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the VFW Auxiliary until her health failed. During the past year, she Villa Active Day Care where she made many friends. Mrs. Lipford loved her friends and especially her cousins.
Excerpt from funeral tribute by grand-daughter Kim Carter:
Mammy (Edna) definitely believed in speaking her mind, whether you cared to hear it or not. She told you what she thought you should do and that was that. Everyone knew that she loved going to church, and she wasn't afraid to question why you weren't there (whether she was there or not). And if you asked her why she wasn't there, the answer was always the same "Do as I say Do, Not as I Do!". Her favorite pastime was talking on the phone. She had a circle of friends she just had to call every night. Pawpaw Guy would tell her she needed to say goodbye, but she just had to call one more person before bedtime or she might miss something. The most important thing in her life was her family. She was overprotective to say the very least, and in her mind no one in her family ever grew up and became an adult, If you weren‘t home when she thought you should be, she was likely to send out a search party. You just really had to know Edna to know Edna.
Mary Edna "Mrs. Edna" Cornwell Lipford went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000. Born on June 25, 1920, she was the youngest of the three daughters of Burris and Marie Wilkes Cornwell. All of her life, she lived in the Baton Rouge Community of Chester County. Mrs. Lipford attended the schools of Chester County and was retired from Spring Industries. On September 28, 1941, she married Guy Boyd Lipford, who died in 1993. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Earl Carter, two grandchildren, Robert Earl and Mandy Carter of Fort Mill and Kim Carter of Union. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Avery and Payton Carter of Fort Mill. In addition, Mrs. Lipford helped to rear a niece, Janice Lamphere, and loved her ‘adopted' daughter Brenda Wilks, who helped care for her. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she helped organize the Senior Citizens. Being extremely interested in preserving the history of the cemetery, she spearheaded its restoration and preservation. Mrs. Lipford was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the VFW Auxiliary until her health failed. During the past year, she Villa Active Day Care where she made many friends. Mrs. Lipford loved her friends and especially her cousins.
Excerpt from funeral tribute by grand-daughter Kim Carter:
Mammy (Edna) definitely believed in speaking her mind, whether you cared to hear it or not. She told you what she thought you should do and that was that. Everyone knew that she loved going to church, and she wasn't afraid to question why you weren't there (whether she was there or not). And if you asked her why she wasn't there, the answer was always the same "Do as I say Do, Not as I Do!". Her favorite pastime was talking on the phone. She had a circle of friends she just had to call every night. Pawpaw Guy would tell her she needed to say goodbye, but she just had to call one more person before bedtime or she might miss something. The most important thing in her life was her family. She was overprotective to say the very least, and in her mind no one in her family ever grew up and became an adult, If you weren‘t home when she thought you should be, she was likely to send out a search party. You just really had to know Edna to know Edna.
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