He married Margaret Jean Sanford in 1944.
He served his country in the US Army in the Pacific area in Guam & Saipan.
He was a charter member of the Hillside Church of Christ in Marshalltown, Iowa. He served as church Elder and high school class Sunday school teacher for many years. He was currently a member of Park Plaza Christian Church, Joplin, Mo. He was a volunteer at the Veteran's Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Survivors include sons Russell, Ronald & Dennis, daughters Marilyn & Pam Edwards, sister Marcia Backstrand, grandchildren Joel, Nathan, David, Andrew, Hannah & Elizabeth Edwards, great grandchildren Alyssa, Haylee & Justin Edwards.
He married Margaret Jean Sanford in 1944.
He served his country in the US Army in the Pacific area in Guam & Saipan.
He was a charter member of the Hillside Church of Christ in Marshalltown, Iowa. He served as church Elder and high school class Sunday school teacher for many years. He was currently a member of Park Plaza Christian Church, Joplin, Mo. He was a volunteer at the Veteran's Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Survivors include sons Russell, Ronald & Dennis, daughters Marilyn & Pam Edwards, sister Marcia Backstrand, grandchildren Joel, Nathan, David, Andrew, Hannah & Elizabeth Edwards, great grandchildren Alyssa, Haylee & Justin Edwards.
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Records on Ancestry
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Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940
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Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
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Iowa, Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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1950 United States Federal Census
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