Austin 'Leland' Edwards

Obituaries

Related Photos

September 8, 2009

ALFORDSVILLE — Austin “Leland” Edwards, 79, passed away at 1:25 p.m. Sunday at Jasper Memorial Hospital.

Born Jan. 9, 1930, in Daviess County, he was the son of William and Esther (Parker) Edwards.

A 1949 graduate of Alfordsville High School, he was a lifetime farmer, had worked for Graber Implement and later for JOFCO where he retired. He was an avid coon hunter and gardener and a member of Waco Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife of more than 59 years, Betty (Nalker) Edwards, whom he married Dec. 18, 1949; two daughters and a son-in-law, Helen and Tony Massie of Washington and Rebecca Jane Fawk of Alfordsville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Mary Beth Edwards of Portersville and Charles and Sally Edwards of Alfordsville; one sister, Lenora Stultz of Bedford; one brother, Russell Edwards of Trinity Springs; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Friedman Edwards and Robert Edwards; and one great-granddaughter, Aylah Dale Fawks.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ed Lee Mortuary, with Bro. Monty Critchlow officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Reeve Township.

Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent online at www.edlee mortuary.com.

(Sept. 6, 2009)

Text Only

Obituaries

Norman 'Muletrain' Edwards
Norman D. “Muletrain” Edwards, 74, died Tuesday at Knoxville Hospital, Knoxville, Tenn.

July 30, 2010
Marilyn (Osmon) Buchanan
Marilyn (Osmon) Buchanan, 57, formerly of Washington, went home to be with her Heavenly Father at 4 p.m. Monday in Bedford, Va. Born July 21, 1952, in Washington, she was the daughter of Ralph and Betty (Barrett) Osmon.

July 28, 2010
Cecilia Atchley
Cecilia Rhea Atchley, 81, died at 9:53 a.m. Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born Oct. 31, 1928, she was the daughter of James K. and Nancy Jane (Crossland) Allen.

July 27, 2010
Noah “Nick” Graber
Noah “Nick” Graber, 75, went to be with the Lord at 12:22 a.m. Sunday at his residence surrounded by his family. Born May 31, 1935, in Daviess County, he was the son of Nicholas R. and Ida (Graber) Graber.

July 27, 2010 1 Photo
Helen B. Williams
Helen B. Williams, 102, of Washington, went home to be with the Lord at 3:18 a.m. Sunday at Washington Nursing Center. Born Dec. 20, 1907, she was the daughter of William and Maude (Koontz) Miles.

July 26, 2010 1 Photo
Kenny Roark
Kenneth Wayne “Kenny” Roark, 67, died at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at his residence. Born Oct. 29, 1942, in Daviess County, he was the son of Ralph W. and Wanda F. (White) Roark.

July 25, 2010 1 Photo
Marion R. Barber
Marion R. Barber, 89, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at his residence. Born Jan. 23, 1921, in Daviess County, he was the son of Logan W. and Lorena Pearl (Arison) Barber.

July 25, 2010 1 Photo
Paul Patterson
Paul William Patterson, 84, passed away at 2:53 p.m. Saturday at Parkvilla LTC in Marion. Born Oct. 26, 1926, in Daviess County, he was the son of Charles and Anna (Wilson) Patterson.

July 25, 2010 1 Photo
Sharon Wagoner
Sharon Lynn Wagoner, 52, died at 5:48 p.m. on Thursday at Indiana U. Medical Center in Indianapolis. She was born on Jan. 25, 1958, in Portsmouth, Va., to Bruce and Novadine (Dudley) Posey.

July 25, 2010
Chester R. Frye
Chester R. Frye, 80, formerly of Mulberry and Lafayette, died June 7 at Gulf Coast Medical Center, Ft. Myers. Born June 5, 1930, in Cannelburg, to the late O. Taylor and Leona E. Frye, he attended Alfordsville High School and Purdue University.

July 25, 2010
More Obituaries Headlines