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EDWARDS, Fred

FRED EDWARDS

Source: Obituary from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana, now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library

VEEDERSBURG, Ind. (CNS) — Fred Edwards, 62, of Veedersburg Route 2, died at 7:40 a.m. yesterday (June 25, 1969) at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville. Death was attributed to injuries sustained in an auto accident June 4 at Simpson Corner on Route 41. Born June 12, 1907, in Fountain County, he was the son of Thomas and Nora Belle Gillian Edwards. He was married Oct. 1, 1928, to Nina Keller, who died June 4, 1969, as a result of the same accident. He was employed at the Fountain Foundry in Veedersburg. Survivors include three sons, Thomas of Fort Smith, Ark., William in the Navy in Vietnam and Fred Jr. of Romona, Calif.; a brother, Amford of Lafayette; 18 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fisher Funeral Home. The Rev. Earl Carmichael will officiate. Burial will be in Centennial Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. today.

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