Jack G. Edwards, 86, of Nampa, died on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at the Veterans Community Living Center in Boise.
He was born on November 24, 1924, to Nancy Margarette Wardrop and John L. Edwards in Fairfield, Idaho. Jack attended grade and high school in Fairfield, and went on to Link's School of Business and Boise Junior College in Boise, Idaho.
He served in the United States Navy from June 1944 to March 1946 during WWII. He worked on farms and ranches on the prairie which later led to operating heavy earth moving equipment on construction jobs and at the Lucky Peak Dam.
Jack worked for 35 years and retired from the Idaho Surveying and Rating Bureau. He taught Idaho Hunter Education for 20 years and enjoyed working with the young students he taught. Jack was a lifetime member of the Homedale Rod and Gem Club, member of the American Legion Post #0019 in Fairfield, and the Idaho Outdoor Association.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; daughter, Kay Packard, of Anchorage, Alaska; son, Kenneth Edwards, of Peoria, Arizona; stepchildren, Ed Aldrich, of Inkom, Idaho, Arlyn Aldrich, of Boardman, Oregon and Debora Chirumblo, of Nampa, Idaho; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, five sisters and two brothers.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, with military honors by the United States Navy. A private inurnment will be held at Meridian Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 1111 S. Orchard, Boise, ID 83705.
Published in Idaho Statesman on September 15, 2011
He was born on November 24, 1924, to Nancy Margarette Wardrop and John L. Edwards in Fairfield, Idaho. Jack attended grade and high school in Fairfield, and went on to Link's School of Business and Boise Junior College in Boise, Idaho.
He served in the United States Navy from June 1944 to March 1946 during WWII. He worked on farms and ranches on the prairie which later led to operating heavy earth moving equipment on construction jobs and at the Lucky Peak Dam.
Jack worked for 35 years and retired from the Idaho Surveying and Rating Bureau. He taught Idaho Hunter Education for 20 years and enjoyed working with the young students he taught. Jack was a lifetime member of the Homedale Rod and Gem Club, member of the American Legion Post #0019 in Fairfield, and the Idaho Outdoor Association.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; daughter, Kay Packard, of Anchorage, Alaska; son, Kenneth Edwards, of Peoria, Arizona; stepchildren, Ed Aldrich, of Inkom, Idaho, Arlyn Aldrich, of Boardman, Oregon and Debora Chirumblo, of Nampa, Idaho; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, five sisters and two brothers.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, with military honors by the United States Navy. A private inurnment will be held at Meridian Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 1111 S. Orchard, Boise, ID 83705.
Published in Idaho Statesman on September 15, 2011
Jack G. Edwards, 86, of Nampa, died on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at the Veterans Community Living Center in Boise.
He was born on November 24, 1924, to Nancy Margarette Wardrop and John L. Edwards in Fairfield, Idaho. Jack attended grade and high school in Fairfield, and went on to Link's School of Business and Boise Junior College in Boise, Idaho.
He served in the United States Navy from June 1944 to March 1946 during WWII. He worked on farms and ranches on the prairie which later led to operating heavy earth moving equipment on construction jobs and at the Lucky Peak Dam.
Jack worked for 35 years and retired from the Idaho Surveying and Rating Bureau. He taught Idaho Hunter Education for 20 years and enjoyed working with the young students he taught. Jack was a lifetime member of the Homedale Rod and Gem Club, member of the American Legion Post #0019 in Fairfield, and the Idaho Outdoor Association.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; daughter, Kay Packard, of Anchorage, Alaska; son, Kenneth Edwards, of Peoria, Arizona; stepchildren, Ed Aldrich, of Inkom, Idaho, Arlyn Aldrich, of Boardman, Oregon and Debora Chirumblo, of Nampa, Idaho; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, five sisters and two brothers.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, with military honors by the United States Navy. A private inurnment will be held at Meridian Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 1111 S. Orchard, Boise, ID 83705.
Published in Idaho Statesman on September 15, 2011
He was born on November 24, 1924, to Nancy Margarette Wardrop and John L. Edwards in Fairfield, Idaho. Jack attended grade and high school in Fairfield, and went on to Link's School of Business and Boise Junior College in Boise, Idaho.
He served in the United States Navy from June 1944 to March 1946 during WWII. He worked on farms and ranches on the prairie which later led to operating heavy earth moving equipment on construction jobs and at the Lucky Peak Dam.
Jack worked for 35 years and retired from the Idaho Surveying and Rating Bureau. He taught Idaho Hunter Education for 20 years and enjoyed working with the young students he taught. Jack was a lifetime member of the Homedale Rod and Gem Club, member of the American Legion Post #0019 in Fairfield, and the Idaho Outdoor Association.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; daughter, Kay Packard, of Anchorage, Alaska; son, Kenneth Edwards, of Peoria, Arizona; stepchildren, Ed Aldrich, of Inkom, Idaho, Arlyn Aldrich, of Boardman, Oregon and Debora Chirumblo, of Nampa, Idaho; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, five sisters and two brothers.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, with military honors by the United States Navy. A private inurnment will be held at Meridian Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 1111 S. Orchard, Boise, ID 83705.
Published in Idaho Statesman on September 15, 2011
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