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Johnnie Mae Edwards

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Johnnie Mae Edwards

Birth
Jena, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
7 Mar 1936 (aged 20)
Jena, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Rhinehart, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
E 13
Memorial ID
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Daughter of John Marion and Bertha Mae Adams Edwards.

Jena Times, March 12, 1936

Headline: Miss Edwards Dies at Family Home in Jena on Saturday

The death of Miss Johnnie Mae Edwards, 21 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards, at the family home in Jena on Saturday morning at 1:25 o'clock came as a distinct shock to her many friends and relatives throughout this section.

Miss Edwards' death was due to pneumonia which she contracted about two weeks before her death. She was a graduate of the Jena High School and the esteem in which she was held by the people of this section was attested to by the large number that attended her funeral at the Pine Grove Cemetery Sunday morning. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Kinner & Stevens, local undertakers, with Rev. M. T. Doughty, of Tullos, officiating.

The deceased leaves to mourn her passing her father and mother; one brother, Nelson; three sisters, Matilda and Ada Lee Edwards and Mrs. Ray Stutson, all of Jena. She also leaves a score of other relatives, all of whom have the sincere sympathy of Jena and surrounding community.

Daughter of John Marion and Bertha Mae Adams Edwards.

Jena Times, March 12, 1936

Headline: Miss Edwards Dies at Family Home in Jena on Saturday

The death of Miss Johnnie Mae Edwards, 21 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards, at the family home in Jena on Saturday morning at 1:25 o'clock came as a distinct shock to her many friends and relatives throughout this section.

Miss Edwards' death was due to pneumonia which she contracted about two weeks before her death. She was a graduate of the Jena High School and the esteem in which she was held by the people of this section was attested to by the large number that attended her funeral at the Pine Grove Cemetery Sunday morning. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Kinner & Stevens, local undertakers, with Rev. M. T. Doughty, of Tullos, officiating.

The deceased leaves to mourn her passing her father and mother; one brother, Nelson; three sisters, Matilda and Ada Lee Edwards and Mrs. Ray Stutson, all of Jena. She also leaves a score of other relatives, all of whom have the sincere sympathy of Jena and surrounding community.


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