Minnie Mae Sparks Edwards' Obituary
Funeral services for Minnie Mae Sparks Edwards, 90, of Alco, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013, at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville. Burial will follow in the Comrade Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 26th from 5 pm - 9 pm, and on Saturday, July 27th, from 9 am until service time in the chapel.
Minnie, the daughter of Crawford and Bessie Simmons Sparks was born May 3, 1923, in Milam, Texas. She passed away Wednesday, July 24th at her residence in Alco.
Mrs. Edwards was a great cook, kind hearted and would help anyone. She spent her life taking care of her family. She was a true friend.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eldon E. Edwards and son Dewayne Edwards.
She is survived by her sons, Lester Edwards of Hutton, LA & Eldon R. Edwards of Colorado Springs, CO; daughters, Evelyn Edwards of Alco, LA, Linda Brady of Alco, LA, Wonda Persons of Alco, LA, Anita Bridges of Many, LA, Leslie Self of Alco, LA, Frances Burcham of Irving, TX & Karen Edwards of Many, LA; nineteen grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren.
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