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Francis M Edwards

Male 1910 - 1978  (67 years)


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  • Name Francis M Edwards 
    Born 1 May 1910  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Mar 1978  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Apr 1978  Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3219  Rossville
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2017 

    Family ID F2439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Geraldine Queen Edwards 
    Married 27 Jul 1940  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sandra Edwards Nakoneczny
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2017 16:57:20 
    Family ID F2438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Apr 1978 - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Edwards, Francis
    Obituary- Edwards, Francis
    Francis M. Edwards
    Francis M. Edwards, 67, Silver Lake, died this morning in a Topeka hospital where he was admitted March 5.
    He was born May 1, 1910, at Delia and lived in Junction City for 24 years be¬fore moving to Silver Lake in Septem¬ber 1977.
    He was a welder for Union Pacific Railroad for 43 years before retiring in 1974.
    Mr. Edwards was a member of First Baptist Church, Silver Lake, and Union Pacific Oldtimers Club.
    He was married to Geraldine Queen, on July 27, 1940, at Topeka. She sur¬vives.
    Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Sandra Nakoneczny, 1184 Mulvane; a sisters, Mrs. Vera Smith, Springfield, Mo., and three grandchil¬dren.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Davidson-Duff Funeral Home. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, north of Silver Lake.
    Mr. Edwards will lie in state after 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, Topeka 66611.