Lee Roy Edwards, Sr.
Mulhearn Funeral Home
West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Mr. Lee Roy Edwards, Sr., 85, of West Monroe will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, December 27, 2008 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. Jon Tellifero officiating. Interment will follow at Nolley United Methodist Church Cemetery in Jena, LA with a brief service at 3:00 PM in the fellowship hall.
Mr. Edwards was a member of First United Methodist Church of West Monroe, Ed Stinson Sunday School class and served for many years as an usher. He retired as a salesman from Community Coffee and served in the United States Army during WWII.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Doris Drewett Edwards; daughter, Elaine Edwards Painich and husband Willie; son, Lee Roy Edwards, Jr. and wife Flo; grandsons, Daren Edward Moody and wife Breean Fleming Moody, and Benjamin Drewett Edwards; granddaughter, Emily Dalton Edwards; great grandchildren, Jack Edward Moody and Mae Marie Moody; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be John Buckhalter, C.P. Drewett, Pat Drewett, Chris Hilburn, Joe Phillips, and John Mark Wilhite.
Honorary pallbearers will be Harry Greenwood and Joe Sutton.
Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until service time at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of West Monroe.