Edwards, George Elijah (b. 14 Oct 1929 - d. 18 Jul 1997): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1929 - 1997 (67 years)

Name	Edwards, George Elijah
Birth	14 Oct 1929	Omaha, Gallatin County, Illinois
Gender	Male
Reference Number	EDWA.G002
_FGRAVE	27793007
Military Service	Korean War, Private First Class, United States Army
	Wounded twice in the KoreaWar. He was shot in the arm, and as he was being taken to the medivac, he was hit in the hip with shrapnel.
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		United States Army
		Private First Class (abbreviated as Pfc.), United States Army, Combat Arms (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
		Korean War (1950-1953)
		Korea
		George Elijah Edwards (1929-1997)
Death	18 Jul 1997	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois
Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
Person ID	I31081	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Wells - Hough James Wells and Mary Elizabeth Hough Descendants
Last Modified	10 Dec 2024

Father	Edwards, Max, b. 14 Oct 1929 d. 18 Jul 1997 (Age 67 years)
Mother	Russell, L.
Family ID	F13041	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Wells, B.

Children

>	1. Edwards, D.
	2. Edwards, Max, b. 14 Oct 1929 d. 18 Jul 1997 (Age 67 years)
>	3. Edwards, Debra, b. 14 Oct 1929 d. 18 Jul 1997 (Age 67 years)
>	4. Edwards, Janet, b. 14 Oct 1929 d. 18 Jul 1997 (Age 67 years)

Family ID F7954 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 14 Oct 1929 - Omaha, Gallatin County, Illinois
	Death - 18 Jul 1997 - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois
	Burial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

George E. Edwards, 67, Sailor Springs, died at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham.

He was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Dale, the son of Max and Lula Russell Edwards. He married Betty Wells Sept. 5, 1952.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Max Edwards; three daughters, Donna Klingler, Debra Foreman, and Janet Rutger; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.

Private services were held with burial in Dillman Cemetery in Sailor Springs.

Neal Funeral Home in Louisville in charge.

(Published Olney Daily Mail)