of Bee Branch, AR

September 29, 1922 - December 24, 2017

Willie Mae (Gordon) Edwards, long-time resident of Bee Branch, Arkansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 24, 2017. She was born on September 29, 1922 near Wolverton Mountain to William Gordon and Anna Belle (Oliger) Gordon.

At age 16, she married Luther Edwards and together they had four children, Helen, Pat, Benny and the late Jimmy Joe. Side-by-side she worked with Luther at whatever job needed attending at the time, from hoeing cotton to picking strawberries and finally retiring as dairy farmers.

She was a member of Pleasant Valley General Baptist Church since 1942 where she actively taught Sunday School, VBS, WMS and volunteered at the Formosa Youth Camp.

Along with raising her children, she was also a Godly example to all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her passion for quilting was evident in the quilts she gifted that will be cherished for a lifetime. She spent countless hours in the garden and the kitchen preparing meals for her family, never complaining of the suffering effects of crippling arthritis. She never stopped teaching the young ones in the kitchen explaining every detail with compassion. The life she lived portrayed the servant heart she possessed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 75 years, Luther Edwards, one son Jimmy Joe Edwards, four brothers; Archie, Olen, Elba and Charlie Gordon along with one sister; Ruby Shipp, two half-brothers; Allen and Arlie Clowers and two half-sisters; Ella and Stella Clowers.

Left to cherish her memory are one son; Benny Edwards, of Bee Branch; two daughters; Helen (Doyne) Ward, of Clinton and Pat (Bill) Rogers, of Bee Branch, Sandra Edwards of Bee Branch, eight grandchildren; Christy Turner, Lance Rogers, Pamela (Steve) Bone, Lisa (Stacy) Kirk, Staci (Tim) Clark, Keri (Chad) Burford, Jami (Tom) Fooshee, Chip Edwards, nine great-grandchildren; Jed Turner, Abby Bone, Dalton Jackson, Emily Kirk, Alex Clark, Austin Clark, Coby Wilson, Camron Wilson, Chelby Wilson, eight step great-grandchildren; Hunter Fooshee, Carley Fooshee, McKenzie Fooshee, Laken Burford, Rodey Burford, Ashley (Rusty) Flickinger, Tyler Kirk, Chase Kirk, other relatives and numerous friends.

We would like to give a Special Thank You to Ozark Health Nursing Home for the passionate care they bestowed on Granny for the past three years. It has been a tremendous blessing

Visitation will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Clinton, Arkansas with Brother Billy Henderson Officiating.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Roller-McNutt Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Halbrook Cemetery in Austin, Arkansas.

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