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Marie (Minerd) Edwards |
Marie
(Minerd) Edwards was born in 1898 near Uniontown, Fayette County, PA, the
daughter of James L. and Catherine
(Whalen) Minerd. She grew up in and around Redstone Township, near
Brownsville, Fayette County.
Lafayette Memorial Park
In February 1920, when she was age 21, Marie married George Edwards (1899-1981), also age 21, the son of Samuel Edwards, a native of England.
One known son born to the pair was James Patrick Edwards.
Immediately after marriage, Marie and George made their home in Akron, OH. Five months after their wedding, they returned to Fayette County to visit family and friends. Reported the Uniontown Morning Herald, "Mrs. Edwards will be remembered as Miss Marie Minor prior to her marriage... The young couple were tendered a shower by about one hundred of their friends at the home of the bride's parents, at Republic."
But they did not stay in Akron for long, and by 1922 returned to Western Pennsylvania. In November 1932, said the Morning Herald, Marie and her sister Hazel Johnson, brothers Wilbert "Patsy" and James Minerd, as well as Mr. and Mrs. James Reilly, Mrs. Sparks and James Whalen traveled to Marianna, a mining town in Washington County, for the funeral of Regis Horsman.
Marie enjoyed hosting luncheons and playing bridge with her sister Hazel Johnson and friends from Republic. At times, their social events made news in local newspaper columns.
George was a machinist by occupation. When the federal census was enumerated in 1930, the family resided in West Brownsville, Washington County, where George was employed as a railroad brakeman.
George passed away in 1981 at the age of 82.
Marie outlived him by one year. She died in 1982 at the age of 84.
They are buried at Lafayette Memorial Park in Brier Hill, near Uniontown.
~ Son James Patrick Edwards ~
Son James Patrick Edwards (1928-2011)
was born on July 9, 1928 in Brownsville.
James Edwards
He married Evelyn "Jean" Lenker ( ? - ? ), a native of Highspire, near Harrisburg, PA.
The , and resided in the Whitehall section of southern Pittsburgh.
They produced five daughters -- Deborah J. Geis, Pamela DiGiorgio, Cynthia Panchura, Susan DeBor and Nancy Fischetti.
James passed away in Pittsburgh on May 18, 2011. His funeral mass was held at the St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church. At his death, said the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he was survived by 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. [See obit.]
Daughter Deborah J. Edwards entered into marriage with Gary Geis. In 2011, they lived in Upper St. Clair.
Daughter Pamela Edwards was joined in wedlock with Daniel DiGiorgio. Sadly, Daniel was deceased prior to 2011. The widowed Pamela dwelled in Peters Township.
Daughter Cynthia Edwards married (?) Panchura. Circa 2011, they were in Virginia.
Daughter Susan "Susie" Edwards wed Frank DeBor, son of Frank F. and Mary Joe DeBor. Frank received his bachelor of arts degree from Washington and Jefferson College, and then obtained a law degree from Duquesne University. The pair put down roots in Upper St. Clair. Three children born to the couple are David Debor, Lucy Debor and Allie Debor. Frank in 1981 took over his parents' funeral home, which had been founded in July 1951 and expanded over the years. He continues to operate the business today, and also is an attorney practicing in the areas of wills and estates.
Daughter Nancy Edwards was united in matrimony with Steven Fischetti. Their residence in the early 2010s was in Whitehall.
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