Obituary of David Lee Edwards

David Lee Edwards David Lee Edwards David Lee Edwards, age 78 of Buckhannon, WV died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Nella’s Inc. in Crystal Springs, WV. He was born April 14, 1937 at Century, WV, a son of the late Clayton T. and Marie Pullins Edwards. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty L. Taylor Edwards and one brother, Clayton Thomas Edwards, Jr. He is survived by one son, Richard W. Edwards and wife Christa of Buckhannon; one daughter, Joni Rice and husband Mark of Kerrville, TX; two grandsons, Ryan Stanush of Denver, CO and Kyle Stanush of San Marcos, TX; four granddaughters, Stephanie Colestock of Ft. Worth, TX and Elizabeth, Anastasia and Alexandra Edwards of Buckhannon; four sisters, Eleanor Burr of Buckhannon, Shirley Schudel of Elkins, WV, Judy Eidman of MD and Christine Payne of Buckhannon; one brother, Raymond T. Edwards of Buckhannon and two great grandchildren. Mr. Edwards was retired from the US Army as a Master Sergeant with twenty-five years of service. He was awarded the Bronze Star and served in Korea and Vietnam. He was a member of the Buckhannon Moose Lodge #598, Buckhannon Elks Lodge BPOE #1736 and Buckhannon VFW Post # 3663.He was a loving father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle. Friends will be received from 5-8 PM, Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. Burial will follow at a later date in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation Saturday, November 7, 2015 5-8 PM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home