Wilbur Eugene Edwards
Born: February 2, 1916 in Ames, Story Co., Iowa
Died: February 28,1991 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 63, plot 2
Lot Owner: Wilbur Edwards, purchased 1952
Married: Rosemond Ilee Baty on September 4, 1937 in Washington, Washington Co., Iowa
Children: Lee Edgar, Clifford Allen, David Dean, Richard Earl, Gloria Faith Spencer, Carol Ruth Pearce, Brian Walter, and Max Wilbur.
Married: Neola Meredith on March 25, 1980 in Newton, Iowa
Parents: Edgar Jefferson and Bertha Mae (Hammer) Edwards
Wilbur E. Edwards
Wilbur Eugene Edwards, 75, of Rt. 4, Newton, a longtime resident of Newton, died early today, Feb. 28, at his farm home following a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wallace-Pence Funeral Home. The Rev. Clifford Edwards and the Rev. John Moorloch will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Friday. Visitation with the family will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Survivors are his wife, Neola, six sons, Lee of Penfield, Ga., the Rev. Clifford of Atlanta, Ga., David of Newton, Richard of Waco, Texas, Brian of Des Moines and Max of Elizabeth City, N.C., two daughters, Gloria (Mrs. Lewis) Spencer of Atlanta, Ga., and Carol (Mr. George) Pierce of Columbus, Ga.; 25 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Viola Anthony and Ethel Friends, both of Ukiah, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, the former Rosemond Baty, Oct 18, 1975, and an infant grandchild.
Mr. Edwards, a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church, had been employed at Thomberts Inc. for 30 years, retiring in 1980. The son of Edgar Jefferson and Bertha Hammer Edwards, he was born Feb. 2, 1916 in Ames. He was married to Neola Meredith Brayton March 25, 1980 in Newton. Mr. Edwards had resided in Georgia for two years. Wilbur was the vice president of Thombert, Inc., a plastics fabrication firm in Newton. In his later years, after his marriage to Neola, Wilbur attended the Mt.. Zion Methodist Church where he was a member of the board. ~ Newton Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 28, 1991
Rosemond Ilee (Baty) Edwards
Born: October 12, 1918 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: October 18, 1975 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 63, plot 2
Lot Owner: Wilbur Edwards, purchased 1952
Married: September 4, 1937 in Washington, Washington Co., Iowa
Children: Lee Edgar, Clifford Allen, David Dean, Richard Earl, Gloria Faith Spencer, Carol Ruth Pearce, Brian Walter, and Max Wilbur.
Parents: Leroy and Lola (Hitchler) Baty
Police Continue Probe Of Fatal Pedestrian Accident
Newton police are continuing their investigation into a pedestrian-pickup truck accident at the northwest corner of the Newton downtown square Saturday morning. The accident took the life of 57-year-old Rosemond Edwards of 1209 N. 4th Ave. W.
Driver of the pickup truck, David W. Snoddy, 25, of Grinnell, in being held in Jasper County jail on a parole violation. He was on parole to the Central Iowa Foundation for Alcoholism for an earlier conviction. Witnesses to the 9:03 a.m. accident said the Snoddy vehicle was southbound on West 2nd St. N. and did not stop at the stop sign but veered across the intersection striking the Newton Home Savings and Loan and then striking Mrs. Edwards before coming to rest.
According to police reports, Snoddy said he was going to park the truck but remembers nothing after that. Other witnesses said Snoddy appeared to have suffered some sort of seizure but it was not confirmed. The truck, owned by I.J. Guidry of the Coralville Roofing Company received an approximate $2000 damage.
Mrs. Edwards' son told Newton police that they had parked their vehicle north of the Newton Home Savings and Loan on their way to the jewelry store and then heard the truck hit the building next door. He did not see the mishap occur.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Toland-Wallace Funeral Home. The Rev. Joe Alexander of Elizabeth City, N.C., former pastor of the Newton Full Gospel Church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Survivors are her husband, six sons, Lee Edwards of Stone Mountain, Ga., the Rev. Clifford Edwards and David Edwards, both of Newton, Richard Edwards of Iowa City and Brian and Max Edwards, both at home; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Gloria) Spencer of Decatur, Ga., and Carol Edwards of Avondale Estates, Ga.; 11 grandchildren and her mother, Mrs. Lola Baty of Newton.
Also surviving are two brothers, Carroll and John Baty, both of California; and eight sisters, Mrs. Virgil (Miriam) Hayes, Mrs. Max (Lorraine) Specht and Mrs. Bill (Doris) Immell, all of California, Mrs. Gerald (Pauline) Britsch of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Gordon (Faith) Specht of Lamar, Colo., Mrs. Lynn (Junella) Shunk of Perinton, Mich., and Mrs. Vernon (Winona) Tool and Mrs. Alfred (Dena) Couch Sr., both of Newton. She was preceded in death by her father and a sister, Elda.
Mrs. Edwards was a member of the Full Gospel Church. She had been employed by the Rest Haven Nursing Home. The daughter of Roy Newton and Lola Hitchler Baty, she was born Oct. 12, 1918 in Newton and attended Newton schools. ~ Newton Daily News, October 20, 1975.