Mr. N. L. Edwards, age 69 of Hiawassee, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Union General Hospital. Mr. Edwards was born Thursday, July 20, 1939 in Towns County, Georgia to the late Oliver Edwards and the late Hazel Kirby Edwards. He was a member of Enotah Baptist Church, retired after 30 years of teaching 5th and 6th Grade Math in Towns County and loved to farm.
Survivors include: wife, Becky Reed Edwards of Hiawassee, GA, son & daughter-in-law, Jeff and Melva Edwards of Clermont, GA, daughter & son-in-law, Phyllis and John Clemons of Hiawassee, GA, sister and husband, Edith and Mack McNees of Brownsburg, IN, grandchildren, Brandy Campbell, Cody Edwards, Noah Clemons and Chantel Clemons, great grandson, Aidan Campbell, niece, Sheree Dippel, mother-in-Law, Oda Reed of Hiawassee, GA and several cousins.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 9, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. from the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ricky Rogers officiating. Music will be provided by the Phillips Family. Interment will follow in Lower Bell Creek Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are: Randall McConnell, Jimmy Taff, Derwin Adkins, Royce Dillard, Ricky Smith and Dennis Mathis.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-9 P.M., Thursday, January 8.
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.