Lenda Edwards

December 26, 1939 - January 11, 2020

Lenda Marilyn Boozer Edwards, 80, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Batesburg, S.C., on December 26, 1939, she was a daughter of the late William Alva and Fannie Lee Ward Boozer. Mrs. Lenda was a graduate of Batesburg-Leesville High School and Winthrop College. She was a retired home economics and science teacher with Bennettsville High School and farmed with her husband. Mrs. Lenda was a member of Thomas Memorial Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday school teacher and deacon. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking and taking care of her family. She is survived by her son, George Thomas Edwards, Jr. of Okeechobee, FL; daughter, Carol Ann Edwards of Bennettsville, SC; twin sister, Brenda McCarty and husband Archie of West Columbia, SC; brother, Lex Boozer and wife Lyn of Batesburg, SC; grandson, Jack Thomas Edwards of Okeechobee, FL; and sisters-in-law, Jonelle Boozer and Linda Boozer of Batesburg, SC. Mrs. Lenda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George Thomas “Tommy” Edwards, Sr.; sister, Happy Boozer; and brothers, Max Boozer and Billy Boozer. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 17, 2020 at Thomas Memorial Baptist Church. A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2020 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Burroughs Funeral Home in Bennettsville. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Edwards Family Cemetery in Sparta, N.C. Memorials may be made to Thomas Memorial Baptist Church, 308 West Main Street, Bennettsville, 29512. On-line condolences may be made to www.bfhbennettsville.com or to www.grandviewfuneralhome.com. Burroughs Funeral Home of Bennettsville is honored to serve the Edwards family. Grandview Funeral Home will be assisting the family in Sparta, N.C.