Edwards, Jane

• Name	Edwards, Jane  [1]
  	20230106GHLn- Jere Stetson Edwards Photo added by Elizabeth Wilkerson Jere Stetson Edwards BIRTH 24 Mar 1927 Ohio, USA DEATH 25 Dec 2018 (aged 91) High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Rose Hill Burial Park Fairlawn, Summit County, Ohio, USA MEMORIAL ID 197546726 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 0 Jere Stetson Edwards passed away peacefully in his High Point, N.C. home on Christmas Day, 2018. He was a man of many talents and diverse interests. He especially loved people. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of Kent State University. Jere married Helena McCoy on December 24, 1950. Together they raised five daughters with a tight bond of unconditional love. Jere served as assistant and/or principal at Kenmore, Buchtel, Manchester and St. Clairsville High Schools. In "retirement" years, he served as a Regional Manager for Knights Inn Hotels. Jere and Helena were active at First Presbyterian Church in Akron, were Marriage Encounter leaders, and volunteered in many short term missions. Jere loved music and played many instruments, entertaining/ encouraging all to join in. After Helena's death in 1993, he met and married Jean Tillman November 28, 1997. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helena; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Jerry Derry; brother and sister-in-law, Hugh and Joyce Edwards. Survivors include wife, Jean Tillman; daughters. Gail, Kathy, Becky and Cindy; stepsons, Ray (Jill) Lambert and Scott Tillman; 15 grand and great-grandchildren; his sister, Jane Clay; many extended family members and friends. A graveside service will be held April 6th, 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Burial Park, followed by a gathering of friends and family at First Baptist Church of Akron at 1670 Shatto Ave. Published in Akron Beacon Journal on Mar. 15, 2019 Family Members Parents Gerald Stetson Edwards 1894-1968 Florence Berneice Sweitzer Edwards 1897-1989 Spouse Helena Verne McCoy Edwards 1930-1993 (m. 1950) Flowers Plant Memorial Trees
  Gender	Female
  Name	Jane Clay mrs
  Person ID	I91468	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Edwards, Gerald Stetson,   b. 7 Jan 1894, Harrison twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Feb 1968, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sweitzer, Florence Berneice,   b. 1897   d. 1989 (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F54592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Jere Stetson Edwards (17) facts 20230106GHLn- 20230106GHLn- Jere Stetson Edwards Photo added by Elizabeth Wilkerson Jere Stetson Edwards BIRTH 24 Mar 1927 Ohio, USA DEATH 25 Dec 2018 (aged 91) High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Rose Hill Burial Park Fairlawn, Summit County, Ohio, USA MEMORIAL ID 197546726 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 0 Jere Stetson Edwards passed away peacefully in his High Point, N.C. home on Christmas Day, 2018. He was a man of many talents and diverse interests. He especially loved people. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of Kent State University. Jere married Helena McCoy on December 24, 1950. Together they raised five daughters with a tight bond of unconditional love. Jere served as assistant and/or principal at Kenmore, Buchtel, Manchester and St. Clairsville High Schools. In "retirement" years, he served as a Regional Manager for Knights Inn Hotels. Jere and Helena were active at First Presbyterian Church in Akron, were Marriage Encounter leaders, and volunteered in many short term missions. Jere loved music and played many instruments, entertaining/ encouraging all to join in. After Helena's death in 1993, he met and married Jean Tillman November 28, 1997. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helena; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Jerry Derry; brother and sister-in-law, Hugh and Joyce Edwards. Survivors include wife, Jean Tillman; daughters. Gail, Kathy, Becky and Cindy; stepsons, Ray (Jill) Lambert and Scott Tillman; 15 grand and great-grandchildren; his sister, Jane Clay; many extended family members and friends. A graveside service will be held April 6th, 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Burial Park, followed by a gathering of friends and family at First Baptist Church of Akron at 1670 Shatto Ave. Published in Akron Beacon Journal on Mar. 15, 2019 Family Members Parents Gerald Stetson Edwards 1894-1968 Florence Berneice Sweitzer Edwards 1897-1989 Spouse Helena Verne McCoy Edwards 1930-1993 (m. 1950) Flowers Plant Memorial Trees Edwards, Jere Stetson fag_Wilkerson 20230106GHLn- Jere Stetson Edwards Photo added by Elizabeth Wilkerson Jere Stetson Edwards BIRTH 24 Mar 1927 Ohio, USA DEATH 25 Dec 2018 (aged 91) High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Rose Hill Burial Park Fairlawn, Summit County, Ohio, USA MEMORIAL ID 197546726 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 0 Jere Stetson Edwards passed away peacefully…

  
  

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TNG ID: I91468