Mrs. Lillie B. Edwards

In Loving Memory Of Lilly B. Edwards of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2024. She was born in Cuba, AL, on June 29, 1933. Lilly was the third of eleven children born to the union of Paul and Caroline Campbell. She accepted Christ at a young age and served in several Zion Hill Baptist Church ministries in Cuba, AL. She later moved to Detroit, MI, and joined Christian Faith Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Levert Shell, where she continued to serve on the Usher Board and helped on the culinary committee. Lilly graduated from Kinterbish High School and moved to St. Louis, MO, to live with her Uncle Zack Campbell to pursue a nursing career at St. Louis Community College. She later relocated to Detroit to live with her Uncle Daniel Wilson (Uncle D) and continued her education. While in Detroit, her brother George introduced her to her future husband, King Edwards. They were joined in Holy Matrimony on September 10, 1958, until his death on March 20, 2008. Lilly dedicated her life to being a loving wife and mother, extending her love and care beyond her immediate family. In 2023, Lilly’s health began to fail. She was hospitalized and later put on Hospice on September 5, 2024, where she passed away peacefully at the Wellstar Community Hospice Tranquility at Cobb in Austell, GA. Her kindness, love, and dedication to her family will be deeply missed but forever remembered. Lilly will continue to live in the minds and hearts of all who knew her. Preceding her in death, parents: Paul & Caroline Campbell; husband, King Edwards; brothers: Arveel Campbell, Ike Campbell, George Campbell, James Campbell; sisters: Ruby Curry, Dorothy Simpson, daughters: Ruby McClure, and Angela Edwards. She leaves to celebrate her life: Charles Edwards (Carol) of Atlanta, GA, Michael Edwards (Gwen) of Dallas, TX, Johnathan Edwards (Geneise) of Detroit, MI, Cynthia Edwards of Powder Springs, GA, Sister: Susie Young of Fayetteville, GA, brother: Paul Campbell (Deborah) of Ypsilanti, MI, Sister in Law: Nina Campbell of Ann Arbor, MI ; Grandchildren: Charlene Edwards, Ross Edwards, Michelle Miller, Michael Edwards, Tobias McClure, Travis McClure, Edward Tucker and James Miles; 12 ·Great-grandchildren and a host of family and friends.

Mrs. Lillie B. Edwards

June 29, 1933 - September 7, 2024