Benny Joseph Edwards' Obituary
Benny Joseph Edwards passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2008.
Beloved husband of 31 years to Jacqueline Spiers Edwards; loving father of Keith David Edwards and Christine Fitzpatrick; father-in-law to Robin Edwards and Caswell Fitzpatrick; grandfather to Victoria Fitzpatrick, Matthew Edwards, Dillon Fitzpatrick and Katherine Edwards; brother to William “Bill” Edwards, Jr., Douglas Edwards, Laura Cronic, Patricia Wright and the late Edna “Kitty” Chaubert. Besides his sister, he was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Louise Boyles Edwards and his father, William Horace Edwards, Sr.
Age 72 years, he was native of Laurel, MS and a resident of Covington, LA for the past 30 years. A United States Air Force Veteran, he was a graduate of Tulane University. He was the manager of Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, designer and owner of Claiborne House, Inc., owner of Benjamin’s Bistro, and presently the developer of Claiborne Trace Condominiums.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 2:00 PM from the Chapel at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433.
Visitation on Wednesday will begin at 11:00 AM.
Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens.
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