Tom Edwards' Obituary
Tom Edwards passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Beloved husband of 41 years to Melanie Lynne Plauche Edwards; loving father of Dr. Kristie Edwards Cato and her husband Randy; grandfather of Megan Elizabeth Cato; and brother to Jan Minihan. He was preceded in death by his mother, Avery Grice Edwards Goins; his father, Willie Thomas Edwards, Jr; and a sister, Carolyn Edwards.
Age 64 years, he was a native of Shreveport, LA and a resident of the Covington/Mandeville area for the past 41 years. A United States Air Force veteran, he served during the Vietnam Era. He was a past president of the Covington Rotary Club, former member of the Covington Jaycees, and was a member of the Vestry and Senior Warden at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Mandeville.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7:00 PM from the Chapel at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433.
Visitation on Wednesday will begin at 5:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Tom be made to Hospice of St. Tammany, 1201 Tyler St., Covington, LA.
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