Gwynneth Edwards

Canton - Gwynneth Doris Pressley Edwards, age 68, of Candler formerly of the Cruso Community went home to be with her Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease on Friday, September 17, 2004. She was the daughter of Ruby Rogers Pressley of Canton and the late Joseph Earnest Pressley. She was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Joe Pressley who died in 1980. She retired from Silver Bluff Nursing Home in 1995 and was a member of Mountain View Church of God. During her lifetime, she served many years as a Sunday School teacher and church clerk. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two daughters, Linda Medford and her husband, Randy of Canton and Sherri Jones and her husband, Michael of Asheville; two sons, Larry Edwards and his fiancé, Bonnie Larsen of Cruso and Mark Edwards and his wife, Darlene of Cruso; a sister Juanita Kilby and her husband, Wayne of Cruso; four brothers, Carroll Pressley and his wife, Patty of Irving, TX, Wade Pressley and his wife, Nancy of Canton, Rev. Ned Pressley and his wife, Alice of Whittier, NC and Rev. Ted Pressley and his wife, Cindy of Ocala, FL; nine grandchildren, Ami, Heather, Kelly and Daniel Edwards, Bradley and Blake Owenby and Aaron, Adam and Tiffany Jones. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at Mountain View Church of God with the Reverends Herman Toney, Ned Pressley and Mark Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at Gwyn Cemetery in Cruso. The family will receive friends from 6:00 -8:30 p.m. Monday at Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services of Canton. At other times, the family will be at the home of Mark and Darlene Edwards. Pallbearers will be Bradley Owenby, Aaron Jones, Ricky Kilby, David, Jeff and Tim Pressley. Honorary pallbearers will be Adam Jones, Daniel Edwards and Blake Owenby. Memorials may be made to Gideon International, East Haywood Camp, Box 1204, Canton, NC 28716.

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