Loretta M. Edwards was born on Friday, August 21, 1942 in Bremerton Washington to Royce and Bessie Milner and passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at her home after a brief struggle with cancer. Loretta loved crafting of any kind, but even more than that, she loved making people laugh. She was a much loved wife, sister, aunt, cousin and a very dear friend who will be missed by all more than she could have ever imagined. Loretta was the owner of Bea's Beauty Salon in Magnolia for several years, but for the past eighteen years she managed Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle.
Loretta was preceded in death by her parents; Royce and Bessie Milner and her brother Dennis Milner.
Survivors include her husband William "Bill" N. Edwards to whom she was married for twenty-nine years; her sister Jeanne (David) Howerton, brother Larry (Nancy) Milner, nephews Brad (Renee) Howerton, Brian (Lorinda) Howerton, and Jonathon (Genevieve) Howerton of Yakima, WA; and a niece Anni Hefron of Carmichael, CA.
A private interment will be held at Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
Remembrances to Toys for Tots.
