Wilfred Paul Edwards, Sr.

Visitation will be observed on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church 414 Martin Luther King Jr. Street Baldwin, LA from 9:00 AM until a rosary being recited at 10:00 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at High Noon, with burial following the mass services in the St. Peter Church Cemetery. Services will be accessible by logging on to the Jones Funeral Home Facebook Page at 12 Noon on Thursday.

Wilfred, Sr., leaves to cherish precious memories: his wife of 63 years, Delories "Betty" Edwards; seven sons, Darrell Edwards, Harold Edwards, Sr. (Nadine), Sanford Edwards, Sr. ( LaTonya), all of New Iberia, Louisiana, Wilfred Edwards, Jr. (Lisa), of Grand Marais, Louisiana, Kenneth Edwards, Sr. (Kimberly), of Broussard, Louisiana, Keith Edwards (Wendy) of Jeanerette, Louisiana, and Terrence Edwards (Annastacia) of Pearland, Texas; four daughters, Sandra E. Lockett, Veronica Edwards of Four Corners, Louisiana, and Latonya Edwards and Patricia E. Sereal (Paul) of Jeanerette, Louisiana; 49 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; four godchildren, Sherry Mathews (SNL), Leo Bougeois, Leisha Metz, and Karyn Mathews; a bonus brother, Lionel “Butch” Metz; a devoted niece, Gloria “T-Pop” Jordan; five brothers-in-law, Peterson Mathews, Jr., of Four Corners, O’Neal Mathews (Ruby) of Houston, Texas, Leroy August (Doris) of Houston, Texas, Kevin Lewis, and Keith Lewis (Serena) of Jeanerette, Louisiana; two sisters-in-law, Rose Archangel (Richard) of Jeanerette and Laura Hardin (Arthur) of Nolanville, Texas; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

Wilfred, Sr., was preceded in death by his mother, Mathilda Edwards; grandparents, Phillip and Angella Joseph, Sr.; son, Peterson M. Edwards; daughter, Sonya P. Edwards; granddaughter, Christen Dorsey; three brothers, Willie B. Smith, Nolan Hines, Sr., and Steven Edwards; four bonus brothers, Reverend Edward Jordan, Ulysses Joseph, Henry (Big Red) Lee Prade, and Ceges Joseph and Phillip Joseph, Jr.; and two sisters, Florence Broussard and Emerite J. Batiste.