James T. Edds

HE WAS A MEMBER OF LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH AND WAS ORDAINED AS A BAPTIST MINISTER, JULY, 1972. HE WAS A VETERAN OF WWII, SERVING IN THE EUROPEAN AFRICAN THEATER.

HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, HENRY AND LENNIE EDDS; WIFE, JOSEPHINE EDDS; DAUGHTER, SHIRLEY F. BUCHANAN AND SISTER, RUTH REDMON.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 45 YEARS, GRACE EDDS

SON AND WIFE, CHARLES AND JUDY EDDS

BOB AND BRENDA EDDS ALL OF TAZEWELL, TN.

SON-IN-LAW, HUBERT BUCHANAN, JR. OF NEW TAZEWELL

9 GRANDCHILDREN AND 18 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

BROTHER, JOHN EDDS OF POWELL, TN

SISTER, WANDA SUE PERRY OF NEW TAZEWELL, TN.

SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIALS MAY BE GIVEN TO LIBERTY CEMETERY, C/O MIKE MCDANIEL, LITTLE SYCAMORE RD., TAZEWELL, TN. 37879.

THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 6:00-9:00PM, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010, AT COFFEY FUNERAL HOME IN NEW TAZEWELL, TN. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE AT 2:00PM, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010, AT THE LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCHWITH REV. KIM COLLINGSWORTH AND REV. JOHN LEWIS OFFICIATING. SINGER WILL BE REED FAMILY.

BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN THE LIBERTY CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS. PALLBEARERS WILLL BE THE GRANDCHILDREN, MARK AND MATTHEW BUCHANAN, BRYAN, PAUL AND CHRISTOPHER EDDS AND RICHARD BAILEY: HONORARY PALLBEARERS: WESLEY, NEAL AND JAMES TYLER, TREVOR AND DEVIN EDDS, TREY BUCHANAN, AUSTIN MEYERS, KYLE BAILEY, JACOB FERGUSON AND NICKY SMITH DANNY HELTON BRANDON CARTER. COFFEY FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE. FURTHER INFORMATION AND ONLINE CONDOLENCES MAY BE GIVEN AT WWW.COFFEYFH.COM.