Judith Belle (Ferry) Edwards, known as Judy to her family and friends in Pennsylvania, of Lincoln Al, formerly of Chicago, IL and Louisville, Ky, passed away from Covid 19 on January 8, 2021. She was born on September 10, 1940, in Meadville, PA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Edith Ferry of Conneaut Lake, PA, her sibling Kenneth Ferry Jr. and her precious grandson Dalton Edwards of Auburn, AL and her loving husband of 53 years, Owen (Ferd) Wayne Edwards. She is survived by her sister Joyce Smith and her sons, Jeffrey Scott Edwards and his wife Lesley of Louisville, KY, and Michael Wayne Edwards and his wife Vicky of Auburn, AL, two daughters, Mary Catherine (Cathy) Edwards Blair and her husband Anthony of Lincoln, AL, and Penny Lynn Edwards Baker and her husband Jim of Cropwell, AL, grandchildren, Jake Edwards, Nick Edwards, Chelsea Edwards, Kameron Blair Carlin, Mallory Edwards Hendrix, Tyler Baker, Quinton Turner, Zackary Edwards, Jessica Baker, and great-grandchildren Christian and Braxton.
Judy was a graduate of Meadville High School in Meadville, PA, where she participated in many clubs and was extremely popular amongst her peers and became the first homecoming queen in the history of the school. After graduating, she volunteered with the Red Cross and worked for one year as a secretary for the United Fund. During this time, she studied at home for Central Technical Airline School in Kansas City, MO. She became a student there in 1959 and excelled in teletype, and graduated earning her airline degree with Continental Airlines in Chicago, IL. Here she met her future husband, who was with Chicago Helicopter Airlines. After nine years, they moved to Louisville, KY. Judy was a stay-at-home mother until all her children were in school. She was with the Board of Education in Louisville for ten years, the Pell City, AL Board of Education for a year, and worked 19 years for Institutional Sales in Birmingham, AL as a broker sales rep. She covered five states and loved working in the Florida panhandle. She worked for Larry Merrill Produce company in Birmingham for three years.
Judy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and aunt. She was a sister in Christ with her beloved church family at Refuge Baptist Church in Lincoln, AL. She was loved by many and will always be remembered for her loving personality. She will be missed dearly.
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