James William Edwards, Sr., age 86, of Fayetteville, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. He was born in Lakeland, Florida on February 9, 1936 to Andrew and Pauline Edwards. James was also preceded in death by his wife, Marion Edwards and his daughter-in-law, Sandra Edwards. Mr. Edwards joined the Coast Guard in 1954. He and his wife, Marion, were married in 1958 and they had three sons. Later in life they enjoyed traveling throughout the United States in their RV full-time for many years. James is survived by his sons, Jimmy Edwards, Jr. of Macon, GA, Steve (Sharon) Edwards of Fayetteville, GA and Mike (Robin) Edwards of McDonough, GA. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, Steven (Breanna) Edwards, Matthew (Brandy) Edwards, Heather (Joseph) Shelton, Rachel Ferguson and Andrew Edwards. James was the fourth of seven children and is survived by his brother Andrew Wardlaw (Ann) Edwards of Lakeland, FL and three sisters, Sally Edwards of Lakeland, FL, Jean (Russ) Swanson of Arkansas and Pauline Manship of South Carolina. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Haisten Funeral Home in McDonough, Georgia.
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