Mr. Edwards was born July 30, 1936 to the late Earl and Stella Edwards.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Barbara Edwards; three sons, Donald Edwards, Jr. and wife Debra, Mark Edwards and wife Sherrie, and Paul Cain and wife Cindy; a daughter Deloris Adams and husband Joseph; eight grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Pifer and husband Barry, and Frances Wiltison and husband Richard. He was preceded in death by a brother Earl Linwood Edwards; and three sisters, Mabel Gaskill, Carolyn Gurkin, and Joyce West.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2019 in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Southport, North Carolina.
Online condolences may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com.
Peacock - Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, North Carolina.