William Dwain Edwards | Eastern NC Now

Mr. William Dwain Edwards, age 75, a resident of 207 Fairwind Drive, Chocowinity, died Wednesday August 3, 2016 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville

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Born: December 29, 1940, Died: August 3, 2016

    Mr. William Dwain Edwards, age 75, a resident of 207 Fairwind Drive, Chocowinity, died Wednesday August 3, 2016 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville.

    A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM on Sunday August 7, 2016 at the 15th Street Church of God in Washington officiated by Rev. John Carawan. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Steve Van Staalduinen, Calvin Oakley, Eugene Bell, Jeff Freeman, Danny Edwards, Billy Luckadoo, Coy Woolard and Bill Mallison will serve as pallbearers.

    Dwain was born in Beaufort County on December 29, 1940, son of the late William Jethro Edwards and Lucy Bell Crisp Edwards. On August 20, 2011, he married Else Harriett Rosener Nielson of Reykjavaik, Iceland. He was President of River City Construction, Inc., a member of the Washington Yacht & Country Club, NRA and Wounded Warriors.

    In addition to his wife, Else, he is survived by his two daughters: Cindy Manning and boyfriend Dana Haddock of Washington and Kim Cox Burroughs and husband Garrett of Chocowinity; his three stepdaughters: Else Koprowicz and husband Douglas and Elizabeth Bonfield of Sterling, VA and Stefania Dodd of Roundhill, VA; his four grandchildren: Walter Manning and wife Elise, Brandan Wilson and husband Matt, Nicky McCullough and fiancé Brandon Hosey and Alexis Dawn Burroughs; and his two sisters: Sylvia Jones of Altamonte Springs, FL and Becky Ball and husband Jim of Parrotsville, TN. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother: Glen Edwards and his sister: Anita Williamson.

    The family will receive friends 5:00 PM-7:00 PM on Saturday August 6, 2016 at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington.

    Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to International Lineman's Museum, 529 Caleb Road, Shelby, NC 28152 or to The Fallen Lineman Foundation http://www.fallenlinemenfoundation.com/

    Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

    Paul Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington is honored to serve the Edwards family.
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