Ms. Marlene Martin Edwards' Obituary
Funeral Services for Ms. Marlene Martin Edwards, 85 of Talladega, will be Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 2 PM at Talladega Funeral Home with Bro. Sam Walker and Bro. Jack Washington officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Memorial Park. Ms. Edwards’ family will receive friends Friday night from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home.
Ms. Edwards passed from this life at Talladega Healthcare Center, and entered her life eternal in Heaven Wednesday afternoon, October 6, 2016.
Ms. Edwards, a member of First Brecon Baptist Church, was a loving mother and grandmother and an avid Alabama fan. She had the most infectious laugh, always brightening the world around her with her contagious smile. Friends and family would gather around just to listen to her tell a story. Although she is now home in Heaven, with the biggest smile she has ever smiled, she will be dearly missed here on Earth by those she left behind.
Ms. Edwards in preceded in death by her husband James Edwards, her son James Humphrey, and her grandson Tim Cates.
She leaves behind her daughters Denise Cook(Craig) and Jean Cates, her son Jerry Humphrey, grandchildren Chris Smith and Michael Smith, great grandchildren Ryleigh Smith, Jada Cook, and Savannah Lindley, and two sisters Ruth Hardy and Collene Edwards. She is also survived by five stepchildren, and several step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Michael Smith, Chris Smith, Nathaniel Walker, Blake Cook, Todd Cook, and Jason Falkner. Honorary Pallbearers: Craig Smith and Buddy McGougin.
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