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March 29th, 2024

FOWLER – Ila Loree Edwards, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Minneola District Hospital in Minneola.

She was born Dec. 27, 1924, to Moses and Rosa (Nelson) Hadlock in Gray County.

She attended Meade High School, graduating in 1943.

She married Charles (Chuck) Edwards in 1946 at the First Baptist Church in Meade. He preceded her in death Jan. 7, 1998. 

The couple raised livestock and farmed dryland and irrigated crops. She enjoyed farm life with gardening and her many projects, which she shared with her grandchildren.  

She appreciated the friendships she shared with the community and served as a 4-H leader for 12 years.

Survivors include son, Steve Edwards and wife, Carolda; sister, Leah Burkhart; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Donna Hadlock; one niece; and one nephew.

She was also preceded in death by sons, Mark and Michael Edwards; sisters, Opal Hadlock and Doris Elliott; and brother, Larry Hadlock.

• Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Church of the Nazarene in Meade.  

Burial will follow at the Graceland Cemetery in Meade.

Memorials are suggested to the Minneola Nursing Home or the Minneola District Hospital in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be left at fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com.