Obituary of Linda Louise Edwards

Linda Louise Edwards, 74, of Cadet St., Fairmont, WV, passed away Tuesday evening in her residence. She was born January 17, 1943 in Davis, WV, daughter of the late Ernest Glenn and Thelma Virginia Cassidy Raines. Mrs. Edwards was a member of Tevebaugh United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Monongah High School. She became employed with Westinghouse in Fairmont, WV and later worked at St. Barbara’s Nursing Home in Monongah. She graduated from a medical assistant program in Clarksburg, WV. Linda will be remembered as an avid reader who also enjoyed catching the latest movie theater release. She eagerly followed WVU Mountaineers and Pittsburgh Steelers football, and the Morgantown Black Bears minor league baseball team. She loved her granddogs. She admired the natural beauty of her beloved West Virginia. She was fun-loving and had an enthusiastic curiosity about people and places and enjoyed learning and sharing with others. She was a loving friend, sister, mother, dedicated Army wife, and proud coal miners daughter. Survivors include her husband, Robert H. Edwards of Fairmont, WV, 2 daughters and their husbands; Sherry and Chris Kirk of Springfield, VA and Beth Edwards and Matthew Venskoske of Daniels, WV, 2 grandchildren, Stephanie and Victoria Venskoske, 2 sisters and their husbands; Sharon and Roger Martin of Four States Community and Vickie and Frank Baker of Ocealo, OH, 2 brothers and their spouses; Glenn and Martha Raines of Shinnston, WV and Ernest and Kathleen Raines of Fairview, WV, and several nieces and nephews including a special nephew, Michael Raines of Tiffin, OH. Family and friends may call at Ford Funeral Home, Ford Chapel, 201 Columbia St., Fairmont, WV from 4pm until 8pm on Friday and 12noon until 1pm on Saturday. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Saturday, 2-4-2017, at 1pm, with Rev. Stanley Merrifield officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Fairmont, WV. Online condolences may be made to www.FORDFUNERALHOMES.COM.