Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home

OWLS HEAD - Howard Edwards, Sr., 90, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2015 at the Knox Center for Long Term Care. Born in Rockland, July 31, 1924, he was the son of Edwin and Corinne (Howard) Edwards.
He was a 1942 graduate of Rockland High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army following graduation. Howard was in the 733rd Field Artillery Battalion serving under General George Patton. He fought in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. Following the end of WWII he returned to Rockland and married Vivian Hussey on November 17, 1946.
He worked many years for his father at Edwards Ice Cream eventually assuming ownership in the 1960’s. Howard served many years on the Board of Directors for the Rockland Savings and Loan Association. He was a lifelong member of the Elks Club and was a member of the Mason’s and the American Legion.
Howard was an avid deer hunter and also enjoyed moose, raccoon and duck hunting.
The Edwards family expresses their grateful appreciation for the loving care provided by all the staff at the Knox Center.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Edwin R. Edwards, Jr. and by two brother-in-laws. He is survived by his wife of 68 years Vivian Edwards of Owls Head, sons Howard (Ruth-Ann) Edwards, Jr. of Rockland; Philip (Trudie) Edwards of Fayetteville, NC and a daughter Patricia (Sasha) Edwards of Virginia Beach, Virginia; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Edwards, Ainsley Coll, Jared (Melissa) Edwards, Duane (Christina) Edwards, three step-grandchildren, Jayden Edwards, Steven Smith and Tammy (Wally) Dairo; 4 great-grandchildren, Brianna, Sarah and Hannah Edwards, McKenna Coll; 7 step-great-grandchildren, Kristen Savage, Z. Graham Elderman, Tavey Rae Elderman, Dominic Dairo, Selena Dairo, Ifeoluwa Dairo; two sisters, Nathalie Nicholas of Owls Head and Corinne Stevens of Falmouth; sister-in-law Barbara Edwards of Ballina, Australia; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday July 30th, at Achorn Cemetery, Old County Road, Rockland. A reception will follow at the Rockland Lodge of Elks, 210 Rankin Street, Rockland. Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland. To share a memory or condolence with Howard’s family, please visit his Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Maine, 383 U.S. Route One, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074.

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