Bertha Olive Edwards

Bertha Olive Edwards, age 73 years of North Bend, OH passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2004 at her home in North Bend. Born August 11, 1930 in Harrison, OH; the daughter of Benjamin & Pearl May (Honeycutt) Ballard. She married Raymond Leroy Edwards on June 25, 1955 and her preceded her in death in 1981. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her sons Ray Leroy Jr. (Vicki) Edwards of Harrison, OH and Tim (Debbie) Edwards of North Bend, OH. She will also be missed by her 7 grandchildren and siblings Eva Mae Doerflein of Connersville, IN; Dorothy L. Smith of Cincinnati, OH; Delores DeNardis of Florida, Jack Ballard of North Bend, OH; Robert Ballard of Michigan, Wilbur Ballard of Florida and Myrtle Weiskittel of Florida. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by her son Ralph Edwards and siblings Betty Jean Bowman, Frank & Donald Ballard, Blanche Copeland and Herbert Ballard. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW & American Legion. She worked as a supervisor in shipping at Finn-Jaske and also from K-Mart as a cashier retiring in 2001. Funeral Services will be Saturday, August 7, 2004; 10:00 AM at Jackman Kercheval Meyers Funeral Home, Harrison, OH with Rev. Dr. Harold Shackelford officiating. Visitation will be Friday, August 6, 2004 from 5 8 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elizabethtown Cemetery in Elizabethtown, OH. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati.