Lessie Jackson Edwards Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Lessie Jackson Edwards of Jeanerette, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 86, on April 28, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Lessie Jackson Edwards or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her daughters, Donna Edwards Ellis of Jeanerette, LA, Evelyn Edwards of Jeanerette, LA, Carrie Sparrow (Leroy) of Jeanerette, LA, Ammy Fusilier of New Iberia, LA and Veronica Armstead of Loreauville, LA; her grandchildren, Jonathan Edwards, Ashley Edwards, Brandy Edwards, King Ellis, Rodolfo Ellis, Artie Edwards, Renata Edwards, JaKayla Edwards, Byron Hogan, Leroy Sparrow III and LaMarco Moore; her brother Louis Jackson of San Bernadino, CA; her siblings-in-law, Eugene Davis of Franklin, LA, Berwick Francis of Jeanerette, LA and Ella Mae Francis Hunts (Molly); her close friend Anna F. Minor of Jeanerette, LA; her husband Lee Edwards; her sons, John Kennedy Edwards, King Edwards and Aurthur Lee Edwards; her parents, Frank Jackson, Sr. and Louada August Jackson; her grandsons, Brad Christopher Edwards and Nathaniel Alfred; and her siblings, Gertrude Hose, Mary B. Davis, Vernell Lewis, John Jackson, Frank Jackson and Nolan Mickey Jackson. She was also cherished by twenty three great-grandchildren; fourteen great-great-grandchildren.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, masks and social distancing are required at the funeral home.