Mother Mercie Swinson Edwards Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mother Mercie Swinson Edwards (Wilson, North Carolina), who passed away on November 2, 2022, at the age of 88, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parent Mercie Swinson Edwards; her husband Lafayette Edwards, Sr.; her son Leonard Earl Edwards Sr.; her siblings, Mary Linda, Marcellous Jr., Kathleen, Billie, Quinton, Henry and Mallie; her children, Cynthia Wilson (Kenneth) of Raleigh, NC, Lafayette Edwards, Jr. (Brenda) of Ellenwood, GA, CaSandra Edwards of Decatur, GA, Rhonda Brown (Reggie) of Raleigh, NC and Christopher Edwards of Selma, NC.; her daughter-in-law Linda Edwards; her grandchildren, Loretta, Leonard Jr. "Little Earl" (Danielle), Broderick "Johann", Felicia, Tyanika "Nikki", Kenneth Jr. (Lacy), Ashley (Patrick), LaShonda (Edward), LaShanda, Morgan and Thomas; her great grandchildren, Deionte', Mackenzie, Mikayla, Marley, Melody, Brionna, Johnny Jr. "JJ", Myles, Mya, Kaitlin, Nova and Travont'e; her great great grandchildren, Gabriella and Logan; her siblings, Charles Swinson (Shirley) of Charlotte, NC, Jackie S. Parks (Wilbert) of Snow Hill, NC, Edwina S. Exum of Kinston, NC and Wanda Burt (Charles) of Oceanside, CA; and her sister-in-law Barbara Swinson of Snow Hill, NC..