Ila Ophelia Edwards Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ila Ophelia Edwards of Lynchburg, South Carolina, who passed away on August 16, 2022, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ila Ophelia Edwards to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her mother Josephine Fleming Goodman; her son Herbert M. Edwards; her aunt Sadie; and her siblings, Dorothy, Sonny, John Henry, Jr. and Stanley (Mother).
She is survived by: her husband Charles Lenwood Edwards of Lynchburg; her daughters, Sheila Edwards-Darby (Sam) and Charlene E. Ballenger (Bobby); her stepson Tim Jackson (Dennell); her grandchildren, India Solomon, Chandra Ballenger of Charlotte, Tamika Davis, Deneshea Jackson of Columbus, Georgia, Bobby Ballenger, III of Charlotte and Deroshea DJ Jackson of Columbus, Georgia; her great grandchildren, Jon-Michael and Solomon Houston of Charlotte; her brother Michael Goodman (Gussie); her siblings-in-law, Mae E. Wells (David), Almeta E. Fleming, Verlencia E. Johnson (Darryl), Vernessa Joyce (Mitchell) and Doug Edwards (Deidra); and her close friends, Gloria "Cookie" Rabb, Ethel Isaac (Thompson) and Loraine McDonald. She is also survived by nieces, nephews; and many extended family and friends.
