Dewey Edwards Jr. (Junior) Edwards

Dewey Edwards Jr. (Junior Edwards), age 89, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 following an extended illness.

Junior was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and a member of Hightower Baptist Church. He retired from the Burlington Pine Tree Plant in Dahlonega. He was a very loving husband, father, grandfather, and father-in-law. He was well known for his passion for music and harmonica playing on the Dahlonega town square and at the Auraria Community Center. He had many friends who loved him dearly, and he and his harmonica playing will be greatly missed.

The son of the late Dewey Edwards Sr. and Estelle Lance Garrett, Junior is also preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Lou Moss Edwards, and several brothers and sisters.

He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Skippy Daniel and Susan Edwards, Timmy "Bull" and Pam Edwards; daughter, Peggy Edwards Holman; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Gary Head, all of Dahlonega, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Luke and Carol Garrett, Cleveland TN; sister, Opal Weaver, Cumming, GA; grandchildren, Jeremy and Josh Edwards, Brian Duke, Candace Head Wells, Cadea Head, Zachary Edwards, and Tanesha Edwards; and great grandchildren, Dalton and Dustin Wells. A number of other relatives also survive.

Funeral services for Junior are scheduled for 4 PM Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the Banister Funeral Home Chapel in Dahlonega, GA.

Rev. Mike Owens, Rev. Ken Anderson, Rev. Lyman Caldwell, and Rev. Bo Robinson will officiate.

Interment will follow in the Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega from 12 Noon until 9 PM on Saturday, May 17, 2014, and all day on Sunday, May 18, 2014 until time of service.

Online condolences may be made at www.banisterfuneralhome.net.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega, GA is in charge of the arrangements