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Bruce Edwards Jr. '69 October 2, 2019 12:02 PM updated: October 2, 2019 1:04 PM
Posted on Hot Springs Village (AR) Voice (on) Aug 4, 2014
Bruce Franklin Edwards Jr.
Bruce Franklin Edwards Jr. passed away after battling three kinds of cancer for over 10 years Aug. 3, 2014 in Hot Springs Village, Ark., where he had lived for the past five years after retiring.
Bruce was born on March 27, 1947 in Bryan, Texas. He is the son of Dorothy Louise Bynum and Bruce Franklin Edwards Sr.
The Edwards Sr. family moved to Sugar Land, Texas, in 1949 where Bruce grew up.
He graduated from Dulles High School, Sugar Land, Texas, in 1965 and from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, in 1969 with a degree in architectural construction.
Throughout his career he worked for several construction companies in Houston, Texas, retiring from Tellepsen Builders after 25 years as a vice president in 2010.
He married Carmen Thompson Edwards in 1969. They resided in Sugar Land, Texas, until moving to Arkansas. They have two children, Chris Edwards and Traci Edwards Lockwood.
He was preceded in death by his father Bruce Franklin Edwards, Sr., his mother Dorothy and his grandson, Dustin Tyler Edwards.
He is survived by his wife Carmen, his son, Chris and family of Beebe, Ark., and his daughter, Traci Lockwood and her husband Jason and family of Sugar Land, Texas, his brother Randy and his wife Jan of Sugar Land, Texas, and Rick and his wife Karry of Sandy, Utah, four grandchildren, Kaylyn and Bryson Edwards and Tyler and Emma Lockwood and numerous nephews and nieces plus great and great-great-nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held August 16, at 10 a.m.at Village United Methodist Church, 200 Carmona Road, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909.
In lieu of flowers, there will be a memorial for the Building Maintenance Fund established in Bruce’s name at Village United Methodist Church where he was a member.
Bruce Franklin Edwards Jr.
Bruce Franklin Edwards Jr. passed away after battling three kinds of cancer for over 10 years Aug. 3, 2014 in Hot Springs Village, Ark., where he had lived for the past five years after retiring.
Bruce was born on March 27, 1947 in Bryan, Texas. He is the son of Dorothy Louise Bynum and Bruce Franklin Edwards Sr.
The Edwards Sr. family moved to Sugar Land, Texas, in 1949 where Bruce grew up.
He graduated from Dulles High School, Sugar Land, Texas, in 1965 and from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, in 1969 with a degree in architectural construction.
Throughout his career he worked for several construction companies in Houston, Texas, retiring from Tellepsen Builders after 25 years as a vice president in 2010.
He married Carmen Thompson Edwards in 1969. They resided in Sugar Land, Texas, until moving to Arkansas. They have two children, Chris Edwards and Traci Edwards Lockwood.
He was preceded in death by his father Bruce Franklin Edwards, Sr., his mother Dorothy and his grandson, Dustin Tyler Edwards.
He is survived by his wife Carmen, his son, Chris and family of Beebe, Ark., and his daughter, Traci Lockwood and her husband Jason and family of Sugar Land, Texas, his brother Randy and his wife Jan of Sugar Land, Texas, and Rick and his wife Karry of Sandy, Utah, four grandchildren, Kaylyn and Bryson Edwards and Tyler and Emma Lockwood and numerous nephews and nieces plus great and great-great-nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held August 16, at 10 a.m.at Village United Methodist Church, 200 Carmona Road, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909.
In lieu of flowers, there will be a memorial for the Building Maintenance Fund established in Bruce’s name at Village United Methodist Church where he was a member.
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