Show R T EDWARDS SCHOOL TRUSTEE DIES PASSES AWAY AT FRUITA FOLLOWING OPERATION appendicitis grand county people were shocked to learn that robert T edwards of thompsons Thomp sons member of the county board of education and formerly county commissioner had died at frulla colo tuesday night follow in an operation for appendicitis mr edwards went 6 fruita about ten days ago and an operation became advisable although he withstood the shock satisfactorily peritonitis developed and he passed away about A week later few people knew that mr ed had been and the news of hl adeath consequently came as a surprise and shock the body will be shipped to his old home in north carolina where burial will take place mrs edwards who had been with him at anuta returned to thompsons Thomp sons wednesday to secure their personal effects and car preparatory to leaving on her sad mission to the old home burial will be under the auspices of the A F A M mr edwards was a zealous member of the order and had served as master of orient lodge no 15 at green river mrs edwards Is the only surviving relative in this section they had no children mr and mrs edwards had resided to grand county about twelve years coming here from geren river where they had been longtime long time residents mr edwards formerly was in charge of the electrical plants at green river and sego and later operated the thomp sons sego mall line for a number of years he nad been connected with mercantile institutions at thompsons Thomp sons he served as county commissioner of grand county for three two year terms and two years ago was elected a member of the grand county board of education from elgin precinct which position he held at the time of his death much of mr edwards s life was spent as a peace officer serving as such in north carolina before coming west he was a deputy sheriff at green river sego and thompsons Thomp sons during his residence in this state holding the thompsons Thomp sons position at the time of his death the death of R T edwards will be generally mourned throughout grand county As a result of bis connection with public affairs in the county he formed the acquaintance of practically every citizen and he numbered every man woman and child in grand county as his friend his sudden death comes as a personal blow to hundreds the sincere sympathy of the county Is extended to the bereaved widow |