Charles David Edwards

1914 - 1999  (84 years)

• Name	Charles David Edwards
  Birth	28 Dec 1914	Edwardsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  	son of David L Edwards and Sarah M Walters
  Gender	Male
  Info	Fred Carleton Mabee, Jr, #175
  Witness-Obituary	19 Mar 1982	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	Ruth Mabee Edwards, 70, an activist in community affairs and social causes, died Feb 25 in Orlando, Florida. She lived in Thornbury Township, Delaware County. A member of the Concord Friends Meeting, Mrs Edwards was active in the Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia, the Youth Advocate Program and the Friends uburban Project in Concordville. Mrs Edwards, who was born in China, was graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and received her master's degree in religious education from Columbia University in New York. She was a charter member of the YWCA of West Chester and was its first executive secretary. She also worked with the YWCA in Wilmington and with the Ys in Frankford and Coatesville. Mrs Edwards was a member ofthe Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She was active in the Human Relations Council of West Chester and visited prisons as a volunteer with the Pennsylvania Prisons Society. She worked with the Hospice of Chester County and with the U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Association. She was a member of the Delaware Council on Crime and Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union. Surviving are her husband, Charles D Edwards; two daughters, Judith B. Forbes and Sally B.; a son David and a grandson. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Saturday at the Concord Friends Meeting House, Concordville.
  Reference Number	2640
  Death	2 Feb 1999	Glen Mills, Delaware County, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Burial	Concord Friends Cemetery, Concordville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	Ruth Mabee Edwards; 30 Mar 1911 - 25 Feb 1982; Charles David Edwards; 28 Dec 1914 - 2 Feb 1999
  Person ID	I2622	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Ruth Bentley Mabee,   b. 30 Mar 1911, Shanghai, China d. 25 Feb 1982, Orlando, Orange County, Florida (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1943	Maine   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Author E-Mail: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/numident/. [S493] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Url: https://www.fold3.com/. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, obit in The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 19 Mar 1982, Fri, Page 66. [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 75144718. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Maine Marriages, 1892-1996.