Jimmie Dwight Edwards

Services for Jimmie Dwight Edwards will be held Sunday, August 19, 2018, at 4 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Thomas Edwards and Rev. David Richardson officiating.  Burial will follow in Henry’s Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County.  Visitation will be held Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.   Mr. Edwards, 82, died Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Neshoba County General Hospital.  A native and longtime resident of Neshoba County, he formerly worked for several years as radio dispatcher for the Sheriff’s Department and Philadelphia Police Department, and also as a security guard at U. S. Motors.  He retired from the U. S. Army as a Master Sergeant.  Mr. Edwards was a member of Henry’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Glenda Edwards of Philadelphia; son, Thomas Lee Edwards (Christie) of Ruston, LA; daughter, Chris “Cissie” Edwards of Philadelphia; granddaughters, Meredith and Amelia Edwards; sisters, Janie Blount of Philadelphia, Roma Grimes of Union, Linda Gully of Union; and brother, Ben Edwards of Philadelphia; numerous nieces, nephews and their families. Mr. Edwards was preceded in death by parents, J. V. and Lizzie Edwards; and brother, David Edwards. Pallbearers are Bob Benson, Sam Tingle, Scooter Tingle, Gray Edwards, Joey Blount and Dee Edwards. In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials be made to Shriners Hospital For Children in Shreveport, LA, or charity of choice.