Linda D. Edwards, 63, Nevada, Mo.

October 11, 1948  - May 9, 2012

    Linda D. Edwards, 63, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at her home in Nevada, Mo., following a lengthy illness. Graveside services were held Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Rosebank Cemetery in Mulberry, Kan. Ferry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorials suggested to Nevada Hospice c/o Nevada Regional Medical Center Foundation, 800 S. Ash, Nevada, Mo. 64772 or c/o Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada, Mo. 64772. You may view obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.
    Linda was born Oct. 11, 1948, in Hamburg. She married Phill E. Edwards Aug. 17, 1983, in the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church in Dederick, Mo.
    Linda was raised in Glenwood, by her grandparents George and Fern Milsap and graduated from Glenwood High in 1966. She moved to Kansas City in the early 1970s before coming to Vernon County in 1983. Linda was an LPN and worked in the nursing profession nearly 40 years. She was the first woman to serve in the Army National Guard in Lexington, Mo., in Company C 110th Engineers. She served a total of 16 years in the National Guard and Air Force Reserve before her retirement for medical reasons. She was a breast cancer survivor and was a member of the Lutheran Church in Glenwood.
    Linda was preceded in death by one brother, Roger. Survivors include her husband Phill; six children, Nancy McVay and husband Mark of Glenwood; Laura Fowler of Topeka, Kan.; Wayne Edwards and wife Kesha of Nevada; Kevin Edwards and wife Teresa of Stockton, Mo.; Sarah Arnold and husband Dustin of Sheldon, Mo.; and William Edwards of the home; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Judy Johansen and husband Gary of Iowa; Joann Brosnan of Sacramento, Calif.; Jeanette Gibbons; and Georgia Robertson; and several nieces and nephews.