J. RICKY EDWARDS


EMERALD ISLE— John Ricky Edwards, 66, died Sunday evening, Aug. 11, 2013. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening in the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home with Dr. Reggie Rushing officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private burial will be held in Oakwood Cemetery, Louisburg.

Ricky was preceded in death by his father, James H. Edwards, Sr., and his brother, Ray Edwards. He was born and raised in Franklin County. He was an Army veteran and served in the Vietnam War.

Surviving: daughter, Monika (Chip) Plybon of Simpsonville, S.C.; mother, Cora Katie Edwards; brother Jimmy (Debbie) Edwards, all of Louisburg; and one grandson.

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg, www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.