DR. RICHARD C. EDWARDS (Captain, USN retired) died November 28, 2023 in Clearwater, FL. He was born December 5, 1932 in Beech Bottom, WV to Guy and Edith (Cunliffe) Edwards. He had a BS degree from Bethany College, a DDS from University of Pittsburgh, and became a Diplomat of the American Board of Periodontology following training at University of California, San Francisco. He was predeceased by his parents and his first wife Nancy (Wells) from Wellsburg, WV and mother to their four surviving children: Dr. Richard W. (Lynne) Edwards of Hershey, PA, David G. (Jacque) Edwards of St. Petersburg, FL, Suzanne E. (Michael) Patrick of Palm Harbor, FL and Thomas V. (Dawn) Edwards of Davenport, IA. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. David G. (Linda) Edwards of Wellsburg, WV, four grandchildren, and his current wife Mary Ann, and her children, Frank Calvin Lewis and Harold Flanigan Lewis, and their children and grandchildren. He will be interred at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Clearwater FL. National Cremation Society.
