W Garnet (Camp) Edwards

1932 - 2017  (85 years)

• Name	W Garnet (Camp) Edwards
  Born	1932  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	2017	St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  	Burial in the spring.
  Obituary	Feb 2017	River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  	the website for Furlong-Jones Funeral Home
  	Obituary W. Garnet "Camp" Edwards 1932-2017 PLEASE NOTE! Due to the impending storm, the funeral service for Garnet Edwards will be held TONIGHT, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 7:30 pm from St. Paul The Apostle Roman Catholic Church, River Hebert instead of tomorrow. Please share...Thank You    William Garnet "Camp" Edwards, 85, of River Hebert, passed away at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on Monday, February 13, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.  Garnet was a son of the late Gerald and Mary (White) Edwards. Garnet was a coal miner and for many years worked on the Great Lake Boats, having retired in 1985.  He was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He enjoyed playing the guitar, attending Bingo and going to parties.  If you overheard "Here Here Now", you knew Garnet was nearby. He will be sadly missed by his children, Peter (Dawn), Debbie (Bruce) Hebert and Michael (Susan); six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; three step great grandchildren; his siblings, Leo (Eleanor) Edwards, Joyce (Fred) LeBlanc, Eleanor Nelson and friend, Bill, and Gary (Darlene) Edwards, many nieces, nephews and his close friends, Chris & Shoana O'Brien and his best friend, Bill White. Besides his parents, he was predeceased his wife, Betty (nee Doyle); by his sons, Ricky, and Lawrence "Butch", his grandsons Jason and Scotty and brothers, Joseph, Douglas, Reginald, Harvey, Donald, and Lewis. The family wishes to extends a special thank you to the doctors and nurses at Palliative Care of the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre for their compassion and care. Arrangements are under the care and guidance of  Furlong-JonesFuneral Home, Main Street, River Hebert (902-251-2877) from where a time of visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm.  A funeral service will be held at St. Paul The Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Thursday at 11 am.   Interment will take place in the St. Denis Cemetery in the Spring. Donations in memory of Garnet may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Sharing of memories and condolences may be sent to the family by visiting Garnet's online memorial at www.furlongjones.ca or through the funeral home facebook page.
  Occupation	coal miner  [1]
  Occupation	worker on the Great Lake Boats for many years, retiring in 1985  [1]
  Died	13 Feb 2017	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Upper Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I19930	Annette - Research
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Gerald Edwards,   b. 3 Jul 1906, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1987  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Margaret White,   b. 6 Apr 1912, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1995  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F8113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Doyle
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Peter Edwards   2. Debbie Edwards   3. Michael Edwards   4. Ricky Edwards,   d. Bef Feb 2017   5. Lawrence (Butch) Edwards,   d. Bef Feb 2017
  Family ID	F8115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S270] Obituary: Jones Funeral Homes, Furlong-Jones (River Hebert, Nova Scotia), obituary for W. Garnet "Camp" Edwards, February 13, 2017.