Edith Heywood Edwards

EDWARDS, Edith H. Edith Heywood Edwards, 61, a longtime resident of Hartford, died Friday Nov. 12, 2010 at Avery Heights in Hartford. Born in New York City, NY, on Feb. 22, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Robert L. Edwards and the late Rev. Dr. Sarah Alexander Edwards. In recent years Edith has resided at Immanuel House ? founded by her father when pastor at Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford. In 2010 she moved to Avery Heights. She is survived by her brother, the Rev. James D. Edwards of Fort Gratiot, MI, and her nephew Lansing Edwards of Brookville, OH. She was especially close to her cousin Linda Alexander of Hartford, CT. Her uncle Prof. Heywood Alexander and his wife Bea of Hanover, NH, her cousins, aunts and uncles, and several close friends also survive her. Edith was a graduate of Hartford Secretarial School, certified in medical and business shorthand, and was employed by several doctors in the Hartford area. She later discovered the beauty of poetry and considered it one of God?s gifts to her. As an adult student at Hartford College for Women, she graduated class 1982, with an Associate Degree in Art History. She was a student speaker at graduation and read one of her original poems. Over the years she actively volunteered her talents to the American Red Cross. She also developed a talent in scrapbooking and collecting inspirational mementos. Edith truly felt blessed to have had a good and fulfilling life. She would be honored if others would do acts of kindness in her memory. She requested that special thanks be given to her caretakers who provided excellent care while she was a resident at Avery Heights Station One Sub-acute unit. She would also like to thank Vitas Hospice of Glastonbury for their caring and love. Donations in her memory may be made to Immanuel Congregational Church United Church of Christ, 10 Woodland St. Hartford, CT 06105 or Avery Heights, Development Office, 705 New Britain Ave. Hartford, CT 06106. Edith?s life will be celebrated with a memorial service in the chapel at Immanuel Congregational Church on Wednesday, Nov. 17th at 11:00a.m. Edith will be interred next to her parents in Randolph, NH.

Edith Heywood Edwards

February 22, 1949 - November 12, 2010