Earlen W. Edwards, age 80, of O'Fallon, IL, died at 5:00 a.m. Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Swansea Rehab Center in Swansea, IL. She was bornMay 11, 1935 in Burnsville, NC, the daughter of the late Taylor and Winnie (Silvers) Wheeler. She married Willie James Edwards September 28, 1971 in Baltimore, MD.

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Earlen W. Edwards, age 80, of O'Fallon, IL, died at 5:00 a.m. Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Swansea Rehab Center in Swansea, IL. She was born May 11, 1935 in Burnsville, NC, the daughter of the late Taylor and Winnie (Silvers) Wheeler. She married Willie James Edwards September 28, 1971 in Baltimore, MD.

She is survived by 2 children: Patricia Ann Brown (and her husband Dominic Pizzuto) of Damascus, MD, and Winnie (Kevin) Kenney of O"Fallon, IL; and 6 grandchildren: Mallory Goff, Brittany Goff, Nathan Brown, Liam Kenney, Heather Kenney, and Anya Kenney. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie James Edwards and a brother, Raymond Wheeler.

Mrs. Edwards was a hairdresser and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of O'Fallon, IL.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2015 at St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church in O'Fallon.