Benjamin Edwards

July 15, 2010
Benjamin Edwards

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Benjamin Dawson Edwards, 73 of Wilmington son of the late Benjamin and Miriam Edwards passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010 at the age of 73.

He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Mary Freeman Edwards, sons and their wives Benjamin (Carmen), Stephen (Beverly) and Jerry, stepdaughters Charlie Simmons (Robbie) and Echo Haynes (Chris), and stepson Kenneth Hooks. Ben is also survived by his seven grandchildren, Christopher, Galen, Logan, Nicholas, Andrew, Stevan, and Troy, his sister Rebekah Byerly and brother James Edwards.

Ben was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 18, 1937. A talented artist, Ben hand carved and painted over 200 miniature circus wagons in his Pilot Brother’s Circus. These creations were exhibited at local senior citizen homes, libraries and museums.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, tonight at Wilmington Burial and Cremation Service. A funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial designations be made to the Rehabilitation and Wellness Pavilion at The Davis Community, 1011 Porters Neck Road Wilmington NC, 28411.

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Wilmington Burial and Cremation Service, 1535 S 41st Street, Wilmington, NC 28403 910.791.9099


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  • July 16, 2010
    Margaret Todd says:
    We wish to express our sympathies to Mary and her children in the death of Ben. We know his family will miss him very much.

  • July 17, 2010
    Michelle says:
    I work at the Target pharmacy where Mr. Edwards would always come in. He was always such a nice person and his stories were always such a joy to hear. I'm so sorry for the loss and we will surely miss him in Target.

  • July 19, 2010
    Royce and Susan Hagaman says:
    Mary, Royce and I were so sorry to hear about Ben's passing. We have his wonderful model of our hitch, and all of those horses are in heaven except for Sarah, so Ben will be with them now, too......Don and Paco, Rex and Jack, Janet, they are all there waiting for us, With Love, Royce and Susan

  • July 17, 2010
    Rebecca Westendorff says:
    Ben was a great man! He had a kind and loving heart and was very sweet to me and my family. I knew him as a patient for years and even after moving to Colorado 7 months ago, we still kept in touch. One of the circus miniatures he did was of my daughter Mary. He was quite talented! May God bless Ben and Mary and their family during the time.