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Mr.George Emmitt Edmonds of Guntersville Passed away Friday February 3,2012 at Marshall Medical Center North.He was 89.Mr.Edmonds was born June 20,1922 in Marshall County,Al. to George Emmitt & Willie Mae Keaton Edmonds Sr..He was a veteran of World War II in tghe U.S. Army.He was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service.Mr.Edmonds also served as a draft board member during the Viet Nam war.He was also an active member of the First Baptist Church in Arab and a member of the Georgia Mountain Fire Department..
Mr. Edmonds was preceded in death by his parents.Wife;Mary Jo Edmonds.Son;Joey Edmonds.Brother;Oneal Edmonds & Sister;Lela Edmonds.
He is survived by children;Wen Edmonds of Arab,Al. & Becky(Richard) Claburn of Ooltewah,Tn..Brother;Hugh Edmonds of Virginia.Sistger;Virginia Throckmorton of Florida.Grandchildren;Josh Claburn.Rachel(Johnny) Coleman,Audrey Coleman & Wyatt Coleman.
Funeral services will be held Monday February 6,2012 at Carr Funeral Home"Chapel In The Pines". Interment will follow with military honors at Crestview Cemetery in Guntersville,Al. Rev. Paul Murphy will officiate
