David Lee “Shine” Edwards, 88, of Richlands, husband of the late Bessie Davenport Edwards, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023.

Born in Onslow County, January 21, 1935, a son of the late Richard and Bessie Baysden Edwards, he had worked as a self-employed truck driver and drywall installer until his retirement.

Shine is survived by his son Jerry Lee Edwards and his wife Sherry of Pink Hill; 9 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Besides his wife, Bessie, and parents, he was predeceased by his 2 stepsons, Jimmy Jones and Larry Jones; his 3 step-daughters, Brenda Kennedy, Faye Beddard, and Patsy Shepard, his sister, Christine Branson, his half-sisters Gertrude Pierce and Rosa Muse; his brothers, Hoover Edwards, Ellis Edwards, Herman Edwards, and his half-brothers, Gardner Wiley and Odie Wiley.

Funeral services will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2023, in the West Richlands Holiness Church, 612 Luther Banks Rd., Richlands. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 p.m. until the time of the service. Graveside services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Edwards Family Cemetery.

Johnson Funeral Home, 210 West Hargett Street, Richlands is honored to help the Edwards family during this difficult time.