Of Newark (formerly of Bayonne); on Saturday, October 24, 2009; son of the late Mollie (Boothe) and Grover Edwards; beloved father of Grover Jr., Renee, Colin, Joseph, Scott (Joyce) and the late Preston Edwards; loving grandfather (Pop-Pop) of Billena, Joyce, Alyssa, Raven, Colin, Khalil, and Chelsea; great-grandfather of Nicoles; dear brother of Doris, and Douglas Edwards, and the late Herman and David Edwards, and Greta Curry; special friend to Henry Smith; also survived by a host of loving nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements were by the MIGLIACCIO Funeral Home. Interment, Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, N.J.