This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: EDWARDS, STAHL, KIPP, SCHILMAN, SCHURTZ, HEFFERNAN, NAVARRE Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22457/mb.ashx Message Board Post: EDWARDS, Elizabeth K. "Betty" Died of complications of Parkinson's Disease on Tuesday, February 26, 2008, in Newbury Park, California, at the age of 88. Mrs. Edwards was born on December 2, 1919, in Battle Creek, Michigan, the youngest of six daughters of Ethel and Charles Stahl. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School and married Joseph F. Kipp shortly thereafter. Mr. Kipp served in World War II in the South Pacific and died from a service-related illness shortly after his return, leaving her with a baby daughter, Becky. In 1952, Mrs. Edwards married Louis W. ("Lou") Edwards, the managing partner of the Battle Creek office of Price Waterhouse & Company. Mr. Edwards had three children by a previous marriage, so they immediately had a family of four, and they soon added two more of their own. Both parents were devoted to all six children. Mrs. Edwards resided with Mr. Edwards at Gull Lake until his death in 1996 and moved to California in 2002 to live with her daughter, LuAnne, and her son-in-! law, Carl. She was very active in her church, the First Presbyterian Church in Richland and later, the Gull Lake Community Church, and many other social organizations, including the Ladies of the Lake and the Order of the Eastern Star. Her greatest pleasures, however, were the times she spent with her friends and family at Gull Lake. Always stylishly turned out, she particularly enjoyed dancing and singing, which she kept up until the end of her life. She is survived by her children, Becky K. Schildman of Jacksonville, Illinois, Stephen A. Edwards of Atlanta, Georgia, LuAnne Edwards Schurtz of Westlake Village, California; her step-children, Barbara Heffernan of San Diego, California, and Carolyn Navarre of Mountain View, Missouri; sixteen grandchildren and step-grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. Her step-son, L. Ward Edwards, preceded her in death. At the request of the family, friends may call after 5:00 PM Friday, March 7, 2008 at the FARLEY-ESTES & DOWDLE FUNERAL HOME 105 Capital Ave NE, Battle Creek where they will be received 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 8, 2008. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her name to Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent & Nursing Hospital, 2929 Theresa Drive, Newbury Park, CA 91320. Personal messages for the family may be placed at www.farleyestesdowdle.com. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 3/4/2008. (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.