- Date Of Birth: Sept.ember 12, 1926
- Date Of Death: December 3, 2009
- State: Illinois
A. Thomas Edwards, 83, of Troy, Ill., born Sept. 12, 1926, in St. Louis, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill.
Tom and his family moved to Alton, Ill., in the early 1940’s and later to Collinsville, Ill. He retired from the Triad School District in 1988 having worked at the Molden School as custodian. He had worked for the city of Troy, served as a volunteer firefighter and was an avid Cardinals fan.
Tom was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, being drafted out of high school between his junior and senior years. He served on three hospital ships, U.S. Rensler, U.S. Republic and the Louis Milne, crossing the Pacific three times returning injured servicemen to the States for treatment.
He was a member of Friedens United Church of Christ, having served on the church council and several committees. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Thomas and Ethel Janice, nee Savin, Edwards; and a brother, Robert Edwards.
Surviving are his wife, Wilma, nee Schurman, Edwards whom he married on May 14, 1949; a daughter, Linda (Bill) Ingersoll of Troy; a grandson, Brian (Megan) Ingersoll of Edwardsville; sister-in-law, Margene Edwards of Highland; and many nieces and nephews.
