Funeral services for Frank M. Edwards, 95, of Hettinger, ND will be Friday, March 18, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate and burial will follow at the Lodgepole Cemetery in Lodgepole, SD. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday morning. A Family service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the Funeral Home.

FRANK MILO EDWARDS was born on May 5, 1909 in Woodstock, MN to Milo and Edna (Clark) Edwards. He grew up in the Winfred, SD area and graduated from Winfred High School. He worked for his uncles Faye Clark near Strool, SD, and L.D. Clark near Lodgepole, SD. During the dust bowl years he found work in orchards near Yakima, Washington. Frank married Oleatha Nash on November 24, 1934 in Yakima, WA. Frank and Oleatha returned to South Dakota and in 1936 purchased the homestead of his grandfather Frank Clark. Frank and Oleatha farmed and ranched there until June of 2004, when they moved to Hettinger, ND.

Frank and Oleatha celebrated 70 years of marriage in November 2004, for which they were grateful. Frank enjoyed caring for this land and cattle and was known for a strong work ethic and honesty. He was a lifelong believer in education; promoting education for his children and serving on the local School Board and Township Board.
Frank M. Edwards passed away on Friday, March 11, 2005 at the Hillcrest Care Center in Hettinger.


Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Oleatha, of Hettinger; four sons, Warren (Doreen), of Olathe, KS, Earl (Mary Ellen), of Coraopolis, PA, Douglas (Patty), of Hazen, ND, and Wesley (Sharon), of Hettinger, ND ; 15 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; one sister Anna Muth, of Madison, SD and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Preceding Frank in death were his parents, four brothers and two sisters.
Memorials are preferred to the Hettinger Lutheran Church or the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, or a charity of the donor's choosing.