Deborah Mumma Edwards - Marin Independent Journal 4/13/2003
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Passed away on January 22, 2003, at home in Ross. Beloved wife of Josselyn Y. Edwards; loving mother of James H. Edwards of Sonoma, Stanley Edwards Solomon of San Francisco, and Lucy Phillips-Edwards of Ashland, OR; caring mother-in-law of Deborah A. Edwards, Charles I. Solomon, and James J. Phillips; cherished grandmother of Ashley, James, and Emily Edwards, Sophie and Joseph Solomon, and Noah Phillips-Edwards. Daughter of the late Stanley N. Mumma and Anna E. Davis Mumma of Lancaster, PA; beloved sister of Lucy M. Lord of Wellesley, MA; and loving aunt to eleven nieces and nephews in the Lord and Edwards families. Deborah was born March 10. 1934, in Lancaster, PA. She attended the Shippen School for Girls, and graduated from The Madeira School in 1951 and Bradford Junior College in 1953. She married Josselyn Y. Edwards on April 24, 1954, and they soon moved to Wayzata, MN. In 1968, the Edwards family moved to Ross, CA. Deborah was active in the Ross-Brookwood Guild of Sunny Hills Children's Garden, and the Marin Charitable Association. Deborah loved the arts. Having spent a good part of her formative years in movie houses, Deborah was respected as the authority on cinema old and new. She also loved the theater, especially Broadway musicals. Deborah greatly enjoyed traveling with Josselyn around the world during their forty nine years together, and she equally enjoyed holding court with him at local coffeehouses with friends. Her greatest joy was being with her grandchildren, and all children. Her humor, wit, kindness and love captivated everyone she knew, and for that we will always remember her. Friends and family are invited to a Memorial Service on Wednesday, January 29, at 10 AM at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Belvedere. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Stephen's Church Arts Camp, or Homeward Bound of Marin.
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Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Monday Jan 27, 2003
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Deborah Edwards, 68, of Ross Calif., formerly of Wayzata, Minn., and Lancaster, Pa. died of natural causes Wednesday at home. A homemaker, she enjoyed the arts and theater, spending much of her youth in Lancaster’s movie houses. She also enjoyed Broadway musicals. With her husband, she enjoyed traveling around the world and chatting with friends in the local coffeehouses.
Mrs. Edwards attended the former Shippen School for Girls and graduated from Maderia School in 1951and Bradford Junior College in 1953.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Stanley N. and Anna E. Davis Mumma. She was married 49 years to Josselyn Y. Edwards.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a son, James H., married to Deborah A. Edwards of Sonoma, Calif.; and two daughters, Stanley, married to Charles Solomon of San Francisco, and Lucy Phillips-Edwards, married to James J. Phillips of Ashland, Calif.; six grandchildren; and a sister, Lucy M. Lord of Wellesley, Mass.