The Daily Oklahoman 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
September 23, 2007

Eunice C. (Burch) Edwards was born to Charles Allen and Lena Pearl (Hart) Burch, on April 9, 1921, at the Hart Homestead, east of Geary, OK. She passed away on September 20, 2007, at Parkview Hospital, El Reno, OK, at the age of 86. Eunice attended school in Geary and graduated from Greenfield High School in 1937. She later graduated from SWOSU in Weatherford with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Education in 1946. Eunice then received her Master's Degree in Elementary Education specializing in Reading from UCO in Edmond, OK. She taught 1st and 2nd grade at John Glenn Elementary in Oklahoma City for 19 years. Eunice was the dorm mother at OCU Walker Hall for 7 1/2 Years. She was a member of UMW and a member of Ridgecrest United Methodist Church and an associate member of the Geary United Methodist Church, and attended the Hinton UMC.

Survivors include son, Eddie Edwards of OKC, OK; daughter, Laurie C. Brough and husband, John of Geary, OK; 6 grandchildren, Eileen Johnson and husband, Jeremy of Pryor, OK, Sarah Crockett and husband, Brian of Marlow, OK, Emily C. Edwards-Brough of Geary, OK, Brendan Brough of Geary, OK, Philip Brough of Butler, NJ, Kris Cronhelm and husband, Theo of England; 2 great grandchildren, Katy Ann Crockett of Marlow, OK, and Stephen Cronhelm of England; 1 cousin, Benton Hart of Warr Acres, OK; as well as several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Eunice was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Allen and Lena Pearl Burch; 2 brothers, John and Paul Burch; 1 sister, Iva Miller; 2 nieces, Dorothy McCoy and Opal Buser ; and nephew, Ralph Miller. Memorial donations may be made in Eunice's memory to Geary First United Methodist Church, Geary, OK.

Services: Ridgecrest United Methodist Church, Wednesday, 3:00 pm, September 26, 2007, at N.W. 25th and Portland, OKC, OK, and Saturday, September 29, 2007, 11:00 am, First United Methodist Church, 321 W. Main in Geary, OK. Officiating: Dr. James Hill and Rev. Karen Slater. Burial: Geary Cemetery, Geary, OK, September 29, 2007, services under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Geary, OK.

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