George Dwayne Edwards

George Dwayne “Pappy” Edwards, 74, of McKeesport, formerly of Scenery Hill, died at 2:30 a.m. on the Sabbath, Saturday, October 14, 2017, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness.
He was born December 11, 1942, in Wheeling, W.Va., a son of the late George and Esther Edwards.
Mr. Edwards worked as a bus driver for Head Start and was a member of Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He loved to play cards, gardening, enjoyed tinkering with things and loved to help people.
On May 1, 1964, he married Thelma Sayre, who survives. Also surviving are a son, George Dwayne (Angela “Angel”) Edwards III of Scenery Hill; two daughters, Melissa L. Jefferson of McKeesport and Esther Shoemaker of Elizabeth; and seven grandchildren, George Dwayne Edwards IV, Carrie Ann Edwards, Randy Allen Jefferson, John Travis Jefferson, Andrew Joseph Jefferson, John Shoemaker Jr. and Dean Shoemaker. Several great-grandchildren also survive.
At the request of the deceased, all services will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Warco-Falvo Funeral Home Inc., Wilson at East Katherine avenues, Washington, S. Timothy Warco, supervisor/director, Susan Falvo Warco, director, S. Timothy Warco II, director. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of Warco-Falvo Funeral Home Inc., 336 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301.
Condolences may be expressed at www.WarcoFalvoFuneralHome.com.