Funeral services for Mrs. Dimples Kelly Edwards age 90 of Milledgeville will be conducted Tuesday, September 27,2022 at 2 P.M. in the Historic Sanctuary of The First United Methodist Church in Eatonton with Rev. David Wofford officiating. Interment will follow in Eatonton Memorial Park. The family will receive friends in the church from 1 P.M. until the service hour.
A native of Eatonton Georgia (Putnam County), Evelyn Dimples Kelly Edwards, born December 30, 1931 to the late Lewis Harrison Kelly, Sr. and Lillie Grace Layson Kelly, grew up in Eatonton Georgia and raised her family in Milledgeville, Georgia. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Milledgeville.
Dimples attended Georgia State College for Women (GSCW). She was first soprano in the A Capella Choir directed by Max Noah. After college, Dimples moved to Atlanta working in insurance and joining Pierce Harris’ First United Methodist Church Choir as first soprano under the direction of Harry Armstrong.
Dimples was a banker, bookkeeper, and office manager in hospitality management with Holiday Inn (retired) and Continuing Education at the Georgia College for many years after retirement.
She drew portraits in charcoal, and her proudest piece is a portrait of former Georgia Senator Carl Vinson which resides on the USS Carl Vinson and also on display in the Vinson Memorial Library in Milledgeville.
She was a delightful spirit and had an infectious smile. She always placed others first. She made life beautiful for us, and we love her for that.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers “Loyd” Lewis Harrison Kelly, Jr., and “Fred” Fredrick Lamar Kelly. Survivors include husband George Bobby Edwards of 69 years; son George Randy Edwards (Wanda) of Milledgeville; daughter Ana Maria Edwards of Milledgeville; grandson Harlan Walter Edwards of Macon; three great grandchildren, Rachel, Ashley Marie and Perrin; sister, Dorothy Kelly Shaw, of Eatonton; and several nieces and nephews.
Flowers are encouraged and welcome or donations may be made to the Georgia College Music Department, Campus Box 66, GCSU, Milledgeville, GA 31061.
Express online condolences at www. williamsfh.net Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Milledgeville in charge of arrangements.