Dwain J. Edwards, Jr. passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
He was born March 24, 1947, in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Dwain Edwards, Sr. and Opal Hergenritter Edwards.
Dwain was a veteran of the US Air Force who worked at General Tire for 28 years. He was a fun-loving and compassionate man who always loved to help people. In his early life, he was tortured by his sisters. Dwain never spoke ill of anyone. He was a gifted storyteller who liked to fish, watch westerns, and camp out. He loved listening to the Beach Boys’ music and his favorite song of theirs was ”Wouldn’t it be nice”. He always loved talking about cars, especially a green GTO Judge and owned a White ’66 Thunderbird. In his free time, Dwain loved to build model airplanes and boats from all of the wars, WWI, WWII, and Vietnam.
Survivors include one daughter, Patty Duncan (Keith) of Jonesboro; one step-son, Josh Scott of Searcy; one step-daughter, Rachel Johnson of Cave City; three sisters, Barbara Grissom (Danny) of Pfeiffer, Donna Heitt (John) of Batesville, Priscilla Gordon (Dennis) of Edgemont; two grandchildren, Dallas Hess (Corine), Hannah Garrett (Colton), and six great-grandchildren, Jacob, Parker, Dustin, Hayven, Collyns, and Jensen.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ruby Gibbons Edwards; and his second wife, Shirley Edwards.
Visitation will be held Friday, April 26, 2024, from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the Roller-Crouch Funeral Home in Batesville.
Memorials may be made in his name to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 or to March of Dimes, Donation Processing Center, P.O. Box 18819, Atlanta, GA 31126.
