Celebrating the life of Gladys M Edwards

Sunrise Sunset
September 18, 1938                           November 16, 2023

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Viewing 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Service 11:00 AM

*Cedar Hill Funeral Home Chapel

4111 Pennsylvania Avenue

Suitland, MD 20746

Obituary

Gladys M. Edwards was born on September 18, 1938, and departed this life peacefully on November 16, 2023. She was born to the late Neal Patterson II & Fannie Miller Patterson. Gladys enjoyed being a housewife and home maker always, having home projects to work on. She loved doing landscaping that always included having large rocks outside in the yard and driftwood with her designs. She also was the owner of a cloakroom at a private club in which she employed many family members throughout the years.

Gladys was married on the 28th of February 1958 to Billy T. Edwards. They met in Washington, DC on Longfellow Street, NW Washington, DC.  Three years later started a family having & raising two sons, Billy T. Edwards Jr a/k/a Thurman (wife, Angel) & Timothy Glenn Edwards.

She leaves the legacy of four grandkids. Crystal, Cameron, Portia & Derrick. With 7 great grandkids & one on the way. Cadori 18, Caiden 15, DeMarcus 7, DeMari 10, Cahmari 9 & Cashmere 7, Yahna 1, Narayah (due February 2024).

She was 1 of 12 siblings.

Living sibling: Hermenia Parker

Past siblings: Emmagene Harris, Virginia Watkins, Margaurita Reid, Evelyn Mayes, Oretha Johnson, Gerlena Callaham Trayham, Herbert, Jessie, Albert & Neal Patterson.

She also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, and close friends.

We appreciate the sacrifices and caring you have given us through the years past. We thank God for letting you stay with us these many years. We will deeply miss you & your beautiful smile.