Mrs. Lois Rebecca Edwards, age 76, of Trion, GA, died Friday, January 8, 2016, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Edwards was born February 7, 1939, in LaFayette, GA, daughter of the late Rubin and Rebecca Witt Sosebee.  She was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and was a homemaker.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughters, Teresa Mitchell and Debbie Alexander; brothers, Carl Sosebee, Lonnie Sosebee, and Alfred Sosebee; sisters, Ann Williams, Fannie Brown, Mary Ruth Harris, Nell Durham, and Ruby Black; and grandsons, Brad Martin and Braden Martin.

Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband, Charles Edwards; son, Ray Mitchell; daughters, Becky Martin, Mary Ann White; brother, Ross "Bill" Sosebee; sisters, Margaret Westbrook, Betty Wilson; 5 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Edwards will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2016, from the Dry Valley Baptist Church with Rev. Denny Smith, Rev. Jimmy Weaver, and Rev. Steve Skates officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Doug Alexander, Brannon Martin, Charles Hubbard, Jon Mitchell, Billy Broome, and Doyle King.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Ladies Grace Sunday School Class of Dry Valley Baptist Church and the Staff of Amedisys Home Health Care.

Mrs. Edwards will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Sunday, January 10, 2016.  She will also be in state at Dry Valley Baptist Church from 10:30 A.M. until the hour of service on Monday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Lois Rebecca Edwards who died on Friday.