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Robert Montgomery Edwards

Robert Montgomery Edwards[1]

Male 1927 - 1999  (71 years)

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  • Name Robert Montgomery Edwards 
    Nickname Doc 
    Born 29 Jul 1927  Torrington, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Mar 1999  Bantam, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I627  Smithwick Family Tree | Howard Family
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2025 

    Family Caroline Isabel Murphy,   b. 23 Aug 1922, Bethlehem, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 2002, Litchfield, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1951  Litchfield, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Edwards-Murphy Marriage    		Edwards-Murphy Marriage
    (l-r: Donald and Annie (Howard) Murphy, Caroline and Robert Edwards, Mildred (Montgomery) and George Edwards)

  • Sources 
    1. [S885] Obituary - Robert "Doc" Edwards, (Republican-American).
      Robert M. Edwards
      Retired carpenter
      BANTAM -
      Robert M. "Doc" Edwards, 71, of Vanderpoel Ave., died Sunday, March 7, at Wolcott Hall Specialty Care in Torrington. He was the husband of Caroline (Murphy) Edwards.
      Mr. Edwards was born July 20, 1927, in Bantam, son of the late George L. and Mildred (Montgomery) Edwards. He was a descendent of the Bissell family, who helped settle Litchfield in 1727. He graduated from Litchfield High School and Cheshire Academy and attended American International College in Springfield, Mass. He played baseball for the Litchfield Cowboys. He was a member of the Bantam Fire Company for 45 ears and served as chief for 15 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War If, serving as a member of the medical personnel. He was one of the charter members of the American Legion Tyler-Stewart-Kubish Post 44, for which he served in many capacities over the years. He was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and served on the vestry at the time of the expansion of the church. He was formally employed as a carpenter and retired from PTC Aerospace in Bantam and Tru Value Hardware in Litchfield.
      Besides his wife of 48 years, he leaves a daughter, Diane Edwards Tanner of Bantam, and two granddaughters.
      Arrangements: Funeral 2 p.m.
      Wednesday at Rowe Funeral Home, 283
      Torrington Road, Litchfield. Burial: Bantam Cemetery. Calling hours 7 to 9 p.m.
      Tuesday at the funeral home.
      Contributions: Bantam Fire Company,
      P.O. Box 456, Bantam 06750, or Bantam American Legion Post 44 Monument Perpetual Care Fund, c/o Tyler-Stewart-Kubish Post 44, Bantam

    2. [S10] Social Security Death Index, (FamilySearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMJ9-6MK.

    3. [S402] Connecticut Vital Records, (https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/), https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/.