Mrs. Louise “Laura” Alligood Edwards, age 68, a resident of 456 Moores Beach Road, Chocowinity, passed Tuesday evening, October 18, 2016.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM on Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Chapel of Paul Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington, conducted by Russell Bell.

Burial will follow in the Edwards Family Cemetery. James Edwards III, Jesse Ray Edwards, Howard Bellah Jr., Art Sparks, Randell Sparks Jr. and Donald Miller will serve as pallbearers.

Mrs. Edwards was born in Beaufort County on May 14, 1948, daughter of the late Elijah Plum Alligood and Lillian Mae Randolph Alligood. She was married to James T. Edwards Sr. who preceded her in death on February 6, 2012. Mrs. Edwards was a homemaker and a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Simpson.

She is survived by her children: James T. “J.T.” Edwards Jr. and wife Christy, Marie Sparks and husband Randy, all of Vanceboro, Lynn McKeel and husband Donald of Grantsboro and Lisa Briley and husband Russell of Bethel; her sisters: Myrtle Hodges of Washington, Alice Powell of Pitt County, Geneva Beacham and Doris Edwards, both of Chocowinity; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by a grandson: Christopher Edwards; two sisters: Brenda Alligood and Melinda Gail Banks and three brothers: Stancil Alligood, Michael Brown “Doodlebug” Alligood and Larry Wayne Alligood.

The family will receive friends 6:30-8:30 on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington.

Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Edwards family.