Reba Edwards, 71, of Springfield died on July 24, 2023, at St. John’s hospital in Springfield.
Visitation was held on Friday, July 28, 4 - 7 p.m. at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. The funeral was held on Saturday, July 29, at 10 a.m. Burial was in Oak Wood cemetery in Greenfield. Kravanya Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Mrs. Edwards was born Jan. 10, 1952 in Litchfield to Hugh Campbell and Reba (Arnold) Campbell. She married Lyndell Edwards on May 1, 1976.
Mrs. Edwards graduated from Gillespie High School in 1970. She was passionate about education and attended Junior College at Clarke College in Newton, Mississippi. She later on graduated from Delta state University. She dedicated her life to teaching and making a difference in the lives of every student she taught. She spread her knowledge and passion for Christian education by participating in seminars for an accredited Christian curriculum during her teaching career. She retired from teaching in 2015 and continued her passion to exercise her love for others and education as a paraprofessional in a school for children with special needs until moving to Springfield in 2020.
Mrs. Edwards was a devout Christian and exercised her faith through her teaching and the life she lived out each and every day. She was nominated for Disney’s teacher of the year by five different students during her teaching career.
Mrs. Edwards was a member of East View Baptist Church in Springfield. She could be found on any given day making flower arrangements for her loved ones who had passed, friends, and family members. She would spend countless hours decorating bulletin boards and making her classroom one of a kind each and every year. She also enjoyed cooking and baking for her friends and family.
In addition to her Husband she is survived by her daughter, Ramae Edwards; grandchildren, James Fridley and Nova Fridley.
Reba was preceded in death by her parents; brothers-in-law Charles Kepler, Danny, Dale and Dean Edwards
Memorials are suggested to the Indian Creek Southern Baptist Christian School.
