Delores Geyen Edwards was born on November 13, 1941 to the union of Calvin Geyen and Ida Adams Geyen in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She departed this life on Jan. 21, 2022 in Tomball, TX.

Mrs. Edwards lived most of her adult life in Lake Charles, LA. She was a 1959 graduate of W.O. Boston High School and a 1963 graduate of McNeese State University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Education. Throughout her working years, she was employed by the Lake Charles Housing Authority, Vista Chemical Company, and Delta Technical College.

Mrs. Edwards was a lifelong member of the Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. She served faithfully in many capacities at the church she loved. She taught Sunday School for over 30 years and will be remembered as a gifted Bible teacher. She served as an assistant superintendent and superintendent of the Sunday School, and as a deaconess.

She was united in Holy Matrimony to Lewis Edwards on December 14, 1978.

Mrs. Edwards was a kind and gentle woman of God, who loved to study the Bible. She was an avid reader and loving homemaker. Her home was always one in which guests felt cared for and welcomed. Most importantly to her family, she was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Edwards, Jr.; parents, Calvin and Ida Geyen; and brother, Calvin Geyen, Jr.

Her memory will be cherished by her daughter, Rachel Edwards August; son-in-law, Craig August; granddaughters, Juliet and Justine August; nephew, Myron Geyen, as well as a host of family and friends.

Viewing will be held on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 10:00 to 10:45 a.m., and funeral service at 11:00 a.m., at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Combre Memorial Park under the direction of King's Funeral Home.

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