William “Sonny” Claude Edwards, 85, of Morgan County’s Union Hill Community, passed away at Shepherd’s Cove Hospice on Tuesday afternoon, November 10, 2026. He was born in Morgan County, Alabama, on October 27, 1941, to William B. Edwards and Catherine Dicie Fullerton Edwards. Sonny and his wife, Thelma Martin Edwards, spent more than 56 years together before she passed away in September. He worked at Sunbeam Bakery in Huntsville, Alabama, as a culinary associate.
Sonny loved the outdoors and animals, especially dogs, cats, goats and horses. Hunting, fishing and lighting small brush fires were among his favorite pastimes. He also enjoyed browsing local flea markets and yard sales and taking trips to neighboring Tennessee and Mississippi.
Sonny’s survivors include his daughters, Pamela J. Traylor, Rita Jean Warren (David) and Melissa Magno; his sister, Glenda Nell Bailey; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Edwards; his sons, Chris Malone and Keith Edwards; his brother, Frank Edwards; and his sisters, Evelyn Giers and Linda Gail Pickard.
Services are scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Brindlee Mountain Chapel in Morgan City. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11:00 a.m., with Randy L. Blakely officiating. Burial will follow at Lipscomb Cemetery in Lacey’s Spring. Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel / Brindlee Mountain Chapel is assisting with arrangements.
