LUCINDA ANNE EDWARDS

Thompsonville - Lucinda Anne (Cindy) Edwards, 58, passed away at 7:24 P.M. on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at her home.

Lucinda was born on June 23, 1961, in Centralia, IL, to Larry Dale and Deana Belle (Dahmer) Shaw.  She graduated from Johnston City High School, Class of 1979.  After graduation, she proudly served two years in the United States Army as a radio operator at Ft. Campbell, KY.  Cindy worked in the banking business for nearly 25 years.  For the past several years, she served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at South Porte Bank in Marion, IL.

Cindy was happily married to her husband, and high school friend, Danny Edwards.  They were married in Columbia, SC, March of 2014.  Together they shared a love of motorcycle riding, sometimes traversing hundreds of miles with only what would fit inside the bike's saddlebags.

Cindy was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, who will be missed greatly by each and every person whose life she shared.  She was preceded in death by her father, Larry Shaw.  She leaves behind her mother, Deana Shaw of Marion; husband, Danny Edwards of Thompsonville; three children - Crystie (Myers) Wright, Justin (and Callie) Smart, and Benjamin Smart, all of which reside in Marion; three grandchildren - Cadynce Wright, Wren Stefan, and Oliver Smart; two brothers - John Shaw of Belleville, and Floyd Shaw of Johnston City; nephews and niece, Ian, Simon and Claire Shaw; and many more extended family members and dear friends

Services will be held at 1:00P.M. on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Murman & Wilson Funeral Home in Johnston City.  Visitation will be from 11:00A.M. to 1:00P.M. on Saturday at the funeral home.  Military rites will be conducted by the Marion V.F.W., American Legion, and U.S. Army Honors Burial Team.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Legion, SIH Cancer Institute, or Southern Illinois Humane Society would be greatly appreciated.