Obituary of Dan Hester Edmonds

Dan Hester Edmonds, 80, of Buckingham, Virginia was called to rest on Sunday, September 12, 2021. Dan joined the Slate River Baptist Church at a young age. He moved to New Jersey as a young man but returned to Virginia because he loved country life. He was a hand worker until he became disabled with health issues in recent years. Anyone who knows Dan, knows that he is a cowboy by heart. He has always had a passion for the Wild West and stories about cowboys.

Dan was born January 23, 1941 in Buckingham, Va to the late Rev. Lewis Edmonds and Lena Allen Edmonds. In addition to his parents, Dan was preceded in death by five brothers; Robert Edward Edmonds, James Lewis Edmonds, Earl Randolph Edmonds, Richard Otis Edmonds, and Samuel Lee Edmonds; three sisters, Mary Kate Booker, Gladys Louise McDonald, and Alice Edmonds Kyle.

Dan is survived by two daughters; Lendia Ford of Dillwyn, Va and JoAnn McCoy of New Jersey, two sons; Dan Edmonds, Jr. and David (Richard) of Buckingham, Va, Rosa Brookman (Clarence) of Ruckersville, Va, and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.