Ailene Ann Edwards, 77 of Marie, went home to be with our Lord and her sons, Chester "Chet" and George, Jr. on Friday September 2, 2016 at her home after a sudden illness.

Born October 5, 1938 at Pence Springs, WV she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mildred Eggleston Fox.

Ailene was a homemaker and member of Fairview Baptist Church at Forest Hill. She was an active member in the Mary Martha Circle at the church, as well as the Ballengee Farm Club, the Red Hat Society and the Marie Friendship Club. Ailene enjoyed doing for others and loved people as they loved her. She and her husband had retired back to Summers County in 1999.

She was preceded in death by her two sons, Chester "Chet" and George H. Jr. Edwards and also by a brother, Richard Fox.

Survivors include her husband of 59 years, George H. "Sonny" Edwards; one sister, Deborah Owens of Marie; five grandchildren, Nathan, Charles, Zachary and Raleigh Edwards and Rebecca Sumner; four great grandchildren, Elizabeth, Brody, Audrey and Brianna; two daughters-in-law, Ida Edwards of Beckley and Anita Edwards of Hagerstown, MD.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday September 10, 2016 at Fairview Baptist Church at Forest Hill with Pastor Mike McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the church.

Pallbearers will be; Tim Lilly, Rudy Allen, Jeff Young, David Keatley, Darrell Allison and Roy Cooper.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.