Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMack Henry Scott EDWARDS Sr. 
Birth Date2 Feb 1918
Birth PlaceHighfill, Benton County, Arkansas
Death Date14 Aug 2006 Age: 88
Burial PlaceAmarillo, Randall County, Texas, Llano Cemetery
OccupationWWII Airman @ND LT, Received Three Medals And Two Distinguished Flying Cross Medals
Spouses
Birth Date1919
Birth PlaceCollinsville, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Death Date4 Apr 1962 Age: 43
Death PlaceAmarillo, Potter County, Texas
Burial PlaceAmarillo, Randall County, Texas, Llano Cemetery
FatherWilliam Harrison ROBIRDS (1855-1930)
MotherMartha Haley "Mattie" BERRY (1859-1946)
Family ID7581
Marr Date24 Oct 1943
Marr PlaceCanyon, Randall County, Texas
Notes for Mack Henry Scott EDWARDS Sr.
Mack Henry Scott Edwards, 88, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today in Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Mark Zimmerman of Paramount Terrace Christian Church officiating. Private burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mack Henry Scott Edwards was born Feb. 2, 1918, in Highfill, Ark., to Lee and Myrna Edwards. Mr. Edwards moved to Amarillo in 1928 and attended Amarillo public schools.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps on Sept. 29, 1941, and was discharged as an enlisted man in December 1942. He was then accepted as an aviation cadet with the Army Air Corps and was stationed for advanced training in Houston. He graduated from flight school in July 1943 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. During his military career, he spent 17 months in Burma, Assam, made 33 trips over the "Hump" and as a pilot, he also towed gliders and dropped paratroopers. Mr. Edwards received three medals and two Distinguished Flying Cross medals, which at the time was the highest honor from the U.S. Air Force.
He married Juanita Roberts on Oct. 24, 1943, in Canyon. She preceded him in death on April 4, 1962.
Mr. Edwards accepted the honorable discharge from military service in July 1945. He was an avid golfer, hunter and fisherman. He was named Amarillo City Municipal Golf Champion for 1947 and 1948. He turned professional in 1949 and gained membership into the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) in 1954. The PGA also certified Mr. Edwards as a Class A teaching professional. He was the head professional at golf courses in Los Alamos, N.M., and Odessa before becoming head professional at Amarillo Country Club from 1954 to 1960.
Mr. Edwards moved to Boulder, Colo., in 1960 and owned and operated golf courses in both Colorado and Arizona until his retirement in 1986. Mr. Edwards was a member of the Amarillo VFW, the "Hump" Pilots Association of America and the Amarillo Senior Citizens. He was lifetime member of the PGA and a 59-year member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a son, Scott M. Edwards Jr. of Amarillo; a daughter, Sue Soltis of San Antonio; a granddaughter, Kim McCune Jackson and husband Dean of Bastrop; a grandson, David McCune of Denver; a sister, Janie Edwards Wren of Denver; three nephews, John, Randy and Jay Wren of Denver; and three great-grandchildren, Jennifer, Maddie and Dawson.
The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Girls Town USA, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174 or the Presbyterian Children's Home, 3400 S. Bowie St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
The family will be at 2903 S. Taylor St.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 19, 2006
On Find A Grave.
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Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today in Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Mark Zimmerman of Paramount Terrace Christian Church officiating. Private burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mack Henry Scott Edwards was born Feb. 2, 1918, in Highfill, Ark., to Lee and Myrna Edwards. Mr. Edwards moved to Amarillo in 1928 and attended Amarillo public schools.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps on Sept. 29, 1941, and was discharged as an enlisted man in December 1942. He was then accepted as an aviation cadet with the Army Air Corps and was stationed for advanced training in Houston. He graduated from flight school in July 1943 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. During his military career, he spent 17 months in Burma, Assam, made 33 trips over the "Hump" and as a pilot, he also towed gliders and dropped paratroopers. Mr. Edwards received three medals and two Distinguished Flying Cross medals, which at the time was the highest honor from the U.S. Air Force.
He married Juanita Roberts on Oct. 24, 1943, in Canyon. She preceded him in death on April 4, 1962.
Mr. Edwards accepted the honorable discharge from military service in July 1945. He was an avid golfer, hunter and fisherman. He was named Amarillo City Municipal Golf Champion for 1947 and 1948. He turned professional in 1949 and gained membership into the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) in 1954. The PGA also certified Mr. Edwards as a Class A teaching professional. He was the head professional at golf courses in Los Alamos, N.M., and Odessa before becoming head professional at Amarillo Country Club from 1954 to 1960.
Mr. Edwards moved to Boulder, Colo., in 1960 and owned and operated golf courses in both Colorado and Arizona until his retirement in 1986. Mr. Edwards was a member of the Amarillo VFW, the "Hump" Pilots Association of America and the Amarillo Senior Citizens. He was lifetime member of the PGA and a 59-year member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a son, Scott M. Edwards Jr. of Amarillo; a daughter, Sue Soltis of San Antonio; a granddaughter, Kim McCune Jackson and husband Dean of Bastrop; a grandson, David McCune of Denver; a sister, Janie Edwards Wren of Denver; three nephews, John, Randy and Jay Wren of Denver; and three great-grandchildren, Jennifer, Maddie and Dawson.
The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Girls Town USA, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174 or the Presbyterian Children's Home, 3400 S. Bowie St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
The family will be at 2903 S. Taylor St.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 19, 2006
On Find A Grave.
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