M R H E R B E R T A L V IN E D N E Y , III, son ol th e la te H erbert Edney, II and H elen M. Tanksley, was born D ecem b er 3 0 ,1 9 3 3 in Richm ond County, G eorgia. H e entered into H eaven on Thursday, N ovem ber 3, 2 0 0 9 a t the U niversity H ospital in Augusta, Georgia. H e joined the St. M ark M ethodist Church and at an early age, he understood the love ol God and accep ted G od as his personal savior. H e was educated at C raig Elem entary and A tlantic City M iddle and two ijears ol High School, he graduated Irom Lucy C. Laney Class ol 1971. H e attended Paine C ollege lor two years. H e retired Irom A ugusta Y D C alter thirtyUour years ol service. H e was m arried to A lb erta Cunningham Edney. To this union, one son was born. H e is survived by: w ile, A lb e rta C unningham Edney; one son, H erbert A Edney, IV ol A ugusta, G A ; mother, H elen M. Tanksley ol A ugusta, G A ; sister, Ja n ice G ilbert, ol A ugusta, G A brother Patrick Tanksley ol Lithonia, GA; father~in" law, Mr. W illie Cunningham ; brothers-in-Jaw , B ern ard Cunningham and Emmanuel (Connie) Cunningham; uncle, Rev. Sam Tanksley (Jean); aunts, Patricia Tanksley ol Lithonia, G A and Jo y ce C lyburn ol Augusta, G A ; and a host ol nieces, nephews and friends. Q ^tdeA / a p (^e/(A M ce/ Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Dunn, Presiding P r e lu d e ........ M ill e d g e K y 1er P ro cession al Scrip tu res & P r a y e r ............................ Rev. N a th a n i el D u mi O ld eorge B ailey D eran t Sm itk ( ffana tau\y (^aM &ea/ve^s/ Ken ny Stalling C arlton Jackson A lo n/.o H e n d e rs o n M aurice C arp en ter R.oy Jo k n so n Count your garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall Count your days by the golden hours, don't remember doubt at all ( 'own the night by stars, not shadows, count your life by smiles, not tears ( 'aunt the rainbows, not the raindrops, count your life by friends, not years. ckmuA.tleclqesmesvt/ lie (amill) expresses tkeir w arm an d sincere g ra titu d e to all w ko kave. hew n main) loving w ays to express acts o{ kindn ess d u rin g tk e d em ise o( >11 loved one. Y our calls, (lowers, cards, p ray e rs a n d w ords o( com lort w ill alw a y s lie rem em bered. W e w ill (orever k e e p y o u in our p ray ers. ~ T k e Family Services Entrusted To ( )(/tllUwvS' (ffame/, (^fno. 1765 M artin L utker King, Jr. B oulevard - A ugusta, G eorgia 706.722.5551 2 9 4 5 O ld Tobacco R oad - 1lepkzikah, G eorgia 706.792.1005 D esign/Printing By: Augusta Blueprint (706) 722-6488