Born on Jan 5, 1887 to Lewis Elza Edwards and Anna Elizabeth Montgomery Edwards. Rev Elmer Howard Edwards passed away on Sep 9, 1961, at the age of 74 and was buried in Cumberland Sugar Creek Cemetery in Glenarm, Illinois, United States. Rev Elmer Howard Edwards was married to Lula Ethel Christenberry Edwards and had 4 children: Madge Isabelle Edwards Brewer, Rada Marie Edwards Wilson, Ora Rosetta Edwards Dearing, Ann Margaret Edwards Strode.