07/05/1930 – 06/06/2022
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Jean’s funeral service will be 11 A.M. Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Kingstree United Methodist Church. Burial will be private
Visitation
The family will receive friends and family at the church beginning one hour before the service time.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Kingstree United Methodist Church, 510 N. Longstreet Street, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Mrs. Jean LaCoste Edwins, 91, widow of William Aulton “Lefty” Edwins, Jr., died peacefully Monday, June 6, 2022, in Providence NE Hospital in Columbia, SC, a patient of Heart of Hospice.
Mrs. Edwins was born July 5, 1930, in Orangeburg, SC, the daughter of Edgar King LaCoste and Gertrude Bailey LaCoste. She was a graduate of Orangeburg High School and attended Limestone College and Columbia Business School. Jean and Lefty were married October 26, 1951, and had been married for over 62 years when he passed away. Jean was a homemaker when their children were young but worked at the Williamsburg County Library in later life. She also worked in the Lee County school system as a classroom assistant and library assistant. Jean enjoyed bridge, sewing and golf. She was a longtime member of Kingstree United Methodist Church who served the Lord gladly in many volunteer positions.
Surviving are: her daughter, Melissa Edwins Davis, of Irmo, SC; son, William Aulton “Chip” Edwins, III of Kingstree; granddaughter, Rachel Jean Davis of Irmo; grandson, William Parker Davis of Irmo; and great grandson, Thomas Aulton Davis of Irmo. In addition to her parents and her husband, Jean was preceded in death by her brother, James Harvey LaCoste.
Jean’s funeral service will be 11 A.M. Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Kingstree United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends and family at the church beginning one hour before the service time. Burial will be private. Memorials may be made to Kingstree United Methodist Church, 510 N. Longstreet Street, Kingstree, SC 29556. Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituaries page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.
With deepest sympathy 🕊.
So sorry to hear about Mrs. Jean. She was such a sweet person. I know she will be missed so much by all of her family.
Thinking of you and your family. Praying God will surround you with His peace and Love. ❤️❤️
Melissa, sending my deepest sympathy to you and your family in the loss of your precious Mother. I remember her so well when you all lived in Bishopville. May God give each of you comfort, peace and strength in the difficult days ahead. Sending love and prayers to all.
This is beautifully said and Jean is smiling at all these treasured remembrances. She was, and will remain to me, a very special friend (former sister-in-law, as I was married to her brother, Jim).
Her kindness and thoughtfulness to others set a fine example to those who cared to emulate. Smart, pretty, funny and talented, with a sharp mind for history and details. I loved her. She will be missed here, but I wish her Godspeed in her journey to reunite with husband Lefty, brother Jim and parents.
Miss Jean was always a bright spot in anyone’s day. I loved to chat with her because she was always informed about many of the goings-on in the community and the world. My mother, Millie, cherished her friendship and thoroughly enjoyed their hours of phone visits! They were best of friends and I’m thinking that they are both serving on a committee in heaven now. She will be truly missed.
Betty and LeRoy Ives our deepest condolences goes out to the family of Mrs. Jean we were in the same Sunday School Class she was thought a lot of by her peers such a humble and kind person she will be missed by all .
One beautiful soul. Rest well my neighbor. Back with your Lefty.. His biggest caught. My prayers are with her kids and grands that she loved dearly.
Losing a mother is like losing a part of one’s self. There’s an emptiness that only those who have lost a close relative can understand. I know memories will keep your mother close to you. I hope that time will ease your sorrow. May the love that surrounds you be a source of comfort at this time.
Another of Kingstree’s finest has departed this earth. Miss Jean was truly a unique character that I have known and loved all my life. We lived across the street from them and vacationed together when all of the children were young. She was always so sweet to us, and was especially close to our Mother, Virginia Gee. Miss Jean will be missed but, according to what I believe, she is now enjoying the riches of heaven with Mr. Lefty.
Praying !! Matt Bramlett
Melissa, I am so sorry to learn of the passing of Miss Jean. I have so many fond memories of her and your family. I enjoyed spending the night at your house and remember your mother’s fabulous cooking. Mama, Kelley and I will keep you all in our prayers.