DUNDEE, Ky. — Joseph Christopher “J.C.” Edge, of Dundee, entered in to his eternal reward with his family by his side on Aug. 9, 2018. J.C. was born on Aug. 13, 1939, to the late Emer and Blanche (Wimsatt) Edge of Whitesville.
J.C. was of the Catholic faith and a member of St. John the Baptist Church in Fordsville. In 2004, J.C. was a recipient of the Sophia Award for being an outstanding Senior Citizen, from the Diocese of Owensboro. He was a 55 year member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 633, in Owensboro. J.C. was an avid “coon” and deer hunter and enjoyed his time outdoors with his family and friends. He loved his Rocky Mountain horses, especially his horse Rocky. J.C. didn’t know a stranger and loved to talk and cut up with people.
J.C. was preceded in death by a child; a grandson, Jesse Dwayne Edge; other grand/great-grandchildren; two brothers in their infancy; a brother, Jewel Edge; and sisters, Mary Ellen Wink and Dorothy Crisp.
J.C. will be lovingly missed and remembered by his wife of 60 years, Maggie (May) Edge; their four sons, Byron (Judy) Edge, of Dundee, Steve (Martha) Edge, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky, Mark (Jennifer) Edge, of Dundee, and Denny (Joella) Edge, of Dundee; and his sisters, Marie Schoenemann, of Wisconsin, and Lynn Boarman, of Owensboro. J.C. will also be greatly missed by his grandchildren, Kevin Edge, of Utica, Amy Haywood, of Fordsville, Allie Guill, of Paducah, Stephen Edge, of Beaver Dam, Kate Edge, of Beaver Dam, William Edge, of Belton, Kentucky, Emily Edge, of Central City, Kentucky, Anthony Edge, of Dundee, Tacia Slack, of Beaver Dam, Melanie Domerese, of Lewisport, Kentucky, and Chris Sosh, of Lewisport, as well as his great-grandchildren, spouses of his grandchildren, special nephews and nieces, and other family members and friends.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at St. John the Baptist Church in Fordsville. Private burial will be at a later date. Visitation is from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday with prayers at 7:30 p.m. and from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Monday at Geary Funeral Home, Fordsville. Donations may be made in the form of masses said for J.C. to St. John the Baptist Church or to Hospice of Ohio County.