Annis Jane Edwards

Annis Jane Stigall Edwards, 72, went to meet her Lord on September 16, 2013 at her home in North Port, Florida. She was born on July 30, 1941 to Ernest and Helen (Pyeritz) Stigall in Indianapolis, Indiana. There, she was a 1959 graduate of ArsenalTechnicalHigh School. Together with her husband, Robert a Chaplain who retired from the Navy, she lived twice on the island of Cyprus, Turkey, England, Hawaii and in Virginia (twice), Illinois, California, Maryland (twice), and Nevada. She served as a pastor's wife at the EllistonBaptistChurch, Dry Ridge, Kentucky; FirstBaptistChurch, Carlisle, Kentucky; WaldronBaptistChurch, Waldron, Indiana and ParksideBaptistChurch, Columbus, Indiana. Out of 26 years as a Navy wife, Annis served 13 years as a Navy civilian worker where she received numerous awards of recognition while working in Top Secret work. During the Greek-Turkish civil war in 1964, with only a 30 minute notice she was evacuated from Cyprus to Beirut with her 16 month old daughter and while eight months pregnant. At age 14, Annis had pioneer open heart surgery at the Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. She was also a survivor of Polio which kept her bedfast for one year. She was a determined person who never complained, and one who never allowed adversity to keep her from achievement. Annis and Robert were married in Indianapolis in 1961 and just celebrated their 52nd anniversary. Over the years she has held many positions at churches, chapels, summer camps, and mission trips in which she was involved. In 2004, she was active at NorthPort, Kissimmee, and Pensacola, Florida working in Hurricane Disaster Relief work with the Southern Baptist Convention. Annis was a member of the First Baptist Church in Port Charlotte, Florida where she has many wonderful friends. Annis loved the outdoors where they often went camping, living in and visiting foreign countries and experiencing all but two of our states. Out of nine years overseas, her favorite place in living was London, England. Annis is survived by her husband Robert Edwards, her daughter Laura (Scott) Chestnut and her children, Jason Walker and Kara Walker of Flower Mound, Texas; son Timothy (Eunjung) Edwards and their children Daniel and David of Cordova, Tennessee; and son Philip (Amy) Edwards and their son Gabriel of Lutz, Florida. Her brother, George (Maxine) Stigall, lives in Greenwood, Indiana. Annis is also survived by three brother and sister in laws, cousins, nieces and nephews and many friends. Visitation at the Farley Funeral Home in North Port will take place from 7:00-9:00PM on Wednesday, September 18, 2013. A funeral service will take place at the First Baptist Church, Port Charlotte at 12:30PM on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Burial will be held in the MarionNationalCemetery in Marion, Indiana. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, c/o FirstBaptistChurch in Port Charlotte. To send condolences visit www.farleyfuneralhome.com. Visitation Information Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Farley Funeral Home - North Port Address: 5900 South Biscayne Drive, , North Port, FL, 34287 (941) 426-2880 | Map Service Information Date: Thursday, September 19, 2013 Time: 12:30 pm First Baptist Church of Port Charlotte Address: 20035 Quesada Avenue, , Port Charlotte, Florida, 33952 | Map Cemetery Information Marion National Cemetery Address: , , Marion, Indiana, | Map