~ IN MEMORY ~
NWA pilot/Lt. Col. Harold Moultrie
"Bubba" Edwards, Jr., USAF (Ret.)
October 17, 1946 -
April 10, 2023
Notice of passing…..Lt. Col. Edwards joined
Northwest Airlines 01-06-1989.
Obituary information can be found online at
also
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/harold-edwards-obituary?id=51647273
Obituary : Lt. Col. Harold Moultrie "Bubba"
Edwards, Jr., USAF (Ret.)
October 17, 1946 - April 10, 2023
Harold Moultrie “Bubba” Edwards, Jr. ended
his battle with cancer and flew into the arms of his
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday,
April 10, 2023.
Bubba was born in Charleston, South Carolina
in the fall of 1946. He was a self-proclaimed “son”
Of James Island where he was raised and
graduated from Bishop England High School. While in
high school, Bubba enlisted in the US Navy
Reserves where he first began to feel a sense of duty
to serve his country through the armed
forces.
Bubba continued his education at The University
of Mississippi, where he also continued to serve
in the Navy until his graduation in 1969.
Upon his graduation from Ole Miss, Bubba felt
compelled to further serve his country, this
time as an officer in the United States Air Force.
Bubba proudly served within the Air Force
for 20 years, eventually retiring as a Lt. Colonel in
1989. As an Air Force Vietnam veteran, Bubba
served in the Pentagon, Special Operations, and
as the 41st Squadron Commander at Charleston
Air Force Base. Bubba’s love for flying
continued until his retirement from Northwest
Airlines in 2006.
Bubba’s world travels with the Air Force
eventually led him to Warner Robins, Georgia where he
Met the love of his life while serving at
Robins Air Force Base. Bubba married Sue Smith Edwards
in June of 1976, and together they traveled
the country raising their family until his Air Force
retirement led the family to their permanent
home in Warner Robins.
As a citizen of Houston County, Bubba’s
devotion to service continued to reveal itself through his
work as the Mayor of Centerville, an active member
of the Centerville Rotary Club, and member
of Central Baptist Church and later Houston
Lake Presbyterian Church. When he decided the
time had come to retire completely, Bubba
and Sue moved to Jackson Lake in Jasper County
where they spent their golden years making
beautiful memories with their children and
grandchildren.
Bubba was preceded in death by his parents,
Harold Moultrie (Mabel) Edwards, Sr.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 46
years, Sue Smith Edwards; son, Harold Moultrie (Ariela)
Edwards, III; daughters, Christianna
(Matthew) Coffing and Amelia (Zach) Vietri; grandchildren:
Aaron (Rebecca) Edwards, James Coffing, Anne
Coffing, Julianna Vietri, Lawton Vietri, and
Poppy Vietri; his sisters, Joan Edwards
McCormick and Pamela Edwards Bingham; as well as
numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m.
on Sunday, April 23, 2023, in the chapel of McCullough
Funeral Home with visitation at 1:00 p.m.
prior to the service. Bubba will be laid to rest with full
military honors on Tuesday, April 25, 2023,
at Beaufort National Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully
suggests that memorial donations be given in memory of
Bubba to Rotary
International,www.rotary.org/donate or Make-a-Wish of Georgia, 1775
The Exchange Suite 200, Atlanta, GA
30339,www.georgia.wish.org
Go to www.mcculloughfh.comto sign the Online
Registry for the family. McCullough Funeral
Home and Crematory has the privilege of
being entrusted with these arrangements.
McCullough Funeral Home, 417 S. Houston Lake
Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088
