Robert Vernon Edwards , 88, of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away April 8, 2024. He was a 1954 graduate of Walker Grant High School and a United States Army Veteran.

He was the widower of the late Bernice Acors Edwards and is survived by three sons, Ranjit, Verlin, and Joseph Edwards along with one brother, Nathaniel Edwards.

A viewing will be held at A.L. Bennett and Son Funeral Home, on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM and one hour before the funeral service. A funeral service will be held at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 6030 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg, VA, at 1:00 PM. The interment will follow at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, 10411 Cooktown Rd, Spotsylvania, VA.