Mr. Mark Edwards Jr.
June 21, 1977 - January 22, 2022
Mark Edwards, Jr. was born on June 21, 1977, in Lexington, KY to Deirdre Connolly and the late Mark Edwards, Sr. Mark graduated from Jessamine County High School where he excelled in basketball. Mark was a gentle giant with the heart of a lamb. Mark did not meet strangers and to know him was to love him. Mark worked independently as a home improvement contractor until his death. Mark loved his family especially his children and grandchildren. Mark was loved and will be missed by his family and his friends. Mark was preceded in death by his father, Mark Edwards, Sr., maternal grandfather, Melvin Williams, Sr.; maternal great grand mother, Ruth Hudson Gilmore; maternal great uncle, Ronald Walker, Sr.; paternal grandfather, Rev. Vivian Edwards, Sr.; paternal uncle, Carl Edwards. Besides his mother, Deidre (Walter) Connolly, he leaves to cherish his memory five children, Ashly (Josue) Porron, Mattea Edwards, Jay’Saaron Edwards, Makay’linn Edwards, Ever’Leigh Edwards; 3 grandchildren, Aiden Edwards, Aaliyha Porron and LyDiana Porron; twelve siblings, Kevin Edwards, Kareem Edwards, John Williams, Kalika Walker, Lasonia Waide-Edwards, Brandy Huddleston, Heather Gilmore, Kadesha Penman, Makayla Edwards, Michael Connolly, Andy (Mimi) Connolly and Megan (Dawn) Connolly; maternal grandmother, Thelma White and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, including a special niece, Legaci Gates.
Mark Edwards, Jr. was born on June 21, 1977, in Lexington, KY to Deirdre Connolly and the late Mark Edwards, Sr. Mark graduated from Jessamine County High School where he excelled in basketball. Mark was a gentle giant with the heart of a... View Obituary & Service Information