Loretta Edwards

Loretta Z. Edwards, 84, of Charleston, SC, loving mother and grandmother, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 2019 in the J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MT. PLEASANT CHAPEL, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road. Interment will follow in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, July 22, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Loretta was born May 21, 1935 in Blackville, SC, daughter of the late Frank Elmore Zorn and Ophelia Elizabeth Huggins Zorn. She moved to Charleston and met her late husband, Sonny and they were married on February 14, 1958. She was a member of Ghents Branch Baptist Church in Denmark, SC and was a past president and life member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Charleston Rifle Club. Loretta was also a past president of the Charleston Homebuilders Association and member of several other organizations. She loved bowling, bunco, and shagging to beach music. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She had the biggest heart and was always there to lend a hand to anyone, and touched the lives of everyone she met. Loretta will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her daughter, Terri Edwards Pye of North Charleston, SC; her son, Walter Artie Edwards, III and her grandson, Walter Artie Edwards, IV of Charleston, SC; her niece, Trinka Orozco Douglas (Alan) of Summerville; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Artie "Sonny" Edwards, Jr., her brother, Francis Lamar Zorn, sister, Lora Jane Orozco, her son-in-law, John L. Pye, and four nephews.


Sincere Thanks
The family would like to thank the staff of the 3rd floor Cardiology Unit at Trident Medical Center and Heartland Hospice for their outstanding compassion and care.

Memorial Contributions
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials may be made to:
Heartland Hospice and American Heart Association