Mamie Ruth Edwards, of Washington, DC, peacefully passed away at Carroll Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born to the late Roosevelt and Virginia Cates in Moriah, NC. Mamie was a faithful member of Trinity AME Zion Church in Washington, DC for many years.
She was predeceased by her husband, James Franklin Edwards; two brothers, Roosevelt Cates, Jr. and William Victor Cates; and two sisters, Maggie Cates and Agnes Garrett.
She leaves to mourn her loss one brother, John Cates (Lawanda) of Hayti, MO; two sisters, Willie Mae Cates of Durham, NC and Frances Wood of Washington, DC; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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