Emogene Florence Edwards

We are in mourning for our dear friend Emogene Florence (Rankin) Edwards.  Emogene was an active member of the TMA and a regular participant in the TMIC.  She was a wonderful person, very supportive and helpful and she made lots of friends in our internet club.  Her friends miss her very much and our thoughts are with her family, and particularly her husband, Richard.

Emogene Florence Rankin Edwards peacefully departed this world on December 24th at her home in Grand Junction surrounded by family.  Following a seven year struggle with Transverse Myelitis, Emogene succumbed to cancer.

Emogene was born on October 21st 1940 in Hampton, Iowa to Ralph Rankin and Florence Soper Rankin and grew up in the farming community of Dows, Iowa.  She graduated from Drake University in Des Moines with a degree in Sociology and worked in the field of social services for her entire career.  She married Richard Edwards in 1975 and the couple moved to Grand Junction in 1978.  Emogene worked locally at the Mesa County Department of Social Services, Hilltop Community Resources, and finally Mesa Developmental Services.

She is survived by her husband Richard, sisters Mary Ann Denger of Lake Charles, Louisiana and Carolyn Paige of Austin, Texas, and her brother Roger Rankin of Denver.

Emogene will be remembered for her great strength and determination, her love of animals, and her joyful, caring spirit.