James H. "Jim" Edwards

James H. “Jim” Edwards, 83, of Columbus, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home. Jim was born in Erwin, Tennessee on March 25, 1936 to Clifton and Carrie Edwards. He married Janet R. Coe in February of 1993. Jim retired as a General Foreman from LTV Steel in East Chicago. He was an active member of Open Bible Baptist Church. He enjoyed woodworking and collecting model trains. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Gordon officiating. Calling will be from 1 p.m. until service on Saturday. Private family inurnment will be held at the Memory Lane Memorial Park Cemetery in Schererville, IN at a later date. Survivors include his wife; Janet R. Edwards; children, Yvonne (Bill) Spurgeon and Tina (Doug) Loflid; step-children, Timothy Deskins, Carolyn (Chris) Clancy and Janine (Kurt) Harmon; 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Jim was preceded in death by his father, Clifton Edwards; mother, Carrie Klein; son, Michael Edwards and two sisters. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wings Bearing Precious Seed, P.O. Box 1781, Mt. Vernon, KY 40456 (A mission organization for worldwide scripture distribution)