Lyndell Joe Edwards

Lyndell Joe Edwards, 67, of Webb City passed away on Friday May 27, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin.
Edwards was born on Aug. 31, 1954, in Olton, Texas to Marlin and Carma (McBroom) Edwards. On June 12, 1976, he married Elaine (Hearon) Edwards in Baxter Springs, Kan. and they made their home in Pittsburg, Kan. until 1979 when they moved to Joplin. In 1984 they moved to Webb City.
Edwards had several jobs through the years. After graduating high school in Golden City in 1972, he attended College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout where he was a fireman until 1974. In 1976, he moved to Pittsburg, Kan. where he began working for Dickie Clay. He moved to Joplin in 1979 and began working for Ozark Engineering as a welder, saw operator, and later as a beam line operator. When Ozark closed in 1982, he decided to continue his education at Missouri Southern University, graduating with a bachelor of science in biology in 1988. At that time, he took a position at Eagle Picher as an Environmental Engineer and later as the Wastewater Manager. In 2008, he started working for the City of Joplin as the Superintendent of Wastewater.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Justin Edwards of Webb City; his father Marlin Edwards and his sister Quilla Edwards, both of Olton, Texas; two grandsons; and a host of family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his mother and his daughter-in-law Michelle (Lumley) Edwards.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the Purcell Baptist Church in Purcell. The family  received friends during the time of visitation immediately following the service at the church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory.