Edith Pearl (Moore) Seward

Edith Pearl (Moore) Seward was at home when she passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. She was born June 8, 1928, the youngest of 10 children of William R. Moore and Nettie (Pennington) Moore. She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1946.
She married (Loyd) Rex Seward June 26, 1946, in Columbus, Kan. They owned and operated Rex Transfer and Storage, Agents for North American Van Lines in both Webb City and Carthage. They worked side by side until they retired in 1991. Seward and Rex were married for 65 years until his death on April 18, 2011.
To this union they raised five children, she also managed the family business.
She leaves behind a son, Jerry Seward and a daughter, Linda Corner both of Webb City; two daughters-in-law, Debby Mitchell of Joplin and Marina Seward of Oronogo; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Seward was preceded in death by her spouse, two sons, Ronald R. Seward, and David W. Seward; a daughter, Carolyn Woods; grandson, Kevin A. Woods, Sr. and all of her siblings and their spouses.
A visitation under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at the Forest Park Baptist Chapel in Joplin with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will immediately follow at the Mt. Vernon I00F Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made payable to the William’s Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.