Funeral services for Bro. Bobby Joe Edmonson, 68, of Murray, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at J. H. Churchill Funeral Home in Murray. Visitation is scheduled from 5 – 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at the funeral home. The Rev. Sammy Cunningham and Bros. Max Anderson and Jack Henshaw will officiate. Burial will follow in the Barnett Cemetery.

Bro. Edmonson died on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah.

He was born on Sept. 27, 1943, to the late Hollon Edmonson and Mary Josephine Simmons Edmonson.

He retired as the owner and operator of Bobby’s Auto Shop; he served as a pastor to several churches in the surrounding area and he also conducted bible study at Spring Creek Health Care.

He was preceded in death by four brothers, twin brother Robert, Kenneth, Wilson and Linn Edmonson; and two sisters, Becky Burden and Mary Alice Eaves.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Martha Sue Kimbro Edmonson of Murray; two sisters, Betty Smith (and husband Paxton) of Eddyville and Gracie Choate (and husband George) of Cadiz; four brothers, Philp Edmonson (and wife Patsy), David Edmonson, Douglas Edmonson (and wife Dorthy) and Paul Edmonson (and wife Phylis), all of Cadiz; two daughters, Susan Coleman (and husband Johnny) of Dexter and Christie Fryer (and husband Jimmy) of Alamo; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.