20 May 1955 Western Daily Tribune 7:1

Harry Edwards Dies at 85:
Helped Build 3 Steel Plants
Niles- Harry Edmunds Edwards, well known retired contractor who was the designer of three steel plants in this area, died at 6 a.m. today in his home, rt. 2 Howland Ave., Est., Warren, of a heart ailment. He was 85.
Mr. Edwards who retaired 10 years ago from active business, was associated with his late brother E. R. Edwards, in the Edwards Brothers' contracting firm.
Mr. Edwards designed and worked with the contractors in construction of the Mahoning Valley Steel Co., the Thomas Steel Co. and the old Western Reserve Mill.
He also was instrumental in the construction of the McKinley Memorial and worked on the project personally until it was completed. The Edwards firm build many of the fine old homes in this comunity.
Mr Edwards, known throughout the district, was well liked and highly reguarded. In the years after his retirement he wa asked for advice many times on building projects.
Born in Mineral Ridge on March 12, 1870, Mr. Edwards was the son of Edward and Ellen Siddell Edwards. He spent his entire life in htis area.
A graduate of Mineral Ridge High School., he also studied at the Canfield State Normal School. He was an architacural engineer, and sudied with Arthur Young of Youngstown.
He and his brother started their own firm in 1895.
Mr. Edwards was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Suzie Gillingham Edwards, to whom he would have been married 64 years on May 26: a daughter, Mrs. Harry Gifford of Niles, and a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Holeton Funeral Home, where friends may call Saturday and sunday, afternoon and evening.