Anna Lee Bilka Edwards, 84, of Elloree, SC, passed away July 23, 2024. She was the wife of Thomas “Tommy” David Edwards, Sr. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home, with Pastor Mason Browder and Pastor David Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Shady Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Cameron, SC. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 26, 2024, from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home. Honored to serve as pallbearers are Steve Bilka, Larry Bilka, Jr., Jim Bilka, Jim Woody, Conner Randall, and Ashley Randall. Anna Lee was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Stephen Paul Bilka and Frances Lucille Carder Bilka. She was a graduate of East Tennessee State where she obtained her B.S. degree in nursing and South Carolina State University with a master’s degree. Anna Lee was a registered nurse and a former teacher at Orangeburg School of Nursing. She was a member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church. Anna Lee loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and she loved watching Clemson football. In addition to her husband, Anna Lee is survived by her sons, Thomas D. Edwards, Jr. (Deborah) and Robert “Bob” P. Edwards (Audrey); daughter, Frances Lee E. Clayton (Scott); grandchildren, Thomas D. “David” Edwards, III, Anna Rebecca Clayton, Danielle E. Harrelson (Jake), and Jason Paul Edwards; brother, Jimmy Bilka (June); sister-in-laws, Jo Ann Bilka, and Brenda Bilka; and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, Larry Bilka, Sr. and C. J. Bilka. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Orangeburg Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 2489, Orangeburg, SC 29116, Central Carolina Technical College Foundation, 506 N Guignard Drive, Sumter SC 29150, and Nurses Honor Guard of South Carolina, 124 Debbie Drive, Pendleton, SC 29670.
