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Obituary for Bobbie


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday March 06, 2003

Mary Alice (Bobbie) passed away on March 2, 2003. She was preceded in death in 1982 by her husband of 46 years, Howard Trosper Edgar. Survivors include two sons, Howard Douglas and Robert Michael and wife, Madeline Sifuentes Edgar; and one daughter, Mary Alice (Sally), all of Albuquerque; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, P.J. and wife, Bonnie Short of Las Cruces and James Short of Horseshoe Bay, TX. Bobbie was born in Mangum, OK, December 28, 1914. She married Howard in 1936 and moved to his home in Bethany, LA, where they brought up their three children. In 1964 they moved to New Mexico, settling in Albuquerque in 1966. Cremation will be followed by future burial beside her husband in Texas. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Risen Savior on Friday, March 7, at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to VistaCare Hospice, 5201 Venice NE, Suite A, Albuquerque, NM, 87113, or to any hospice of one's choice.