Mr. Russell Lee "The Smurf" Edwards

February 9, 1944 - September 12, 2021

Mr. Russell Lee “The Smurf” Edwards was born February 9, 1944 in Saginaw, Michigan to Earl Edwards and Doris (Schrader) Grantham. He passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at the age of 77 years. He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and a graduate of Arthur Hill High School . He enjoyed race car and snowmobile driving, he was an avid Pool player, sports gambler and a former two-year State Champion Diver. He drove a truck for Beard Oil Company until his retirement. He loved the lake, mountains and his family. Mr. Edwards leaves to cherish his memory, two daughters, Tamara Edwards-Aday (Eric Amon Aday) and Jennifer Edwards-Bickel; grandchildren, Amy and Joseph Edwards, Jacob Wenzell, Eric John, Brandon and Kailee Aday, and Dylan Bickel; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sharon Greenfield and Suzanne (William) Seibel; several nieces, nephews and cousins, many other relatives and friends including special friends, Karl Schwartz, Edward Gray and David Streu. Russell was preceded in death by a daughter, Wendlyn Edwards; granddaughter, Nicole Edwards; mother, Doris Grantham; father, Earl Edwards; grandmother, Anna Edwards, step-father, Abe Grantham; brother-in-law, Dale Greenfield and a special niece, Kelly Pyle. A date in the spring 2022 for a memorial service at Wixom Lake will be announced later.