Edythe Harden's Obituary
Early Sunday morning, July 29th, at age one hundred, Edythe Harden passed from this world while peacefully asleep. Her parents, Charles Kiefer Brown and Ava Hawthorne Brown, and her beloved husband, Clyde Harden, whom she called “Honey,” preceded her in death. Clyde and Edythe were the proud parents of Ava Harden Davis (Don) of Dallas, Tx, and Susan Harden Borwick of Winston-Salem, NC. Grandchildren include Diane Davis Baker (Tom Fairchild) of Cedar Park, Tx; Jennifer Davis Kiger of Murfreesboro, TN; and John Harden Borwick (Lauren Pressley) of Seattle, Wa. Edythe reveled in being great-grandmother to Jordan Owen Sarot (Gerret) of Cedar Park, Tx; Ethan, Emily Grace, Eliana, and Elizabeth Kiger of Murfreesboro, TN; and Leif Pressley Borwick of Seattle, WA. Two great-great grandchildren, Michael Harlan and James Sarot, live in Cedar Park, TX. Edythe’s long life centered on four values: (1) Love of her spoiled-rotten family, who have described her as loving, silly, caring, and super-dooper. (2) Love of God and other people that she lived out by “doing something good for someone every day.” (3) Keen skills at leadership and organization that were reflected in Texas PTA work, particularly during the 1950s-1970s, including a stint as Preschool Consultant for the Texas Board of Parents and Teachers and tenure as President of the Dallas City Council of Parents and Teachers. She also led in mission work and community service in Baptist churches from First Baptist Oak Cliff (Dallas) to Knollwood Baptist (Winston-Salem). (4) Her creative talents lay in fashion design and sewing, and in cooking. The family gives thanks for the warm care of Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation, the community and leadership of Knollwood Baptist, and everyone who left Mother’s presence with a smile on their face. One of a kind was she!
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