Ashton Lee “Tha Pig” Edwards, 30, passed away on May 5th, 2013. Visitation was held Wednesday, May 8, at Crofts – Crow Funeral Home in Blanco. Funeral services were held on Thursday at Crofts - Crow Funeral Chapel in Blanco. Rev. Rusty Hicks officiated and burial followed in Miller Creek Cemetery.
Ashton was born on November 7, 1982 in Houston, Texas to James and Anne (Matthews) Edwards. He grew up in Blanco where he attended Blanco High School. Ashton was well known for his high school football abilities, playing for the 1999 – 2000 state championship. After high school he entered the U S Army, serving almost a year before being released for medical reasons. Ashton married Christina Holder on August 14, 2004. He worked for Frac Tech as a fluid tech and was a member of The Sons of Liberty motorcycle club. Ashton was preceded in death by his father James Edwards in October 2000.
Ashton is survived by his wife, Christina Edwards of Blanco, Tx; a daughter, Denise Edwards of Blanco; his mother Anne Edwards of Odessa, Tx; great-grandmother Dorothy Matthews of Vidor, Tx; brothers James Edwards and wife Paulette of Trinity, Tx., Duane Edwards of Lubbock, Catlin Edwards of Odessa, Tx; a sister Rochell Mattingly of Lubbock, Tx; mother-and father-in-law Tommy and Trisha Holder of Blanco; sister-in-law Jennifer Hammack and husband Bryan of Blanco; nieces and nephews Ashley and Paul, Haley, Brittany, Kaylee, Cheyenne, and Madison. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and many friends from high school and his riding club.
The family requests memorials be made to Security State Bank, c/o Ashton Edwards Memorial Fund.
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