Anthony Lee Edwards, known to family and friends as “Tony,” died on Monday October 12th from complications of congestive heart failure.
Tony was born June 26th, 1945 in Terre Haute, Indiana, and graduated from Central High School in Evansville, Indiana in 1958. After serving for a time in the United States Air Force, he returned to Evansville, where he graduated from the University of Southern Indiana. In the 1970s, Tony was known well in the area for his work as a sports correspondent on the local news.
Tony continued his work in sports broadcasting in the 1980s, moving to Wesley Chapel, Florida and taking up work as a correspondent for WFLA in Tampa. After some time, he left broadcasting, and spent the rest of his working years in Florida’s Department of Children and Families Services, where he became well respected and beloved.
Besides being a hard worker, Tony was known to be an avid softball player, loyally playing for and supporting his local intramural team for decades.
Tony is preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Housley and Ora Frances Cheaney, and by his sister, Phyllis Griffith. He is survived by his brother, Christopher Cheaney, his niece, Erin Cheaney, and his nephews, Kobe Cheaney and Jerrell Griffith. He was greatly loved, and will be greatly missed.
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