Joseph S. Edmonds

October 28, 1930 - February 21, 2021

Rev. Joseph Swanson Edmonds Born October 28, 1930, went to be with our Lord February 21, 2021. He passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family. Rev. Edmonds is the beloved husband of the late Shirley Edmonds and the late Estha Edmonds; loving father of Estha Jane Montgomery (Dave), Rebecca Specht (Brian), and Joanna Craig (Bill); cherished grandfather of Christopher Craig, Erica Brissette, Cynthia Craig, Christina Arnberg, Chelsea Jardina, and Kimberly Chamberlain; treasured great-grandfather of Korben Brissette, Everleigh, Sloane and Reagan Arnberg, Eli and Ezariah Craig, Emma and Abigail Jardina, Kamilla, Kamali, and Kamaro Chamberlain. Rev. Edmonds graduated from Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, TN, and from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He dedicated his life to serving our Lord as the pastor of the following churches: First Baptist Church of Ballston in Arlington, VA; First Baptist Church of Mulberry in Mulberry, FL; First Baptist Church of Friendly in Fort Washington, MD; First Baptist Church of Fruitland, in Fruitland, MD; and Anacostia Baptist Church in Washington, DC. A private service will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 1PM. This service is private and available in person by direct invitation only due to COVID-19 restrictions. To view the service stream and recording please come back to this obituary website. We will be streaming directly to this obituary’s tribute wall. The video will display as a post on the tribute wall when we start the service. Please click play when the video is posted and available. If you are having technical difficulty you can view this service later as the video is recorded and will remain on this page. We appreciate your understanding during these extremely difficult times.