He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Betty, his daughter, Cathy Edmonds, of Denver, his son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Staci Edmonds, and his four grandchildren, Joseph III, Grace, Emma, and Luke, all of Houston. In addition, Joe’s two brothers, George (Betty) Edmonds and his family of Piney Point, Maryland, and Steve (Ann) Edmonds and his family of Laurel, Maryland, and Janet (Edmonds) Bowen, half-sister of Horton, KS, survive.
Joe was born August 12, 1938, to the late Dr. and Mrs. George M. Edmonds, formerly of Horton, Kansas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from St. Louis University in 1960 and his pharmacy degree from the University of Kansas in 1963. He practiced pharmacy for five years in Maryland before his family moved to Overland Park in 1970. His pharmacy career spanned 42 years before his retirement in 2005.
After his devotion to his family, Joe’s life passions were music, especially jazz, his love of KU Jayhawk basketball and Big 12 football. He had an enduring search for spiritual growth manifested by his dignity and acceptance throughout his declining health.
Joe had been a long-time Eucharistic minister at his parish, a member of the Lenexa Optimist Club, and the Holy Cross Knights of Columbus.
A visitation and rosary will be at McGilley & Hoge Funeral home, 8024 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS, on Sunday, December 19th, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. with the rosary being prayed at 3 pm. Funeral mass will be at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 8311 W. 93rd, Overland Park, KS, on Monday, December 20th, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Leo’s Catholic Cemetery in Horton, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Church of the Holy Cross Capital Campaign. The family expresses deep appreciation to all who cared for Joe, especially, Dr. Stanley Sharp, and from the Mid-American Heart Failure Clinic: Dr. Stephanie Lawhorn, Sherry Moore, Julie Rolstad, and Ann Homburger. Please offer condolences at www.mcgilleyhogememorialchapel.com.
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