Roseboro,

Edna Ruth Parker Tew, 92, of 380 Williams Lake Road, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026, after a short illness, at her home with her family by her side.

Funeral service will be held at 3 PM, Monday, January 19th at Old Mill Church of God with Rev. Donnie Honeycutt officiating.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1 PM – 2:30 PM, just before the service at the church.

Edna, born October 12, 1933, in Sampson County, was the daughter of the late Alford Parker and Lillie Edge Parker.  She was a homemaker and worked beside her husband in the fields for many years.  After retiring she kept children for working mothers.  She was a charter member of the Old Mill Church of God.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. 

Survivors include: husband, Homer L. Tew; daughter, Sue Herring; son, Charles Lee and wife Carolyn; sister, Mary Parker of Roseboro; granddaughters, Christy Tierney (Shannon), Misty Jernigan (Don) and Carrie Whittenton (Justin); great-grandsons, Donathan Jernigan and Josiah Tierney; step great-grandson, Jonah Tart.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.crumpler-honeycutt.com.