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Bader's first wife, Thelma, developed throat cancer in 1967. Aware that her survival was unlikely, the two spent as much time with each other as possible. Thelma was a smoker, and although she stopped smoking, it did not save her. After a long illness, Thelma died on 24 January 1971, aged 64.
Douglas Bader married Thelma Edwards in October 1937. She was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1967 and died 4 years later, in 1971. Following his first wife’s death, Douglas married Joan Murray in 1973. Douglas did not have any children from either of his marriages.
Dec 7, 2021 · CNN — Thelma Wright Edwards waited more than 65 years for someone to be held accountable for Emmett Till’s murder, but her hope vanished this week. “I pinned diapers on Emmett. I lived with...
Jun 20, 2022 · 'There's too much hate and it doesn't seem to be getting too much better,' Thelma Wright Edwards tells WPTV. The oldest living relative of Emmett Till speaks to WPTV, recalling when her second...
- joel.lopez@wptv.com
- Multimedia Journalist
Apr 25, 2020 · Family hope a 65-year wait may soon be over. Thelma Edwards, 88, the oldest living relative of Emmett Till, poses for a portrait at the Marion County Black History Museum on 12, March 2020 in...
Jul 1, 2022 · At 91 years old, Thelma Wright Edwards, the oldest living close relative of Emmett Till, carries herself like royalty. She’s demure and soft spoken but has a lot to say about her cousin’s...
Dec 7, 2021 · "I'm not surprised, but my heart is broken," Thelma Wright Edwards, Till's cousin, said. "I pinned diapers on Emmett. I lived with him, he was like a brother to me," she added. "I have no hate in my heart, but I had hoped we could get an apology. But that didn’t happen, nothing was settled. The case is closed, and we have to go on from here."
