Those closest to Elizabeth Edwards said their final goodbyes to her at an emotional service in Edenton, N.C., Saturday. The funeral for Edwards, who died on Dec. 7 at age 61 after a grueling six-year battle with breast cancer, was held at Edenton Street United Methodist Church. Among those delivering eulogies: Hargrave McElroy, one of Elizabeth's closest friends for nearly 30 years; Glenn Bergenfield, a former classmate at the University of North Carolina Law School; and Cate Edwards, 28, the oldest daughter of Elizabeth, and former North Carolina senator John Edwards, 57. Joining Cate in eulogizing Edwards were Hargrave McElroy, a local schoolteacher who...
- 12/11/2010
- by Michelle Tauber and Sandra Sobieraj Westfall
- PEOPLE.com
Elizabeth Edwards, former wife of Senator John Edwards, has died after a long and courageous battle against cancer. She was 61.
The family released this statement: "Elizabeth Anania Edwards, mother, author, advocate died today at her home in Chapel Hill, surrounded by her family. Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family. We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life. On behalf of Elizabeth we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits who moved and inspired her along the way. Your support and prayers touched our entire family."
Edwards died at her Chapel Hill home, where family and friends, including her estranged husband John, had gathered in recent days after doctors informed her that her cancer had spread and recommended she not undergo further treatment.
The family released this statement: "Elizabeth Anania Edwards, mother, author, advocate died today at her home in Chapel Hill, surrounded by her family. Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family. We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life. On behalf of Elizabeth we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits who moved and inspired her along the way. Your support and prayers touched our entire family."
Edwards died at her Chapel Hill home, where family and friends, including her estranged husband John, had gathered in recent days after doctors informed her that her cancer had spread and recommended she not undergo further treatment.
- 12/7/2010
- Extra
Elizabeth Edwards - a political wife whose personal dramas, including her husband's infidelity and her six-year battle against breast cancer, were played out on a public stage - died from the disease Tuesday. She was 61. "Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family," the Edwards family says in a statement. "We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life." She died at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C., surrounded by her family. "On behalf of Elizabeth we want to express our gratitude to the thousands...
- 12/7/2010
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Elizabeth Edwards, whose husband John Edwards fell from grace and public life after admitting an affair with a campaign worker, has died after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 61. "Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family," her family said in a statement Tuesday. "We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life. Surrounded by family, the lawyer and estranged wife of the 2004 Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee passed away at 10:05 .m. Est in her...
- 12/7/2010
- The Wrap
Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, lost her six year battle to cancer, according to CNN.
The author of the best-selling book Resilience died at her North Carolina home at the age of 61.
"Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family," a statement from the family said. "We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life."
In 2006, after her initial cancer diagnosis, she wrote Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers which chronicled the aftermath of her son's death and her battle with the disease.
In 2009, Edwards wrote about her husband's extramarital affair in the book Resilience...
The author of the best-selling book Resilience died at her North Carolina home at the age of 61.
"Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family," a statement from the family said. "We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life."
In 2006, after her initial cancer diagnosis, she wrote Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers which chronicled the aftermath of her son's death and her battle with the disease.
In 2009, Edwards wrote about her husband's extramarital affair in the book Resilience...
- 12/7/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Sen. John Edwards, who has admitted to having an extramarital affair with 44-year old Rielle Hunter, released an official statement Friday. In it, Edwards, 55, vows to take a paternity test to establish whether or not he is the father of Hunter's child, as has been speculated about in the press. Read the complete statement:In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness.
- 8/8/2008
- by Stephen M. Silverman and Sandra Sobieraj
- PEOPLE.com
Former Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards is backing Barack Obama for his party's nomination, reports ABC News, which says that the Obama campaign has confirmed the endorsement. Official word from Edwards is expected Wednesday at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., where the two men to appear together. Speaking to People earlier this month, Edwards's wife, Elizabeth Edwards, said she liked Hillary Clinton's plan for universal health insurance, while Edwards said the he doesn't much care for Clinton's "old politics." Edward's endorsement of Obama follows Clinton's defeat of Obama by 41 points in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday. Edwards,...
- 5/14/2008
- PEOPLE.com
Elizabeth Edwards likes Hillary Clinton's plan for universal health insurance. Husband John Edwards doesn't much care for Clinton's "old politics." So goes the his-and-her debate in the Edwards household (their kitchen, to be specific), as they spoke exclusively to People Monday on the eve of primary voting in their homestate of North Carolina – the latest must-win state in this year's protracted Democratic presidental nomination fight between Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. In their first joint interview since John, the Democratic former senator and 2004 vice presidential nominee, dropped out of the race in January, the couple named what they liked...
- 5/5/2008
- by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall
- PEOPLE.com
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