James Pinkney Edmund, 81, of Lumberton, died Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. He was born in Robeson County on July 19, 1934 to the late Homer Milton and Lydia Nance Edmund. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Iley Britt Edmund, and a brother-in-law, T.J. Prevatte. He is survived by his children: Phil Edmund and his wife, Michelle, of Florence, SC and Lisa Cox and her husband, Jimmy, of Lumberton; two grandchildren: Olivia Taylor Edmund and Chelsea Britt Edmund; one great grandson: Drake Rylan Edmund; and his sister, Jewel Prevatte; and a host of family, friends, and business acquaintances. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 7:00 PM at Long Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Brett Young and Rev. Jeff Broadwell officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening after the service at Long Branch Baptist Church in Lumberton, NC. Jimmy was the district manager for Liberty Life Insurance Company from 1953 until his retirement in 1988. He was also a 50-year member of Lions Club International. He joined the Lumberton Lions Club on September 1, 1966, sponsored by longtime friend Robert W. "Bob" Thompson. During his tenor with the Lumberton Lions Club, he served and chaired on many district and statewide committees and boards, was named a Life Time Member of Lions Club International and a Life Time Member of the Lumberton Lions Club, and he also earned many impressive accolades: President of Lumberton Lions Club (1971-72) Zone Chairman (1972-73) Named Best Zone Chairman Cabinet Secretary to District Governor Bob Thompson (1973-74) Secretary of Lumberton Lions (1976-77) Lumberton Lions Club "Lion of the Year" (1977) District 31-F Governor (1978-79) Cabinet Secretary to District Governor Benjamin Sealy (1982-93) Awarded and Named a Melvin Jones Fellow C.J. Wiggs Statewide Award (1986) Named Jack Stickley Fellow (1992) Notable, as well, was Jimmy's faithful service for over fifty years as Deacon of Long Branch Baptist Church since the age of 17, making him the youngest serving Deacon at the time and still to date. Jimmy was also a big supporter and member of the Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina Camp Dogwood for the Blind, Life Underwriters, and Robeson County Baptist Association.