Melissa Frances Canaday Obituary
We bid farewell to Melissa Frances Canaday of Providence Forge, Virginia, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 8, 2025 at the age of 60. Melissa Frances touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lucrezia Iona Canaday and Merle Bernard Betskoff; her aunt Anna Christina Canaday; her uncle Llewellyn Winston Canaday; and her grandparents, William Sheridan Canaday, Sr. and Lillian Ardath Winstead.
She is survived by: her husband Silas Neal Edwards; her uncle William Sheridan Canaday, Jr.; her brother Kevin Christopher Betskoff, Sr.; her cousin David Anthony Canaday; her nephews, Scott Barnette and Kevin C. Betskoff, Jr.; her niece Mariel Elizabeth Betskoff; her cousins, Alicia T. Adkins, Norma Purdue and Alvin Canaday; Sabine Christiane Canaday, Gabriel and Arya Canaday. She is also survived by other relatives and friends.
