Ronnie Claire Edwards

Ronnie Claire Edwards was an American actress who began acting professionally in 1963 and became best known for her television work. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, she played Corabeth Walton Godsey, the domineering wife of the storekeeper Ike Godsey, on the CBS series The Waltons. She also took the role of Ione Frazier on two episodes of Designing Women, played Aunt Dolly in 1983 on Boone, and co-starred with Geena Davis on the NBC series Sara in 1985. Her other television credits included an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the 1999 remake of Inherit the Wind. On film she appeared in The Dead Pool (1988). She wrote several books, including the 2000 memoir The Knife Thrower's Assistant: Memoirs of a Human Target, and co-wrote the musical play Idols of the King. She retired from acting after HBO chose not to air 12 Miles of Bad Road in 2008.