Elizabeth Augusta Jacks: Hedges Genealogy

1896 - 1973 (76 years)

Generation: 1

Elizabeth Augusta Jacks was born on 29 Nov 1896 in Montgomery County, Mississippi; died on 22 Aug 1973 in Calhoun City, Calhoun County, Mississippi; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Mrs. Brown
Big Creek, Miss. – Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Pryor Funeral Home in Calhoun City, Miss., for Mrs. Elizabeth Jacks Brown, 76, who died Wednesday in Hillcrest Hospital at Calhoun City. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery at Grenada.
Survivors include a son, Radford W. Brown of Jacksonville, Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Julia Harrison of Derma, Mrs. Tilden Provine of Atlanta and Mrs. Randall Murff of Jackson; five brother, Cecil Jacks of Holcomb, Hayward Jacks of Philipp, Talford Jacks of Jackson, James Jacks of Grenada and Clyde Jacks of Pasadena, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Oma Vickery of Holcomb.
The Greenwood Commonwealth, Greenwood, Mississippi. Friday, 24 August 1973.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30838195/elizabeth-brown

Elizabeth married Earl Radford Brown on 30 Jun 1920 in Grenada, Mississippi. Earl (son of Hiram Brown and Rosa "Blanche" Hedges) was born on 27 May 1893 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana; died on 28 May 1972 in Mississippi; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Radford Wilson Brown was born on 27 Oct 1924 in Big Creek, Calhoun County, Mississippi; died on 15 Jun 1978 in Jackson County, Florida; was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Big Creek, Calhoun County, Mississippi.
3. Blanche Brown was born on 2 Sep 1922 in Grenada County, Mississippi; died on 4 May 2014 in Sylva, Jacks County, North Carolina; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi.

Generation: 2

Radford Wilson Brown

(1.Elizabeth¹) was born on 27 Oct 1924 in Big Creek, Calhoun County, Mississippi; died on 15 Jun 1978 in Jackson County, Florida; was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Big Creek, Calhoun County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159909792/radford-wilson-brown

Family/Spouse: Ruby Etoile Spears. Ruby was born in 1926 in Bounds, Calhoun County, Mississippi; died on 6 Aug 2018 in Mississippi; was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Big Creek, Calhoun County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Infant Brown was born on 26 Oct 1943 in Calhoun County, Mississippi; died on 26 Oct 1943 in Calhoun County, Mississippi; was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Big Creek, Calhoun County, Mississippi.

Blanche Brown

(1.Elizabeth¹) was born on 2 Sep 1922 in Grenada County, Mississippi; died on 4 May 2014 in Sylva, Jacks County, North Carolina; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Blanche Murff, 91, Sylva, died 05-04-2014.
Arrangements: Appalachian Funeral Services.
Appalachian Funeral Services & Crematorium
165 Skyland Dr
Sylva, North Carolina
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/blanche-murff-obituary?id=44977554

Blanche Murff passed away in Sylva, North Carolina. Funeral Home Services for Blanche are being provided by Appalachian Funeral Services & Crematorium. The obituary was featured in Asheville Citizen-Times on May 6, 2014.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/blanche-murff-obituary?pid=170934839

Blanche Brown Murff, 91, of Sylva, N.C., died Sunday, May 4, 2014.

She is survived by her husband, Randall Murff; her daughters, Jerry Spears (Raymond) of Sylva, N.C., Antoinette “Toni” Savell (Randall) of Sylva, N.C.; her son, Stephen Murff (Lidie) of Houston, Texas; her grandchildren, Kevin Spears, Susan Spears Del Castillo, Laura Spears, Nicholas Savell, Patrick Savell, Michael Murff, Katherine Murff, Ryan Murff; and two great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Del Castillo and Charles Murff. Surviving also is her sister, Julia B. Harrison of Derma, Miss.; her sister-in-law, Ruby Brown; and 11 nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Radford W. Brown of Jacksonville, Fla.; and her sister, Margie B. Provine of Powder Springs, Ga.

She and her husband, Randall Murff, have been residents of Sylva since 2008 when they moved to North Carolina to be closer to family. The Murffs were originally from Mississippi and lived many years in Jackson and Webb.

Blanche was born Sept. 2, 1922, in Grenada County, Miss., to Earl R. and Elizabeth Jacks Brown and grew up in Calhoun County, Miss. She graduated from Holmes Junior College in Decatur, Miss., on Dec. 25, 1942. She married Randall Murff of Calhoun County before his overseas military deployment during World War II.

Blanche retired from Sears in 1976. She was an active member of Alta Woods Baptist Church of Jackson, Miss., serving as a Sunday school teacher for many years. Her greatest interests in life were her family, church and friends. She was a very creative and talented lady who enjoyed painting, drawing and applied her artistic talents in many ways.

Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. today (Thursday, May 8) at Appalachian Funeral Services with the Rev. Johnny Lee officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 until 5 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. A graveside service and burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Grenada, Miss., on Saturday, May 10.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Jackson County Department of Aging, 100 County Services Park, Sylva, NC 28779. Make checks out to Meals on Wheels program.

An online registry is available at www.appalachianfuneralservices.com.
The Sylva Herald, Sylva, North Carolina.
http://www.thesylvaherald.com/obituaries/article_7955c962-d55e-11e3-aa76-0017a43b2370.html

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129299616/blanche-murff

Generation: 3

4.	Infant Brown (2.Radford², 1.Elizabeth¹) was born on 26 Oct 1943 in Calhoun County, Mississippi; died on 26 Oct 1943 in Calhoun County, Mississippi; was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Big Creek, Calhoun County, Mississippi. Notes: Buried: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23599791/infant-brown

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