Elsie Eva Early
Abt 1894 - 1956 (62 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Elsie Eva Early was born about 1894 in Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia; died on 21 Jan 1956 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; was buried in Alderson Cemetery, Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Notes:
LKH note:
Elsie's parent's names confirmed in her brother Ira B. Early's obituary in The Leader, Hinton, West Virginia, Thursday, 17 August 1944, page 1 which includes the following passages:
"Mr. Early was a son of the late A.J. Early and Mrs. Anna Jackson Early of Sinks Grove" ... "Surviving Mr. Early are his wife, Mrs. Nellie Smith Early; one brother, A.E. Early, of Sinks Grove, and seven sisters, Miss Bernice and Miss Zella, of SInks Grove, Mrs. E.W. Williams, of Stotesbury, Miss Beulah, of Huntington; Mrs. C.B. Gray, of Sinks Grove, Mrs. B.C. Jennings, of Charleston, and Mrs. J.K. Hedges, of Alderson."
Name:
daughter of Andrew Jackson "Jack" Early and Anna Jackson
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149739733/elsie-early-hedgesElsie married Joseph Kyle Hedges on 8 Nov 1917. Joseph (son of James William Hedges and Malissa J. Hoff) was born on 5 Mar 1883 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia; died on 13 Sep 1966 in Raleigh, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Eleanor Minnie Hedges
was born on 6 Jul 1919 in Stotesbury, Raleigh County, West Virginia; died on 8 Dec 2001; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. - 3. Joseph Early Hedges was born on 10 Dec 1924 in Stotesbury, Raleigh County, West Virginia; died on 15 Mar 2016 in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia.
- 2. Eleanor Minnie Hedges
Generation: 2
2. Eleanor Minnie Hedges (1.Elsie1) was born on 6 Jul 1919 in Stotesbury, Raleigh County, West Virginia; died on 8 Dec 2001; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216103744/eleanor-leggEleanor married Vincent Legg, Jr. in 1942 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Vincent was born on 29 Nov 1917 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; died on 9 Dec 1997; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Joseph Early Hedges (1.Elsie1) was born on 10 Dec 1924 in Stotesbury, Raleigh County, West Virginia; died on 15 Mar 2016 in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. Notes:
Hedges
Joseph Early
Joseph Early Hedges of Blacksburg, Va., passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016, after a well-lived life of 91 years. Joe spent his childhood in Alderson, W.Va. As an adult, he lived in Bluefield and Blacksburg. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1949, Joe pursued successful and productive careers with E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company and the Boxley Corporation. After retirement, he owned and operated Precision Eyewear, in Blacksburg.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy; his son, Dr. David Hedges and wife, Toni of Blacksburg; his son, Steve Hedges and wife, Anne of Greensboro, N.C.; grandchildren, Kate Lang, Elizabeth Bays, Sarah Hedges, Douglas Hedges and Rachel Hedges; and great-grandsons, Ethan Bays and Parker Lang. He is predeceased by his first wife, Dot.
Joe’s life revolved around his love for and commitment to his family, with whom he shared his life-long curiosity for and enchantment with the beauty and wonder of forests, fields and streams, and the cleverness, ingenuity and art of man. Joe will be remembered by many as a trusted, constant friend; one who offered comfort and advice, and always with an outrageous witty sense of humor.
A memorial service will be held at Blacksburg Christian Fellowship Church, 2300 North Main Street, Blacksburg, Va. 24060, on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 1 p.m. For those that desire to make a memorial contribution, the family suggests that gifts may be made in Joe’s name to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, 1250 Fourth Street, 3rd Floor, Santa Monica Ca. 90401, www.pcf.org, or Blacksburg Christian Fellowship Church. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia. Sunday, 20 March 2016.