Edith Frances Deitz: Hedges Genealogy

1902 - 1995 (92 years)

Generation: 1

Edith Frances Deitz was born on 27 Apr 1902 in Kieffer, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1995 in Mitchell County, North Carolina; was buried in Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

Notes:

Edith D. Hedges
Newland, N.C. – Mrs. Edith Deitz Hedges, 92, formerly of Crawley, died Monday, Feb. 13, 1995 in Spruce Pine Rest Home, following a long illness.
Born at Keiffer, she was the daughter of the late Theodore H. and Ora Beitz Deitz.
Mrs. Hedges was a member and Sunday School teacher of the Amwell Baptist Church at Rupert and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lacy C. Hedges on Oct. 3, 1993.
Survivors include two daughters, Millicent Carpenter of Newland, N.C. and Mary Ellen Healy of Austin Minn.; a son, James Willard Hedges of Glen Ellen, Ill.; two brothers, Joe Deitz and Witley Deitz, both of Rupert; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leroy Crane officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Amwell Cemetery at Crawley.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92770198/edith-frances-hedges

Edith married Lacy Circle Hedges on 1 May 1929 in East Reinelle, West Virginia. Lacy (son of James William Hedges and Malissa J. Hoff) was born on 4 Jan 1895 in Quinwood, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; died on 3 Oct 1993 in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; was buried in Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Millicent “Millie” Hedges was born on 17 May 1930 in Kieffer, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; died on 15 Jul 2019 in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; was buried in Grassy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

Millicent “Millie” Hedges

(1.Edith¹) was born on 17 May 1930 in Kieffer, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; died on 15 Jul 2019 in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; was buried in Grassy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Notes:

Millicent 'Millie' Hedges Carpenter Jackson
Jul 17, 2019
Millicent “Millie” Hedges Carpenter Jackson, age 89, of Little Buck Hill Rd. in Newland, NC, died Monday, July 15, 2019, at Spruce Pine Hospital in Spruce Pine, NC.

Born on May 17, 1930, in Kieffer, W. Va., she was the daughter of the late Lacy Circle Hedges and Edith Frances Dietz Hedges. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband: Ted Carpenter, infant Son: Nelson Carpenter and her second Husband: Willard “Bill” Jackson.

Millie was a very active member of the community as a member of Walnut Grove Church where she enjoyed the fellowship of Woman of Worth. Her love of education inspired her commitment to her students, and in post-retirement her continued involvement in the North Carolina Association of Educators. She also enjoyed crafts and spending time with her family, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213173793/millicent-carpenter

Family/Spouse: Ted Nelson Carpenter. Ted was born on 9 Jun 1930 in Pyatte, Avery County, North Carolina; died on 20 Jan 1981 in Mitchell County, North Carolina; was buried in Grassy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Nelson Wayne Carpenter was born on 22 Sep 1957 in Mitchell County, North Carolina; died on 5 Oct 1957 in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; was buried in Grassy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Generation: 3

Nelson Wayne Carpenter

(2.Millicent², 1.Edith¹) was born on 22 Sep 1957 in Mitchell County, North Carolina; died on 5 Oct 1957 in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; was buried in Grassy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Notes:

Nelson Carpenter
Spruce Pine, Oct. 5 – Nelson Wayne Carpenter, 13-day-old son of Ted and Millicent Hedges Carpenter of Spruce Pine RFD 1, died at a Spruce Pine hospital this morning.
Funeral services will be held at Grassy Creek Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, North Carolina. Sunday, 6 October 1957.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21222325/nelson-wayne-carpenter

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Hedges and Allen Families

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Edith Frances Deitz