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Edith M. JessupDecember 6, 1905 - December 29, 2006 Age: 101 Westport, Indiana |
Date of Death:
Friday, December 29,
2006 at 1:20 p.m.
Place of Death:
Decatur County
Memorial Hospital
Date of Birth:
December 6, 1905
Place of Birth:
Near Zenas in Jennings
County, Indiana
Date of Funeral:
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at
1:00 p.m.
Place: Westport United Methodist Church
Visitation: Monday 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Bass & Gasper Funeral Home.
Final Resting Place: Westport Cemetery
Parents: Seth M. and Ella May (Coons) Burgess
HISTORY:
Residential: Born and raised in Jennings County. She has been a Westport resident since 1927.
Education: Graduated from Zenas High School in 1924. Attended Indiana Central College.
Occupation: She taught school at Flatrock and Puddletown in Jennings County.
She also assisted her husband as a bookkeeper in the real estate business.
Memberships: Westport United Methodist Church and the Faithful Daughters Sunday School Class.
Hobbies: She enjoyed reading and traveling.
Married to: J. Neal Jessup
Place: Vernon, Indiana
Date: April 16,
1927
He preceded her in death on March 31, 1984
SURVIVORS:
1 Daughter - Joy Elaine Jones - Westport, Indiana
2 Grandsons - Trent A. Jones - Westport, Indiana
Brian H. Jones - Westport, Indiana
Numerous nieces and nephews
Preceded in death by: Parents
Husband
3 Brothers - Jess Burgess
Charles Burgess
Frank Burgess
2 Sisters - Capitola Sutton
Lura Price
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Westport United
Methodist Church through the funeral home.