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Elmer T., Alice and Melvin H. EDSON

Ames Cemetery


Elmer T. Edson
© Ames Review
10-1936
Submitted by : Jo Aguirre

Elmer T Edson was born Oct. 3, 1886 in Missouri and passed away at his home, Ames, Oklahoma, Oct. 7, 1936 after an illness of only 2 weeks.

He was married Jan 11, 1918 in Quannah, Texas to Alice Campbell. To this happy union were born three children, Calvin, Thelma and Melvin.

Mr. Edson with his family moved to Ames about six and one half years ago.

He was ill about two weeks but felt several days before his death that he could not live.

His mother died when he was about 7, his father about seven years ago. One brother Millard also preceded him in death.

He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife, three children, Calvin, Thelma, and Melvin of the home; one sister, Mrs. May Richmond, Mildred Texas; three brothers, George of Farley New Mexico, Eugene of La Mass, New Mexico and Wilfred; his mother in law Mrs. Theresa Campbell, other relatives and a host of friends, who will miss this loving father and kind and sympathetic friend.




Alice Edson
© Enid Morning News
10-1981
Submitted by : Jo Aguirre

Funeral services for Mrs. Elmer T. (Alice) Edson, 91, Burleson, TX. Will be at 2 p.m. Thursday (October 8,1981) in the Jones Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson, with the Rev. Frank Leach officiating.

Her body will arrive in Enid late Thursday evening and the casket will be open at Henninger Allen Funeral Home. A second service will be at 2 pm Saturday (October 10,1981) in the Gautier Memorial Auditorium at Ames with the Rev. C.E. Weeks officiating. Burial will be in the Ames Cemetery under the direction of Henninger-Allen.

Mrs. Edson died Wednesday a.m. in a Ft. Worth Texas hospital. She was born in Bradleysville, Missouri, October 26,1889 and moved to Mangum with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell as a small child.

She had lived in Ames many years before moving to Burleson three years ago. Mrs. Edson was a member of First United Methodist Church at Ames.

She and Elmer T. Edson were married January 11,1913 in Quannah, Texas. Mrs. Edson was preceded in death by a son , who died during World War ll while on active duty in Europe, a brother and her husband.

Survivors are a son, Calvin E. Edson of Joshua Texas; a daughter Mrs. Thelma Kelly of Richmond, California; 6 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and a sister Mrs Etta Keller of Marlow.




Melvin H. Edson
03-1945
Submitted by : Jo Aguirre
© Jo Aguirre



Memorial services for T/S Melvin H. Edson of the 319th Infantry, who was killed in action February 20, 1945 in Germany, will be held in the Methodist church at Ames this afternoon at 3 o'clock. (March 11, 1945)

The son of Mrs. Alice Edson of Ames, he was born at Lone Wolf on September 25, 1921 and attended school at Mangum and Ames.

He received his military training at Camp Forest, Tenn., in Arizona, Camp Phillips, Kan., and Fort Dix, N.J.

Besides his mother, he leaves his grandmother, Mrs. Theressa Campbell of Ames, a brother, Calvin Edson of Durham, and a sister, Mrs. Thelma Kelly of Richmond, Calif. He leaves other relatives and many friends.

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