Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameFred Gaston EDDELMAN [59081], [59089]
BirthOct 7, 1914, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana [59081], [59089]
DeathAug 6, 2005, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana [59081]
BurialGarland Brook Cemetery, 501 N Gladstone Ave, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana [59081]
FatherFred Monroe EDDELMAN (1885-1959)
MotherLena Ethyl GASTON (1887-1981)
Spouses
BirthJun 19, 1910, Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia [59090]
DeathOct 7, 1993, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida [59090]
BurialGreenbrier Burial Park, 161 Wiggins Crossing, Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia [59090]
MarriageApr 25, 1942, Lawrence County, Ohio [59089]
Divorcebef Jan 10, 1967 [59081]
BirthFeb 27, 1917, Letts, Decatur County, Indiana [59092], [59093]
Death2001, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana [59092]
BurialGarland Brook Cemetery, 501 N Gladstone Ave, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana [59092]
MarriageJan 20, 1967, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana [59092], [59093]
Obituary Online notes for Fred Gaston EDDELMAN
Columbus Republic 8 Aug 2005
Fred G. Eddelman
Columbus

Fred G. Eddelman, 90, of Columbus, died at 7:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, at Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus.

He worked at Teledyne–McKay Co. as a salesman of heavy equipment for the oil industry. Mr. Eddelman was a member of Sardinia Baptist Church and a Kentucky Colonel. He was an active member of the Bartholomew County Humane Society. A graduate of Jackson Township School and Franklin College, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Garland Brook Mausoleum with the Rev. Bryan Trotter officiating. There will be no calling. Entombment will be at the mausoleum.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of South Central Indiana.

Arrangements were made by Norman Funeral Home at Hope.

Mr. Eddelman was born Oct. 7, 1914, the son of Fred M. and Lena Gaston Eddelman. He married Rosemary Cottrell Sparrow on Jan. 10, 1967.

Survivors include his niece and caregiver, Barbara Eddelman and her son, Gaston Frederick of Westport; a niece, Sarah Hunton of Shelbyville and her children, Katie, Ashley and Keil; a nephew, Fred G. Eddelman of Greensburg; a sister–in–law, Berna Dean Eddelman of Greensburg; stepchildren, James Sparrow and Linda Hardin, both of Columbus; three stepgrandchildren; and five stepgreat–grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on Nov. 11, 2001; and a brother, R. Gaston Eddelman. [59081]
Obituary Online notes for Leta G. (Spouse 1)
LETA G. FOSTER WILLIAMS

Leta G. Foster Williams, 83, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, formerly of Hinton, died October 7, 1993, following a short illness.

Born June 19, 1910, in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late W. Gaston and Mary Virginia (Jenny) Quinn Foster.

Mrs. Williams family was one of the founding families of Summers County. A resident of Hinton for 35 years, she operated Leta's Beauty Shop, was a member of the the Hinton Women's Club and a member of the Central Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband of 43 years, A.J. Williams, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; one daughter, Barbara Llewellyn McLean, of Hinton; two grandsons, Steven Scott Chadwick, of Hinton, Christopher Shawn Chadwick of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; three granddaughters, Candice Moore, of Severna Park, Maryland; Kathryn A. Stephenson, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Barbara Elise Ross of Hinton; two nephews, James E. Foster, Jr. of Pensacola, Florida; Harry C. Foster, M.D., of Martinsville, Virginia; five great-grandchildren.

Entombment will be at 2 pm, July 11, 1998, at the Foster Mausoleum in Greenbrier Burial Park in Hinton with Paster Lynn Maddy officiating.
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