 1912 - 2004 (92 years)
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| Name |
Elizabeth Emma Jean Deitz [1] |
| Birth |
12 May 1912 |
Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, WV  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
19 Dec 2004 |
Charleston Area Medical Center [3, 4] |
- Obituary - Elizabeth Emma Jean Deitz Bourne
Jean D. Bourne of Charleston, passed away Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 in CAMC.
She was born in Ronceverte, a daughter of E. Theo and E. Andree Fullen Deitz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Chester W. Bourne and a sister, Edna Marie Dietz.
A graduate of West Virginia and Marshall Universities, Jean was a guidance counselor and classroom teacher at Stonewall Jackson from the 50s through the 70s, and a teacher in Monroe County and Kanawha County Adult Education for many years. In the field of teaching she was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma National Honorary plus several educational organizations. She was past president of county classroom teachers associations. Active in several civic organizations including Womens Club of Charleston, Kanawha County Republican Women's Club and Women's Auxiliary of Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital, she was named West Virginia Mother of the Year, 1983. A member of D.A.R. Ann Bailey Chapter, Charleston Women's Society, NEA, AAUW, CTA, WVEA, Wesleyan Service Guild, past chairman of Missions in United Methodist Women, she was also a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church for more than 50 years where she was a member of the Womens Circle and taught Youth Sunday School Classes.
Surviving are one son, and caregiver, Chester Mitchel Bourne, two daughters, Andrea Gainer of Lewisburg and Beverly Kellogg of Knoxville, Tenn., and one grandson.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 22, 2004 at the Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Monty Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.
Charleston Gazette [WV] Dec 21, 2004 Tue
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| Burial |
22 Dec 2004 |
Cunningham Memorial Park Cemetery [4] |
| Person ID |
I2630 |
Crane Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
3 Jun 2022 |
| Father |
Edward Theodore Deitz, b. 11 May 1870, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV d. 15 Mar 1941, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 70 years) |
| Mother |
Lorena Andrea Fullen, b. 12 Jun 1871, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, WV d. 30 Jan 1955, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Sep 1907 |
Greenbrier County, WV [5, 6] |
| Family ID |
F828 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Chester Wellington Bourne, b. 11 Dec 1910, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV d. 12 Jan 1989, Memorial Division, CAMC (Age 78 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Jul 1937 |
Methodist Episcopal Church [7, 8] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F829 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Nov 2017 |
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| Sources |
- [S868] 1930 U.S. Census, Greenbrier County, WV, 23 Sep 2013 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1030] Death information: Deitz, Elizabeth Emma Jean (Bourne), (Find A Grave: #123112044), 26 Dec 2016 (Reliability: 3).
- [S919] Social Security Death Index, 23 Sep 2013 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1263] Obituary, Deitz, Elizabeth Emma Jean (Bourne), (Charleston Gazette, December 20, 2004), 23 Mar 2017 (Reliability: 2).
- [S1750] DAR Application: Bourne, Beverley (Niemann), (Ancestor James Maddy of Virginia), 23 Nov 2018 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1811] West Virginia Marriages Index: 1785 - 1971, 25 Nov 2020, Deitz - Fullen (Reliability: 3).
- [S1202] Elizabeth Deitz - Chester Bourne marriage report, (Charleston Daily Mail; July 9, 1937a), 5 Feb 2017 (Reliability: 2).
Elizabeth Deitz & Chester Bourne
- [S1107] West Virginia Marriages, 1853 - 1970, 16 Nov 2017 (Reliability: 3).
Elizabeth Deitz & Chester Bourne
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