Gladys Eleanor Hunter

1919 - 2004  (84 years)

• Name	Gladys Eleanor Hunter
  Birth	27 Mar 1919	Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV
  Gender	Female
  Census-Household Member	2 Jan 1920	Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV   [1]
  	Role: Household Member He was 24 year old and a farmer. Also living in his household were his wife Zenna M. (age 23), daughter Gertrude M. (age 6), son Ray J. (age 5), son Roy M. (age 2-9/12), and daughter Gladys E. (age 9/12).
  Census-Household Member	28 Apr 1930	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV   [2]
  	Role: Household Member He was 35 year old, a farmer, and owned a residence valued at $7,000. He lived on Clear Creek Road. Also living in his household were his wife Zenna (age 35, married for 17 years), daughter Girtrude M. (age 16), son Ray J. (age 15), son Roy M. (age 13), daughter Gladys E. (age 11), son Marvin W. (age 8), daughter Margia J. (age 9), daughter Ruth D. (age 5), son Robert D. (age 2-8/12), and daughter Dorthie M. (age 8/12).
  Death	9 Mar 2004	Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV   [3]
  Burial	13 Mar 2004	Mount Pleasants Church Cemetery, Sinks Grove, Monroe Co., WV   [3]
  Person ID	I5935	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Jennings Ray Hunter,   b. 28 Jun 1894, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 31 Aug 1982, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Zenna Marshall Walkup,   b. 19 Dec 1895, Narrows, Giles Co., VA d. 16 Apr 1980, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1913	Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH   [4, 5]
  	Jennings and Zenna were married by R. E. Dunn, J.P. Robert A. Hunter gave consent for the marriage.
  Family ID	F2240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Scott Hedrick,   b. 19 Jun 1918, Sinks Grove, Monroe Co., WV d. 11 Dec 2003, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1937	Clifton Forge, VA   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Geraldine Lea "Gerry" Hedrick   2. Gladys Carol Hedrick,   b. 18 Feb 1940, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 13 Apr 2005, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 65 years)   3. Sandra Anne "Sandy" Hedrick,   b. 27 Feb 1942, Wabash, Wabash Co., IN d. 14 Jun 2005, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 63 years)   4. Ruth Lynn Hedrick   5. Debra Gaye "Debbie" Hedrick
  Family ID	F2456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 May 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Mar 1919 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV Census-Household Member - 2 Jan 1920 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV Census-Household Member - 28 Apr 1930 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV Marriage - 26 Jun 1937 - Clifton Forge, VA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		hunter-gladys.jpg
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  		Hunter, Dorothy & Gladys
  		Hunter, Jennings, Zenna, & Girls

  
  

• Notes

  The Beckley Register-Herald, Online Edition, Friday, March 12, 2004 RUPERT - Gladys Eleanor Hedrick, 84, of Kessler Road, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, following a sudden illness. Born March 27, 1919, at Kieffer, she was the daughter of the late Jennings Ray and Zenna Marshall Walkup Hunter. She was a member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church at Kieffer, was a homemaker and truly enjoyed raising all of her children and spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren have many fond memories of visiting and spending summers with "Granny" as they fondly refer-red to their grandmother. "We remember Granny always had big meals on the table and always cooked our favorite foods. Granny not only raised her children but most of her grandchildren, too." Even her own children recall as they were growing up that Gladys would take in folks in need of temporary places to stay. She was indeed loving and hospitable and was much loved by all of her grandchildren. Mrs. Hedrick was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Scott Hedrick, on Dec. 11, 2003; five sisters, Dorothy Hunter, Gertrude Quick, Margie Walkup, Ruth Lauer and Jackie Eilts; three brothers, Roy, Ray and Marvin Hunter; and two great-grandchildren, Chad Fleeman and Justin Winfrey. Survivors include five daughters, Geraldine Jacobs and husband, Jerry, of Hurricane, Gladys Carroll Gibson and husband, Bo, of Rupert, Sandra Ann Walkup of Rupert, Ruth Lynn Hanson and husband, Dwight, of Rupert and Debra Gaye Deitz and husband, Gary, of Rupert; a son, Marvin Lewis Hedrick and wife, Teresa, of Rupert; a sister, Gay Eilts of Wabash, Ind.; three brothers, Robert Hunter of Crawley, Carl Hunter of Rupert and Kirby Blankenship of Kieffer; 23 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Chapel, Rainelle, with Pastor Dennis Morrello Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery, Sinks Grove. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Arrangements entrusted to Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1458] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1920, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T625, roll 1953, Kieffer, enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 1A, p. 213, dwelling 3, family 3, Jennings R. Hunter, accessed 20 Jul 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S1728] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1930, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 2533, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 11B, p. 106, dwelling 223, family 226, Jennings Hunter, accessed 27 May 2016 (Reliability: 3). [S866] Obituary: The Beckley Register-Herald. [S507] Gallia Co., OH Probate Court Marriage Record, License No. 4019 (Reliability: 3). [S73] Family Bible of Marshall W. Walkup. [S1089] Covington, VA Marriages Vol. 3, page 52 (Reliability: 3). [S1775] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), marriage certificate 12185 (1937), Hedrick-Hunter accessed 29 May 2015. (Reliability: 3).