Edith Aline Colyer b. 1 FEB 1920 Somerset, Ky d. 6 MAY 1974 Lousiville, Ky: Curtis / Colyer family of Somerset Kentucky

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Birth	1 Feb 1920	Somerset, Ky [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Buried	1974	Cave Hill Cemetery, Lousiville KY; SECTION 33, LOT 214, PART , RANGE , GRAVE -A
Died	6 May 1974	Lousiville, Ky [1, 2]
Person ID	I0499	John Colyer family of Somerset Ky
Last Modified	24 Mar 2018

Father	Samuel Colyer, b. 22 May 1884, d. 1 Feb 1972, Somerset, Ky
Mother	Leone' Valeria Lewis, b. 16 Oct 1886, Greenwood, Ky , d. 26 Sep 1953, Ft. Worth, TX
Married	Jan 1 1905	Somerset, Ky
Family ID	F251	Group Sheet

Family 1 John (Jack) Vaughan Curtis, b. 27 Aug 1918, Somerset, Ky , d. 11 Nov 2011, Louisville, Ky

Married 1938 Huntsville, TN

Children

>	1. John Vaughan, Jr. Curtis
>	2. Richard Lewis Curtis
	3. John Colyer Curtis, b. 16 Nov 1939, Somerset, Ky , d. 16 Nov 1939, Somerset, Ky

Last Modified 30 Nov 2014

Family ID F163 Group Sheet

Married 1938 Huntsville, TN [1, 2]

Children

>	1. John Vaughan Curtis, Jr.
>	2. Richard Lewis Curtis

Family ID F250 Group Sheet

Photos		Sam Colyer family Photo of Sam Colyer and some family about 1937. This is left to right Leon (Sam’s wife) Ray, Sam and Edith Colyer. Status: Located
		Edith Colyer Curtis about 1940 Edith, in front yard of father Sam Colyer home on Monticello St. , and Hope road, Somerset Ky
		Edith Colyer Curtis about 1938
		Edith Colyer Curtis, abt 1967 Louisville Ky home
		Edith Colyer Curtis, with sons Vaughan, Richard
		Edith Colyer Curtis In home of Earl Curtis, Somerset abt 1970
		Sam Colyer house, Somerset Ky House where Sam Colyer family lived. Sam lived there until about 1967. House stood at corner of Hope Ave and Old Monticello Street in Somerset Ky. House was torn down about 2005 when new Monticello road was built. Since the 1920 census shows the family living on College Street, 1930 census shows family living in this house on Monticello St., sometime before 1930 the family moved here. Likely after 1926 when 15 year old son Lance died of pneumonia. Both census show Sam's mother, Louisa, living with the family. When Sam's grand-daughter Janet Avera Claunch and her husband Sonny Claunch, first moved back to Somerset from Dayton Ohio in early 1970's, they lived in this house according to Janet.
		Ray Colyer Sister Edith Colyer Curtis to left of Ray and wife Alice Colyer to Right of Ray
		Sisters : L-R, Elaine Colyer Avera, Edith Colyer Curtis, Ruby Colyer Chestnut Estimated to be late fall 1973, sisters come to Louisville KY from Somerset KY to see Edith as it must be known that her leukemia disease is progressing. Unbeknownst to her sons until after Christmas 1973 that she had an expected fatal disease. She insisted her disease be secret to protect her children for normal life.

Documents		Edith Colyer Curtis DAR application DAR application of Edith Colyer Curtis based upon Jesse Richardson Status: Located
		1930 census Sam Colyer
		1937 Somerset High year book Edith Colyer Edith was a senior
		Edith Colyer senior high school picture 1937
		Leone Colyer death Certificate 1953 Texas
		Jack Curtis 1940 census Living in Murfreesboro with Edith renting working as drug salesman
		Jack Curtis and Edith Colyer marriage certificate Eloped to Huntsville AL, 8/27/1938
		Sam & Leone Colyer home property legal history on Monticello St Somerset KY Commonwealth Journal newspaper 9/19/2018 zoning notice change to business of home place deeds acquired by Stewart Development
		Jack and Edith Curtis wedding announced Danville KY Advocate Messenger 11/18/1938
		Col Harlan Sanders, Kentucky Fried Chicken Story of Christian conversion of Col Sanders at Evangel Tabernacle church Louisville Ky with pastor Waymon Rodgers. This is where Edith Colyer Curtis beginning in about 1969 began attending weekly church services on Wed and Sunday nights. Her son, Richard, joined her beginning in 1971. Pastor Rodgers expressed heartfelt codolences to Richard from pulpit upon Edith Curtis passing in 1974. Col Sanders is buried near Edith Colyer in Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville.
		1961 James Chestnut funeral Commonwealth Journal
		1961 Somerset HS class reunion: Jack and Edith Curtis

Headstones

Edith Colyer Curtis grave

Notes

Buried Cave Hill Cemetery 1974, Louisville, KY; SECTION 33, LOT 214, PART , RANGE , GRAVE -A
Edith was raised in a College St. Somerset KY home that was close to the high school. Later, she lived with her family on Monticello St, Somerset in a house located at Hope way and Monticello St. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Centre College in Danville KY for one semester. She returned to Somerset and married Jack Curtis 8/27/1938.

After marrying Jack Curtis, they shortly moved to Murfreesboro Tn with Jack's new job with Massengil. When Jack was drafted during WWII, Edith took over his sales territory with Massengil out of Murfreesboro. After the war, Jack was offered a job in Lexington KY and they moved there. In 1956 Jack was promoted with Abbott Laboratories and moved to Louisville.

Jack and Edith were lifelong members and regularly attendees of the Methodist Church.

Edith devoted her life to raising her two boys, while Jack was a traveling salesman.

In the mid 1960's she developed an interest in art and started painting. In 1969, Edith learned that she had leukemia. She kept it a secret from all but her husband. By 1970 Edith had renewed and developed a deep sense of Christian faith and became very active in church activities characteristic of great spiritual revival sweeping the country during this time.

In her last few months of battling Leukemia, she let it be known about her disease to her children and close friends.

Sources
[S14494] Alice Colyer Gala.
Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998

[S27813] ColyerV2.FTW.
Date of Import: Sep 30, 1998

Edith Aline Colyer[1, 2] 1920 - 1974

Edith Aline Colyer^{[1, 2]}
1920 - 1974