Elsa Sigmon

Female 1908 - 2002  (94 years)


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  • Name Elsa Sigmon 
    Born 14 Jul 1908  Majestic, Pike Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Sep 2002  The Plains, Athens Co. OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Stout, Elsa M
      Point Pleasant Register, Point Pleasant, WV
      Wednesday, September 18, 2002
      Page A3

      ATHENS, Ohio - Elsa Martha Stout, 94, Lindley Inn, The Plains, Ohio, died early Tuesday morning, Sept 17, 2002, at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. A former resident of Athens, she was born July 14, 1908, at Majestic, Ky., daughter of the late Charles and Rachel Reed Sigmon.

      She grew up in southern West Virginia, having attended Allegheny Collegiate Institute and New River State College in W.Va. Early in life she was employed nine years as an employment counselor with the West Virginia Department of Employment Security in Point Pleasant, W. Va. Elsa then married the late Howard Stout and moved to Athens in 1951. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, the Athens Garden Club, and the Lydia Lash Evans Literary Club.

      Surviving are daughters, Nancy V (Joseph) Tryon of Arlington, Va. and Martha V (John) Watterson of Apple Grove, W. Va.; step-daughter, Carolyn Sue Allen of Athens, Ohio; step-son, Gordon (Nono) Stout of Florida; grandchildren, Caroline Tryon and husband Luis Borba of Alexandria, Va., Elizabeth (David) Crockett of Arlington, Va., Stephen (Kristina) Tryon of Maryland, Theresa Roberta Henson of Huntington, W.Va., Charles Stephen Hite of Point Pleasant, and Joseph H (Vicky) Hite of Marietta, Ohio; step-grandchildren, Scott Allen and Karen Gibbs of Athens; step-great-grandchildren, Ashley and Melissa Gibbs; five great-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; sister Juanita (E Husten) Halstead, Scott Depot, W.Va.; and nephew, John Halstead of Michigan.

      She was preceded in death by husbands, Stephen K Vaught and Howard Stout; and brother Walton Sigmon.

      The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 20 2002, in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Athens. The Rev. E.F. Michael Morgan and Sister Faith Margaret, Community of Holy Spirit will be officiating. Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery in Point Pleasant. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home in Athens.
    Person ID I9902  Master File
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2011 

    Father Charles Henry Sigmon,   b. 11 Oct 1861, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jun 1934, Mason Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Rachel Jane REED,   b. 1872, McDowell Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart