TSGS Cruiser Blog

Monday, April 20, 2009

Marker/Plaque/Monument Monday


Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana
Section 64, Row Y, Grave 22



GEORGE W. EDMONDS 1890-1962



George W. Edmonds was born in Vanderburgh County, Knight Township, Indiana on August 13, 1890. He attended Carver Elementary and Clark High School in Evansville, Indiana. He graduated high school in the spring of 1910 and entered Indiana University that fall. There he joined the nine other founders in organizing Kappa Alpha Psi. After he returned home for the summer of 1911, his father became ill with pneumonia and died. George, being the eldest son, became head of the family, thus preventing his return to school. With the new responsibility of supporting a family, George took a job with the area coal mines and worked with the coal mines and railroads until he died of pneumonia in June of 1962. George married the former Willa Mae Forte and settled in Stevenson, Indiana. They became the parents of one son, Noel. His family and grave were discovered in Evansville, Indiana in 1978.

Photo of grave marker taken by JGWest

1 comment:

Taneya said...

nice tribute. I would like to suggest adding this to FindAGrave.