Edith Alma Pewitt

1905 - 1991  (86 years)

• Name	Edith Alma Pewitt
  Birth	28 Jan 1905
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Nov 1991
  Person ID	I7945	The Road to Here
  Last Modified	7 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Boyd Pewitt   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Permelia Elvira Hightower   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Festus D. Nelson,   b. 9 Mar 1904, Moody, McLennan County, Texas d. 12 Feb 1986, McLennan, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1931
  Children	1. Mildred Veneta Nelson,   b. 19 Mar 1932, Waco, McLennan County, Texas d. 28 May 1936, Waco, McLennan County, Texas (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F2709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Edith Pewitt Nelson McGregor-Edith Pewitt Nelson, a retired McGregor bookkeeper, died Friday in McGregor. She was 86. Services will be 2:30 pm Monday at Cole Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Carrol Hambrick, the Rev. A C Van Cleave and the Rev Joe Loughlin officiating. McGregor Chapter 427 Order of the Eastern Star will present a memorial tribute during the service. Burial will be at McGregor Cemetery. Mrs. Nelson was born Jan. 28, 1905, in Waco, where she graduated from Waco High and later attended Baylor University. She married Festus D. nelson on Jan 15, 1931, in Waco; he died Feb 12, 1986. Mrs. Nelson taught in the LaVega Independent Schol District before her marriage. She and her husband owned and operated Nelson Grocery Store in Moody. They later moved to McGregor, where they owned and operaed Nelson Fedd & Hatchery for 42 years. Mrs. Nelson was the bookkeeper at the hatchery. She retired in 1985. She also was a member of McGregor Chapter 427 Order of the Eastern Star and First Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Mildred Pewitt Grissom of Waco.