Madeline was the firstborn of Samie Cleo Short and Callie Mabel (Sergent) Short. At a tender age, she lost her three-year-old brother James to diphtheria. Three siblings lived to be adults: Lillian Callie (Short) Molnar, Sam Short, Jr., and Bobby Ray Short.
The wife of Charles Lester Elkins, son of Charles McKinley Elkins and Martha (Lovejoy) Elkins, Madeline fulfilled a nursing function at Logan General Hospital during World War II and went on to become a homemaker and mother of one daughter and two sons. Later, she became the grandmother of one grandson.
Like her ancestors, she enjoyed and was a natural at growing things. For her, it was African violets and window-box flowers that announced summer's arrival in West Virginia. She also was adept at hand-making flowers for Decoration (Memorial) Day.
Madeline was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and husband.
The wife of Charles Lester Elkins, son of Charles McKinley Elkins and Martha (Lovejoy) Elkins, Madeline fulfilled a nursing function at Logan General Hospital during World War II and went on to become a homemaker and mother of one daughter and two sons. Later, she became the grandmother of one grandson.
Like her ancestors, she enjoyed and was a natural at growing things. For her, it was African violets and window-box flowers that announced summer's arrival in West Virginia. She also was adept at hand-making flowers for Decoration (Memorial) Day.
Madeline was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and husband.
Madeline was the firstborn of Samie Cleo Short and Callie Mabel (Sergent) Short. At a tender age, she lost her three-year-old brother James to diphtheria. Three siblings lived to be adults: Lillian Callie (Short) Molnar, Sam Short, Jr., and Bobby Ray Short.
The wife of Charles Lester Elkins, son of Charles McKinley Elkins and Martha (Lovejoy) Elkins, Madeline fulfilled a nursing function at Logan General Hospital during World War II and went on to become a homemaker and mother of one daughter and two sons. Later, she became the grandmother of one grandson.
Like her ancestors, she enjoyed and was a natural at growing things. For her, it was African violets and window-box flowers that announced summer's arrival in West Virginia. She also was adept at hand-making flowers for Decoration (Memorial) Day.
Madeline was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and husband.
The wife of Charles Lester Elkins, son of Charles McKinley Elkins and Martha (Lovejoy) Elkins, Madeline fulfilled a nursing function at Logan General Hospital during World War II and went on to become a homemaker and mother of one daughter and two sons. Later, she became the grandmother of one grandson.
Like her ancestors, she enjoyed and was a natural at growing things. For her, it was African violets and window-box flowers that announced summer's arrival in West Virginia. She also was adept at hand-making flowers for Decoration (Memorial) Day.
Madeline was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and husband.
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