Delmont Blue was born in Brave, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., PA to Spencer Lee Blue (son of Isaac Newton Blue an Maria Minerva Hennen of Licking Co., Ohio) and Leona Sydney Rice Blue, (daughter of John Alexander and Mary Etta Stickles Rice).
In 1929, Delmont married Nancy Kathryn 'Opal' Bissett in Cadis, Ohio. Opal was the daughter of Brice and Ida Church Bissett. She was born 3 Feb 1906 in Camp Run, Monongalia Co., WV and died 1 Feb 1986 in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.
Delmont and Opal had five children, all born in Brave, PA: Mary Jo (1930 - 1989) married to Alden 'Bud' Hillberry, Billie Spencer (1931 - 1953) who was killed in action in the Korean War, Jerry Delmont (1938 - ), Karen Sue (1940 - 2004) married to Theodore Lee 'Ted' Tuttle and Linda Kay (1945 - ) married to Homer Samuel 'Sam' Dodson. Delmont and his family lived in various houses in the Brave community with his last being a home in the Kent Dunkard Creek Addition near the WV state line, between Brave and Shamrock. Delmont's daughter Linda and husband, Sam Dodson, currently live in that home, which was probably built by Sam Eddy.
Delmont began working for Peoples Natural Gas Company in Brave in July of 1924 at the age of 15 as a laborer and continued until his retirement as a stationary engineer at the Baum Station. He was credited with 34 years of service with PNG on 1 January 1971. Delmont was a second generation Brave Station employee and his son, Jerry, was a third generation Brave Station employee doing summer casual labor between WV University school terms. Delmont was a charter member of the Wayne Township Fire Department and a past member of the Central Greene School Board. He was active in the management of Pony League and Post Pony League baseball the Brave area. Delmont and Opal are both buried in the Greene Co. Memorial Park cemetery near Jefferson, PA. .
Delmont also pitched for several softball teams in the Tri-State area, four of which were: Jenkins & Sons "The Undertakers". The Flowers Company in Morrisville, and the Mather "Coal Miners". He also pitched many solo games. Teams would hire him and pay travel expenses to get him to come to their game site to pitch a big game. Many times that would result in a job offer if he would move to the town and pitch full time for their team.
In 1934 Delmont was pitching for the Mather Coal Miners that won the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Spalding Championship tournament at Frick Park in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the culmination of an elimination tournament of the winner of 15 Post-Gazette Spalding leagues. The victors were the guests of the Post Gazette on a trip to the Centur of Progress (World's Fair) in Chicago. Sports writers and friends believed that Delmont was Major League material. Major League teams, including the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics scouted him. He was encouraged to make the 'big step' but he didn't. He told his son, Jerry, that he did not want to leave his hometown of Brave.
Mini Bio taken from Chapter 12, page 146 of "A Village Called Brave", published in 2009 by Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD and copied with permission of James Michael Hoy. .
In 1929, Delmont married Nancy Kathryn 'Opal' Bissett in Cadis, Ohio. Opal was the daughter of Brice and Ida Church Bissett. She was born 3 Feb 1906 in Camp Run, Monongalia Co., WV and died 1 Feb 1986 in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.
Delmont and Opal had five children, all born in Brave, PA: Mary Jo (1930 - 1989) married to Alden 'Bud' Hillberry, Billie Spencer (1931 - 1953) who was killed in action in the Korean War, Jerry Delmont (1938 - ), Karen Sue (1940 - 2004) married to Theodore Lee 'Ted' Tuttle and Linda Kay (1945 - ) married to Homer Samuel 'Sam' Dodson. Delmont and his family lived in various houses in the Brave community with his last being a home in the Kent Dunkard Creek Addition near the WV state line, between Brave and Shamrock. Delmont's daughter Linda and husband, Sam Dodson, currently live in that home, which was probably built by Sam Eddy.
Delmont began working for Peoples Natural Gas Company in Brave in July of 1924 at the age of 15 as a laborer and continued until his retirement as a stationary engineer at the Baum Station. He was credited with 34 years of service with PNG on 1 January 1971. Delmont was a second generation Brave Station employee and his son, Jerry, was a third generation Brave Station employee doing summer casual labor between WV University school terms. Delmont was a charter member of the Wayne Township Fire Department and a past member of the Central Greene School Board. He was active in the management of Pony League and Post Pony League baseball the Brave area. Delmont and Opal are both buried in the Greene Co. Memorial Park cemetery near Jefferson, PA. .
Delmont also pitched for several softball teams in the Tri-State area, four of which were: Jenkins & Sons "The Undertakers". The Flowers Company in Morrisville, and the Mather "Coal Miners". He also pitched many solo games. Teams would hire him and pay travel expenses to get him to come to their game site to pitch a big game. Many times that would result in a job offer if he would move to the town and pitch full time for their team.
In 1934 Delmont was pitching for the Mather Coal Miners that won the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Spalding Championship tournament at Frick Park in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the culmination of an elimination tournament of the winner of 15 Post-Gazette Spalding leagues. The victors were the guests of the Post Gazette on a trip to the Centur of Progress (World's Fair) in Chicago. Sports writers and friends believed that Delmont was Major League material. Major League teams, including the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics scouted him. He was encouraged to make the 'big step' but he didn't. He told his son, Jerry, that he did not want to leave his hometown of Brave.
Mini Bio taken from Chapter 12, page 146 of "A Village Called Brave", published in 2009 by Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD and copied with permission of James Michael Hoy. .
Delmont Blue was born in Brave, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., PA to Spencer Lee Blue (son of Isaac Newton Blue an Maria Minerva Hennen of Licking Co., Ohio) and Leona Sydney Rice Blue, (daughter of John Alexander and Mary Etta Stickles Rice).
In 1929, Delmont married Nancy Kathryn 'Opal' Bissett in Cadis, Ohio. Opal was the daughter of Brice and Ida Church Bissett. She was born 3 Feb 1906 in Camp Run, Monongalia Co., WV and died 1 Feb 1986 in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.
Delmont and Opal had five children, all born in Brave, PA: Mary Jo (1930 - 1989) married to Alden 'Bud' Hillberry, Billie Spencer (1931 - 1953) who was killed in action in the Korean War, Jerry Delmont (1938 - ), Karen Sue (1940 - 2004) married to Theodore Lee 'Ted' Tuttle and Linda Kay (1945 - ) married to Homer Samuel 'Sam' Dodson. Delmont and his family lived in various houses in the Brave community with his last being a home in the Kent Dunkard Creek Addition near the WV state line, between Brave and Shamrock. Delmont's daughter Linda and husband, Sam Dodson, currently live in that home, which was probably built by Sam Eddy.
Delmont began working for Peoples Natural Gas Company in Brave in July of 1924 at the age of 15 as a laborer and continued until his retirement as a stationary engineer at the Baum Station. He was credited with 34 years of service with PNG on 1 January 1971. Delmont was a second generation Brave Station employee and his son, Jerry, was a third generation Brave Station employee doing summer casual labor between WV University school terms. Delmont was a charter member of the Wayne Township Fire Department and a past member of the Central Greene School Board. He was active in the management of Pony League and Post Pony League baseball the Brave area. Delmont and Opal are both buried in the Greene Co. Memorial Park cemetery near Jefferson, PA. .
Delmont also pitched for several softball teams in the Tri-State area, four of which were: Jenkins & Sons "The Undertakers". The Flowers Company in Morrisville, and the Mather "Coal Miners". He also pitched many solo games. Teams would hire him and pay travel expenses to get him to come to their game site to pitch a big game. Many times that would result in a job offer if he would move to the town and pitch full time for their team.
In 1934 Delmont was pitching for the Mather Coal Miners that won the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Spalding Championship tournament at Frick Park in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the culmination of an elimination tournament of the winner of 15 Post-Gazette Spalding leagues. The victors were the guests of the Post Gazette on a trip to the Centur of Progress (World's Fair) in Chicago. Sports writers and friends believed that Delmont was Major League material. Major League teams, including the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics scouted him. He was encouraged to make the 'big step' but he didn't. He told his son, Jerry, that he did not want to leave his hometown of Brave.
Mini Bio taken from Chapter 12, page 146 of "A Village Called Brave", published in 2009 by Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD and copied with permission of James Michael Hoy. .
In 1929, Delmont married Nancy Kathryn 'Opal' Bissett in Cadis, Ohio. Opal was the daughter of Brice and Ida Church Bissett. She was born 3 Feb 1906 in Camp Run, Monongalia Co., WV and died 1 Feb 1986 in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.
Delmont and Opal had five children, all born in Brave, PA: Mary Jo (1930 - 1989) married to Alden 'Bud' Hillberry, Billie Spencer (1931 - 1953) who was killed in action in the Korean War, Jerry Delmont (1938 - ), Karen Sue (1940 - 2004) married to Theodore Lee 'Ted' Tuttle and Linda Kay (1945 - ) married to Homer Samuel 'Sam' Dodson. Delmont and his family lived in various houses in the Brave community with his last being a home in the Kent Dunkard Creek Addition near the WV state line, between Brave and Shamrock. Delmont's daughter Linda and husband, Sam Dodson, currently live in that home, which was probably built by Sam Eddy.
Delmont began working for Peoples Natural Gas Company in Brave in July of 1924 at the age of 15 as a laborer and continued until his retirement as a stationary engineer at the Baum Station. He was credited with 34 years of service with PNG on 1 January 1971. Delmont was a second generation Brave Station employee and his son, Jerry, was a third generation Brave Station employee doing summer casual labor between WV University school terms. Delmont was a charter member of the Wayne Township Fire Department and a past member of the Central Greene School Board. He was active in the management of Pony League and Post Pony League baseball the Brave area. Delmont and Opal are both buried in the Greene Co. Memorial Park cemetery near Jefferson, PA. .
Delmont also pitched for several softball teams in the Tri-State area, four of which were: Jenkins & Sons "The Undertakers". The Flowers Company in Morrisville, and the Mather "Coal Miners". He also pitched many solo games. Teams would hire him and pay travel expenses to get him to come to their game site to pitch a big game. Many times that would result in a job offer if he would move to the town and pitch full time for their team.
In 1934 Delmont was pitching for the Mather Coal Miners that won the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Spalding Championship tournament at Frick Park in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the culmination of an elimination tournament of the winner of 15 Post-Gazette Spalding leagues. The victors were the guests of the Post Gazette on a trip to the Centur of Progress (World's Fair) in Chicago. Sports writers and friends believed that Delmont was Major League material. Major League teams, including the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics scouted him. He was encouraged to make the 'big step' but he didn't. He told his son, Jerry, that he did not want to leave his hometown of Brave.
Mini Bio taken from Chapter 12, page 146 of "A Village Called Brave", published in 2009 by Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD and copied with permission of James Michael Hoy. .
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