Carolyn Gunn Bellenger is featured in "A Walk Through Time", an annual event at Forrest Cemetery, where local citizens or descendants share the stories of the people they portray. At age twenty-five, Mrs. Bellenger became a young widow. She taught school for 30 years in Gadsden. She drove that beautiful old car around town and lived in one of Gadsden's most beautiful homes.
Carolyn King Gunn and William Clinton Bellenger, Jr. were married September 30, 1925 in Gadsden, Alabama. On July 29, 1926, W.C. Bellenger died at a young age leaving Carolyn a young widow without children. She never remarried.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama, page C1, Friday, September 7, 1990: RETIRED GADSDEN HIGH TEACHER DIES. Graveside service will be held Sunday for retired Gadsden High teacher Carolyn Gunn Bellenger, 872 Chestnut Street, who died Thursday. Mrs. Bellenger taught English at Gadsden High School 1934 until she retired in 1964. She was a former chairman of the English department and played a key role in revising that department's curriculum. She was the widow of W.C. Bellenger, Jr. and the only child of the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles Gunn. Her home, which she inherited from her parents, was placed on the Alabama Register in 1984. The 12-room, two story Victorian-style house in an example of the architecture of the late 1880s and 1890s. She was described by school officials as "a very colorful person and a true Southern lady." Service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Forrest Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements as per the obituary on page C2.
Social Security Application and Claims:
Name: Carolyn Gunn Bellenger
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1901
Birth Place: Gadsden, Alabama
Death Date: 6 Sep 1990
Father: Charles L Gunn
Mother: Florence M King
At the corner of Chestnut and Ninth Street, 872 Chestnut Street, in Gadsden, a home was built in 1886 for Edward Tracy Hollingsworth, a prominent merchant and banker. The two-story Victorian-style house with mansard roof is one of the few surviving examples of late-nineteenth century architecture in Gadsden. The original complex included a detached kitchen, a well, a servant's house and a barn. In 1901, Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gunn, a Gadsden dentist, purchased the property. It remained in that family until the death of their daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Gunn Bellenger in 1990, who bequeathed the house to the city of Gadsden. After the city spent considerable funds for renovations, various organizations have restored the home which is available for weddings, parties, showers, receptions, reunions, and corporate events. The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1984 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Carolyn King Gunn and William Clinton Bellenger, Jr. were married September 30, 1925 in Gadsden, Alabama. On July 29, 1926, W.C. Bellenger died at a young age leaving Carolyn a young widow without children. She never remarried.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama, page C1, Friday, September 7, 1990: RETIRED GADSDEN HIGH TEACHER DIES. Graveside service will be held Sunday for retired Gadsden High teacher Carolyn Gunn Bellenger, 872 Chestnut Street, who died Thursday. Mrs. Bellenger taught English at Gadsden High School 1934 until she retired in 1964. She was a former chairman of the English department and played a key role in revising that department's curriculum. She was the widow of W.C. Bellenger, Jr. and the only child of the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles Gunn. Her home, which she inherited from her parents, was placed on the Alabama Register in 1984. The 12-room, two story Victorian-style house in an example of the architecture of the late 1880s and 1890s. She was described by school officials as "a very colorful person and a true Southern lady." Service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Forrest Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements as per the obituary on page C2.
Social Security Application and Claims:
Name: Carolyn Gunn Bellenger
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1901
Birth Place: Gadsden, Alabama
Death Date: 6 Sep 1990
Father: Charles L Gunn
Mother: Florence M King
At the corner of Chestnut and Ninth Street, 872 Chestnut Street, in Gadsden, a home was built in 1886 for Edward Tracy Hollingsworth, a prominent merchant and banker. The two-story Victorian-style house with mansard roof is one of the few surviving examples of late-nineteenth century architecture in Gadsden. The original complex included a detached kitchen, a well, a servant's house and a barn. In 1901, Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gunn, a Gadsden dentist, purchased the property. It remained in that family until the death of their daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Gunn Bellenger in 1990, who bequeathed the house to the city of Gadsden. After the city spent considerable funds for renovations, various organizations have restored the home which is available for weddings, parties, showers, receptions, reunions, and corporate events. The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1984 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Carolyn Gunn Bellenger is featured in "A Walk Through Time", an annual event at Forrest Cemetery, where local citizens or descendants share the stories of the people they portray. At age twenty-five, Mrs. Bellenger became a young widow. She taught school for 30 years in Gadsden. She drove that beautiful old car around town and lived in one of Gadsden's most beautiful homes.
Carolyn King Gunn and William Clinton Bellenger, Jr. were married September 30, 1925 in Gadsden, Alabama. On July 29, 1926, W.C. Bellenger died at a young age leaving Carolyn a young widow without children. She never remarried.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama, page C1, Friday, September 7, 1990: RETIRED GADSDEN HIGH TEACHER DIES. Graveside service will be held Sunday for retired Gadsden High teacher Carolyn Gunn Bellenger, 872 Chestnut Street, who died Thursday. Mrs. Bellenger taught English at Gadsden High School 1934 until she retired in 1964. She was a former chairman of the English department and played a key role in revising that department's curriculum. She was the widow of W.C. Bellenger, Jr. and the only child of the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles Gunn. Her home, which she inherited from her parents, was placed on the Alabama Register in 1984. The 12-room, two story Victorian-style house in an example of the architecture of the late 1880s and 1890s. She was described by school officials as "a very colorful person and a true Southern lady." Service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Forrest Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements as per the obituary on page C2.
Social Security Application and Claims:
Name: Carolyn Gunn Bellenger
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1901
Birth Place: Gadsden, Alabama
Death Date: 6 Sep 1990
Father: Charles L Gunn
Mother: Florence M King
At the corner of Chestnut and Ninth Street, 872 Chestnut Street, in Gadsden, a home was built in 1886 for Edward Tracy Hollingsworth, a prominent merchant and banker. The two-story Victorian-style house with mansard roof is one of the few surviving examples of late-nineteenth century architecture in Gadsden. The original complex included a detached kitchen, a well, a servant's house and a barn. In 1901, Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gunn, a Gadsden dentist, purchased the property. It remained in that family until the death of their daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Gunn Bellenger in 1990, who bequeathed the house to the city of Gadsden. After the city spent considerable funds for renovations, various organizations have restored the home which is available for weddings, parties, showers, receptions, reunions, and corporate events. The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1984 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Carolyn King Gunn and William Clinton Bellenger, Jr. were married September 30, 1925 in Gadsden, Alabama. On July 29, 1926, W.C. Bellenger died at a young age leaving Carolyn a young widow without children. She never remarried.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama, page C1, Friday, September 7, 1990: RETIRED GADSDEN HIGH TEACHER DIES. Graveside service will be held Sunday for retired Gadsden High teacher Carolyn Gunn Bellenger, 872 Chestnut Street, who died Thursday. Mrs. Bellenger taught English at Gadsden High School 1934 until she retired in 1964. She was a former chairman of the English department and played a key role in revising that department's curriculum. She was the widow of W.C. Bellenger, Jr. and the only child of the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles Gunn. Her home, which she inherited from her parents, was placed on the Alabama Register in 1984. The 12-room, two story Victorian-style house in an example of the architecture of the late 1880s and 1890s. She was described by school officials as "a very colorful person and a true Southern lady." Service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Forrest Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements as per the obituary on page C2.
Social Security Application and Claims:
Name: Carolyn Gunn Bellenger
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1901
Birth Place: Gadsden, Alabama
Death Date: 6 Sep 1990
Father: Charles L Gunn
Mother: Florence M King
At the corner of Chestnut and Ninth Street, 872 Chestnut Street, in Gadsden, a home was built in 1886 for Edward Tracy Hollingsworth, a prominent merchant and banker. The two-story Victorian-style house with mansard roof is one of the few surviving examples of late-nineteenth century architecture in Gadsden. The original complex included a detached kitchen, a well, a servant's house and a barn. In 1901, Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gunn, a Gadsden dentist, purchased the property. It remained in that family until the death of their daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Gunn Bellenger in 1990, who bequeathed the house to the city of Gadsden. After the city spent considerable funds for renovations, various organizations have restored the home which is available for weddings, parties, showers, receptions, reunions, and corporate events. The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1984 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
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