Gretchen-Elder-Obituary

Photo courtesy of Sturtevant Funeral Home - Portsmouth Boulevard Chapel

Gretchen Harper Elder

Portsmouth, Virginia

Apr 6, 1923 – Aug 27, 2013

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BORN
April 6, 1923
DIED
August 27, 2013
LOCATION
Portsmouth, Virginia

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Sturtevant Funeral Home - Portsmouth Boulevard Chapel Obituary

PORTSMOUTH – Gretchen Harper Elder died Tuesday, August 27, 2013. A native of Hat Creek, VA, she was a daughter of the late Luther L. and Lula Mae Harper. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Willie Hubbard Elder; two children, Marvin and Mark Elder; four brothers, Earl, Royal,...

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I knew Mrs. Elder when she taught my children at Peter Pan Kindergarten back in the '70's. I would go there and play the piano and she would lead the little ones in song. I remember her loving ways with the children and her reading a story with such animation. They were all blessed to have her as a part of their early life. The one thing that stands out in my recall is that Mrs. Elder taught them to eat the crust of the bread on their sandwich. My children must have learned that lesson well,...