Elsie Gardener Hickam
1912-2009
Sadly, Homer and Linda Hickam are reporting the death of Homer's mom, Elsie:
"Elsie G. Lavender Hickam, 97, died peacefully at her home in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Wednesday, October 7, 2009. A family memorial and
release of ashes on her beloved beach will be planned for later in Myrtle Beach.
"Elsie was a grand lady, and did things HER way to the end. She loved being made
famous in the Coalwood books and the movie October Sky, and she said if
she had known that was going to happen, she would have stayed "thinner and
prettier." She had a particular love of animals and especially cats. Her white
Persian feline companions Thomasina and Tom Tom were a joy to her till the end."
[Thomasina and Tom Tom have been adopted by friends.]
Please click here to read Elsie's obituary.
(Opens in Microsoft Word)
Please click
here to read article from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
