C. Edith Kuhn Whitehead

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C. Edith Kuhn Whitehead - Madison Parish, Louisiana

From the Shreveport Times, April 25, 2015

Funeral services for C. Edith Kuhn Whitehead will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Marshall, Texas. Interment will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Whitehead passed away April 22, 2015.

Mrs. Whitehead was born on the James Plantation in Mound, Louisiana on April 9, 1922. Her parents were Joseph Jenkins Kuhn and Susan Cora Kuhn of Tallulah. Her parents, a brother, J. J. Kuhn, Jr. and a sister, Grace Jean Kuhn Kennedy preceded her in death.

Ms. Whitehead was a teacher in the public schools of Louisiana, Georgia and Texas for 40 years. She taught vocal music for 25 years and special education for 15 years. She was an enthusiastic teacher who missed the classroom even after retirement. She always believed that the essence of good teaching was to understand the child. She was proud of having assisted 31 of her students to enter college, and always helped students wherever she saw a need. In addition to classroom teaching, she also gave music lessons, concertized, sang some opera, soloed in church productions, and directed numerous church choirs. From her youth, she was a servant of Christ, offering Him her gifts of love for people and for music.

Ms. Whitehead is survived by her children; James Carter Whitehead IV; and Emily Whitehead Hobson and husband, Al Hobson, Jr. of Marshall, Texas; her grandchildren; Albert "Trey" Hobson III and wife, Brandi Hobson of Greenville, Texas, and Dr. David Hobson and wife, Dr. Emily Hobson of Shreveport, Louisiana; five great-grandchildren; a beloved nephew, Stephen G. Kennedy of Shreveport, Louisiana and a host of cousins and friends, far and wide.

The family wishes to acknowledge the devoted services of her doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel who attended her in her final illness. On-line condolences may be made at www.meadowbrookfh.com.