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Ellen Jacqueline “Jacky” <I>Royster</I> Clark

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Ellen Jacqueline “Jacky” Royster Clark

Birth
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Death
13 Sep 1997 (aged 87)
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
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Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Ellen Jacqueline "Jacky" (Royster) (Hedges) Clark was the 6th child of eight (8) to be born to W.E. and Berenice S. (Scarritt) Royster.

Jacky was named after Ellen Jacqueline Mordicai, first Queen of the Mardi Gras, and fifty years later was Dowager Queen. Ms. Mordicai was one of W.E. Royster's former sweethearts and friend of the family. Jacky had creative talent, as did most of the family, and did some modeling, fashion art design, was chairman for several years of the "Yuletide Tea Dance," Kansas City's annual society ball, and a member of the Junior League. Jacky was also deeply involved in politics, both for her brother, Wm. Reid Royster, and son, Skip R. Hedges. Jacky was intelligent, witty, charming, and had a knack for entertaining, making any social event memorable. She was married to Herbert A. Hedges for almost 40 years, devoted to her children, and adored her gr'children. Jacky passed away in 1997.
Ellen Jacqueline "Jacky" (Royster) (Hedges) Clark was the 6th child of eight (8) to be born to W.E. and Berenice S. (Scarritt) Royster.

Jacky was named after Ellen Jacqueline Mordicai, first Queen of the Mardi Gras, and fifty years later was Dowager Queen. Ms. Mordicai was one of W.E. Royster's former sweethearts and friend of the family. Jacky had creative talent, as did most of the family, and did some modeling, fashion art design, was chairman for several years of the "Yuletide Tea Dance," Kansas City's annual society ball, and a member of the Junior League. Jacky was also deeply involved in politics, both for her brother, Wm. Reid Royster, and son, Skip R. Hedges. Jacky was intelligent, witty, charming, and had a knack for entertaining, making any social event memorable. She was married to Herbert A. Hedges for almost 40 years, devoted to her children, and adored her gr'children. Jacky passed away in 1997.

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Permission granted to copy this photo. The families of Scarritt, Hendrix, Simpson, Jones, Morris, Royster, Williams, Clark, Adams, Parker, Clark, Hansell, Hanly, and Story are buried in the plot for the Scarritt family.

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