When Ed Met Jean
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In 1949, Ed met Jean Carolyn Sholar, a transfer student from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. New to the campus, she was working in the cafeteria line. They met when she served him a cup of steaming coffee served without a saucer, were introduced under a shady tree on the old campus, became acquainted over a snooze in church, and have been together ever since. As Ed says, “We found each other’s company very pleasant.” And thus begins a love story…
Listen to the story, from Salemtowne StoryLine, which aired on WFDD radio 5/23,/2010
http://wfdd.org/realpeople.php/pl1274590800/cal/ts1274801507
Ed and Jean were married on December 23, 1952 in Wake Forest Baptist Church, in Wake Forest, North Carolina, by Pastor J. Glenn Blackburn. Jean’s brother Ronald gave her away, and Racine Brown, Ed’s roommate, served as best man.
Jean, a teacher, also became Ed’s chief helper, driver, editor, sounding board, and adviser. She also wrote out his notes for prayers and sermons (when there were notes) in very large, legible print for him. Ed calls Jean his ‘co-chaplain’ and the grace-filled gift of his life.
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