Born Feb. 19, 1892 in Malvern, IA to John and Jane Skerritt.
Died Nov. 30, 1982 in Geneva, NE
Married Alfred Elder on May 31, 1916.
They were parents to one daughter, Carolyn, who died in infancy.
Edith graduated from Malvern High School in 1909 and attended Nebraska Wesleyan University to prepare for primary teaching.
Her first teaching job was in Hebron, NE where she met and married Alfred Elder, a member of Elder Jewelry Company.
In 1918, The Elder company purchased the W. P. McCall jewelry store in Geneva at 924 G Street, which Alfred and Edith operated until his death in 1942. Mrs. Elder continued operating the store until her retirement in 1977.
Edith was a 70-year member of the Methodist Church, a member of the Geneva Women’s Club, Book Review, 65 years of PEO, 50 years in Order of the Eastern Star, O.K. Kensington and Beta Sigma Phi.