Margaret Ann "Margie" HESS

1930 - 2006  (75 years)

• Name	Margaret Ann "Margie" HESS
  Born	10 Dec 1930	Weston, Lewis Co, WV   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Education	Pennsboro H.S. (1948)  [1]
  Occupation	medical receptionist (for Dr. Byler of St. Marys)  [1]
  Residence	St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV   [1]
  Residence	1953	Ritchie Co, WV   [2]
  Died	29 Mar 2006	St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV   [3]
  Buried	Pleasants Memorial Estates, Eureka, Pleasants Co, WV   [1]
  Notes	Along with Joanne Morrison and her sister Carol Morrison, Margie Hess was one of the Pennsboro Harmonettes, a vocal group that won a talent contest at the Wheeling Jamboree in 1950. They became known as the Jamboree Sweethearts and continued to sing every Saturday night for the Jamboree broadcast on radio station WWVA. They left the Jamboree in 1951 in favor of family pursuits. In the mid-1960s, Marge (Smith) Talkington joined the trio, and they became the Pennsboro Ladies Quartet. For nearly the next four decades, they had many bookings at churches, festivals, funerals and other gatherings in the Pennsboro area. [4]
  Person ID	I36015	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2007

  
  

  Father	Harley E. HESS,   b. 20 Apr 1901,   d. Nov 1979  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Margaret GARTON,   b. 8 Dec 1902,   d. 14 Jun 1992  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F14266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Douglas D. CONNON,   b. 27 Sep 1930, Wayne Co, MI ,   d. 21 Mar 1998  (Age 67 years)  [5]
  Married	7 Jun 1953	Ritchie Co, WV   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living
  Family ID	F14267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	James Everett LEGGETT,   b. 20 Oct 1926,   d. 31 Oct 2007, Marietta, Washington Co, OH  (Age 81 years)  [5]
  Family ID	F14265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		36015_MargaretAnnHess_1950.jpg
  		Carol Morrison (L), Margie Hess (R), Joanne Morrison (C)
  		Marge Smith Talkington, Carol Morrison, Joanne Morrison, Margie Hess
  		36015_PennsboroLadiesQuartet_2002.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Obituary. [S1982] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003)). [S1752] Obituary - At home. [S1883] Goldenseal Magazine, (West Virginia Cultural Center, www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/culture/goldensl.html), Summer 2002. [S692] Obituary of wife.