I was born in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, and partially raised there. I graduated from Madisonville North Hopkins High School, Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Defense Management College in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

I so appreciate all the memorials created by people in Kentucky, Connecticut, and well, every other place. Thank You so much for your time and passion to record memorials, it is indeed important.

As of October 2025, I have noticed an increase, in some memorials (not by anyone I have coordinated with before), which were created, apparently based on unsubstantiated sources, which doesn't help anyone. Please do not attach children or parents, unless you have specific sources. If you don't have the sources, I will try to assist.

Regarding edit changes, please provide a source. As a reminder GEDCOM files or Ancestry.com trees are not sources. Also if you have a need to add records, such as death records, those documents should be added as "other" under photo. Documents should never be added as "grave".

Please treat people with respect, and most likely they will do the same. Thanks for your contributions.

Elida Faye Tirey

Picture of Elida's house in Rockville, Connecticut