Essie Elgin
October 30, 1948 - January 24, 2015
Essie Elgin was born on October 30, 1948 to the union of Essie Evans and Joe Henry Evans. She grew up on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Carver High School. She then proceeded on to college and became Mrs. Jackson State College Queen. After four years of College she received her Bachelor’s Degree and later became a school teacher in Gary, Indiana. She later met Mr. Robert Elgin and they married. She became a devoted wife and school teacher and they remained married for 35 years. Her husband Robert Elgin (2010), mother Essie Evans, father Joe Henry Evans and brothers Joe Evans and Karen Henry Evans all preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory; step daughter Lori Elgin, sister Bobbie Joe Hill (Andrew Hill), brother Billy Earl Evans (Janice Foster), nieces and nephews Tiara, Tukiya, Bashiro, Tiesha, Janell, Daniel and Jamar.
Essie Elgin was born on October 30, 1948 to the union of Essie Evans and Joe Henry Evans. She grew up on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Carver High School. She then proceeded on to college and became Mrs. Jackson State College... View Obituary & Service Information