Castella Wedgeworth

Castella Ellen Price was born on January 4, 1930 in Fame, Oklahoma to Fred and Alice Price. Her brothers were Jarone, Pearl and Andrew. Here sisters are Nellie, Anna Marie and Ruth. The family lived in the country and the children had to walk about two miles to school. At that time lunch was only $.25. At the age of nine, the family moved to Eufaula, Oklahoma. Castella worked on the farm and in the cotton fields with her Papa, Mother, Jarone, and Anna Marie. She was good at milking the cows too! Papa nicknamed her "Tiny" because she had a small frame and she was a hard worker. Her Mother was a great cook. She made apple and raisin pies. During dinner she recalls her serving a big pot of pinto beans, big pieces of ham, fresh sweet potatoes, corn, mashed potatoes and corn bread. Most of the vegetables that the family ate were freshly grown from her Mother's garden. Her brother Jarone was about seventeen years old when he drove a school bus to take his sisters to school. Castella started playing basketball as a forward when she was fifteen years old. She remembers playing against a team of boys and beating them. é��é��é... In 1947, the family moved to Denver, Colorado. Castella attended Manual High School as a junior and graduated in 1948. On July 23, 1948, Castella united in holy matrimony to Walter Wedgeworth Sr. The couple first met in Denver, Colorado when they lived only a block away from each other. From this union they had six children, Timothy, Danny, Clifford, Debra, Walter Jr. and Elbra. She was a devoted wife and mother. She worked very hard so that each of her children graduated from high school and had an opportunity to go to college. Castella was a woman of faith and believed in the Lord. She was a member of Scott United Methodist Church. Castella Ellen Wedgeworth departed this life and in the presence of the Lord on August 25, 2012 in Denver, CO. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Alice Price; her brothers Jarone Price, Pearl Price and Andrew Price; her mother-in-law Armonia Whiting and father-in-law Joseph Whiting; nephews Tyrone Swain and Milton Campbell; cousin Johnnie Selman; and her granddaughter Candice Wedgeworth. Those left to cherish her sweet memory are Walter Wedgeworth Sr. of Denver, her children Timothy Wedgeworth of Denver; Danny (Brenda) Wedgeworth, of Thornton; Clifford Wedgeworth, of Lakewood; Debra (James) Kelly, of Denver; Walter (Gwen) Wedgeworth Jr. of Denver; and Honorable Elbra Wedgeworth, of Denver; three sisters, Nellie Moore of Las Vegas; Anna Marie Swain of Las Vegas; and Ruth (Reverend Albert) Campbell of Philadelphia; sister-in-law, Helen Price of Diamond Bar, CA; five nephews Dr. Vincent (Pam) Price of Nashville, TN; Sonny Campbell of Philadelphia; Swins Fontenelle of New York, NY; Phillip (Terri) Fontenelle of Las Vegas, NV; Jackie "Slick" Price of Kansas City, KS; four nieces, Phyllis (John) Gardner of Las Vegas; Diane (Clyde) Wilkin of Diamond Bar, CA; Wynetta Callwood of Ft. Belboin, VA; Pam Price of Salina, KS; four granddaughters, Misty (Woody) Williams of Boca Roton, FL; Latrisa Wedgeworth of Chicago, IL; Chantelle Wedgeworth of Aurora, CO; Janelle (Jamar) Whitehurst of Pflugerville, TX; and one grandson James "Trey" Kelly III of Wichita, KS; five great grandchildren, Ruth Ann and Woodie Williams Jr. (2 weeks old) of Boca Roton, FL; Ciana and Carlos of Aurora, CO and Jamar C. Whitehurst of Pflugerville, TX; cousins Velosa Selman of Englewood; Hortense Haney of Aurora; , Clara Loran of Denver; Blanche Yarbrough of Wichita, KS; Nate Carlis of Tulsa, OK; and a host of other family, church family and friends.

Funeral Home: Pipkin Braswell - 2050 Uinta Street, Denver, Colorado
Visitation: 8/31/2012 at 4:00 PM - Pipkin Braswell - 6601 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO
Service: 9/1/2012 at 11:00 AM - Pipkin Braswell Chapel of Peace - 3370 Ivy Street, Denver, CO
Cemetery: 9/1/2012 - Highland Memorial Garden - Thorton, CO