Another “Good Place To Eat”
Not much is known about Delenia’s Restaurant, it
operated under that name from about 1932 to 1937. It is believed it was run by Delenia Mae
Hearn (1912-2000) and possibly her brother Louis (lewis). Delenia had worked at the Diamond State restaurant on Bi-State Blvd with Thelma Powell prior to opening her own restaurant.
Delenia was the daughter of Richard Elwood Hearn
and Lillian Purnell Hearn. She was the
second youngest of the family (born 1912) and the only other daughter. Her siblings were; Herbert, James, Louis, Harold, Grace (Elizabeth), and Harry. The mother, Lillian
would die in 1922. The father, Elwood,
worked on the railroad as a brakeman.
In 1937 Delenia would marry Charles William
Gordon Hastings (1905 -1998). He ran a filling station, worked for the railroad
and was a painting contractor. They would have one daughter, Barbara Ann. Most of the Hearn/Hastings family is buried at St. Stephens Cemetery.
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