Marcia Wilson (Hermann)

What a huge loss for Ashland. EB was one of the kindest persons I knew. I spoke to him at the dedication of the plaza last year and commented on how wonderful Murphy’s looked and how overwhelmed with joy I was that he was refurbishing it. He told me ,” my goal is to bring Ashland back before I die.” I am just heartbroken.

Brint Curtis

E.B.'s passing is just devastating!!!!!!  I didn't know E.B. well in H.S. but he became my allergist and and then became  such a GREAT FREIND!  No one cared more about the progress of Ashland than E.B.!!!

R.I.P.     Dr. E.B. Gevedon!

Jan Baker (Conn)

I like Brint didn't know E.B. well in school, but was Blessed to get to know him as a Good friend when he started filling in for Dr. Cunningham, before he opened his own practice in Ashland. He was so respected by everyone at the hospital and the Ashland community. He was our Daughter Lacey's Alletgist and Mike's. After Mike retired from the Boyd Co. Ambulance service, Mike worked at E. B.'s office mixing serium and giving shots, and he and E. B. became Great friends. He will certainly be missed by the City of Ashland, his friends, family, Thomas and Emily and boys, his office staff, Our class, his Church and anyone who was Bessed to know him❤️🙏🏻<>>

Mike Slone

What a sad day when i received the call that E.B. had passed on. Great memories flooded back along with tears and sorrow. We grew up next door to each other. In the beginning it was just me, E.B., and Jill McCowan. I always loved E.B.'s sense of humor. We could talk for hours and it seemed like minutes. We were always trying to invent something new and kept busy with wire, twine, and blocks. I remember the year he got a chemistry set for Christmas and we about blew up his house. We had a great childhood on Elmwood Ave. E.B. was always there for me whenvever I called. He was Best Man at my Wedding, then later when I had kids, E.B. was their pediatrician. His love of children was amazing. All kids came to him like Santa Claus. He would tell the kids, "That mean ole nurse will be in to give you a shot." to avoid the kids thinking he was causing any pain. I remember the time my baby daughter fell on a cookie sheet cutting her eyebrow on a weekend. I called E.B. who said to meet him at the Emergency Room, He made us leave the room as Lauren wailed. He expertly sewed her eyebrow up and it never scarred. He was just the kindest, smartest person I ever knew. Then there is the community person everyone else knows. He spent his time working to improve our city. I look around the city and see his handiwork. His love of fire trucks and Santa Claus was the beginning. E.B. and Howard Rose would drive his personal fire truck in the Ashland Christmas Parade with Santa Claus on the back for many years. I don't know who loved it more the kids or E.B. He traveled around the country and brought us the Winter Wonderland of Lights. It started humbly and has turned into quite the spectacle. I could go on and on what he accomplished in his lifetime. I will always remember him as my best friend and brother in Christ. He will be greatly missed by his hometown, neighbors, and friends. 

Melinda Gibbons (Prunty)

I remember E.B. primarily from Homeroom.  He and Terri always sat in front of me since we were in the "G's". The 3 of us would always talk every morning. If I remember correctly, all 3 of us were left-handed.  I remember he turned his hand so that the ink or pencil lead ended up on the outside of his hand because he would slide it through whatever he just wrote---that was different than me. I had some classes with him as well.  He always worked hard and was willing to share his knowledge. He always had a smile, was a gentle, positive spirit. I appreciate all of you sharing what he accomplished in the community as an adult. I can imagine it and it makes my heart smile. (I did not realize he was ornery enough to blame the nurses for shots!)  He was just an all around good guy.  

Marcia Wilson (Hermann)

Gevedon’s death rocks community: City officials remember impactful doctor as friend, major contributor

ASHLAND If you asked Dr. E.B. Gevedon about anything Ashland, he’d respond with pure passion and zeal.

Gevedon died unexpectedly at age 64 on Wednesday morning, sending shockwaves through the community.

City Commissioner Marty Gute, a lifelong friend, physically shook upon hearing the news.

When Gute contracted COVID-19 and subsequently spent three weeks at King’s Daughters Medical Center, Gevedon called to check on him every night.

“He wasn’t just my allergist, but he was my go-to doctor on anything,” said an emotional Gute. “I’d call him in the middle of the night, and he’d tell me what to do. I’d say, ‘E.B., I’m so thankful for you.’ And he would just say, ‘It’s an honor. It’s my pleasure.’ … There was just a quality about him. I can’t think of a better man in this community than E.B. Gevedon.”

Gevedon volunteered countless hours on city projects. He served on the park board for a long span, he accepted positions in many groups serving the city — including recently formed Destination Ashland — and he purchased the former G.C. Murphy Building, which he’s worked diligently to restore in recent years. As of December 2019, he said the project was 90% complete.

Gevedon had a vision for the space on Winchester Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets.

He said reviving it “can seed the development of downtown with a big anchor. Small businesses struggle without a big anchor.”

Gute recalled Gevedon guiding him on a tour of the old Woods building, “and he showed me the place where our grandfathers worked.” Gevedon showed Gute a 1938 picture of a lighted sign in the second floor that displayed the names of their grandfathers’ businesses: Gevedon Realty and Rudy J. Gute Tailoring.

“He was dedicated to investing in Ashland,” Gute said. “He had a wealth of information that we’ll never recover.”

Former Mayor Steve Gilmore mourned the loss of his longtime pal who first impressed Gilmore when Gilmore was an educator at Ashland Independent Schools and Gevedon was a student.

“I knew he was going to be very successful, and he was,” Gilmore said.

Gilmore called Gevedon a “friend’s friend; a sensitive, caring person.”

Even while keeping up his well-respected allergy and immunology practice, he made time for volunteerism. He preferred steering clear of the spotlight, too, said Gilmore. He just liked to “plug away” and established himself as a “vital cog in the wheel that keeps making progress in Ashland,” Gilmore said.

“We’ve lost an absolute champion of Ashland,” said City Commissioner Amanda Clark.

City Manager Mike Graese called Gevedon a “stalwart of the community.”

Former City Attorney Sonny Martin said Gevedon’s impact “will be long felt in the community. … There’s nobody that has had the vision and commitment on a private basis. Just a tremendous loss to our town, to his family and to our state.”

Posted Ashland Mayor Matt Perkins on Facebook: “Dr. Gevedon was a compassionate, caring physician and pillar of our community. He loved our city and was invested in its success. His legacy will carry on through the many lives he touched. I will truly miss my dear friend.