The Commerical Appeal
July 13, 1965Services for John J. Bailey, prominent Memphis real estate man, will be at 10 a.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park.
Mr. Bailey, who lived at 3731 Oakley, died at 10 a.m. yesterday in St. Joseph Hospital. He was 74. He had been in the real estate business for more than 50 years and was a member of the Real Estate Board of Memphis. He was also a member of First Presbyterian Church.
He leaves his wife, Grace C. Bailey; three sons, Edward L. Bailey of 1213 Perkins Terrace, J. James Bailey III of 4878 Marion, and Robert S. Bailey of 2039 Cowden; three daughters, Mrs. Willford Bragg of Baltimore, Mrs. Hugh V. Wallace of Chicago, and Mrs. Charles Sullivan of Mobile, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Charlotte Scrivener of 5151 Canton Drive, 16 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
November 21, 1993GRACE BAILEY GRAGG, 80, of Memphis, formerly of Baltimore, died Friday at her home after a long illness.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Second Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, with burial in Arlington Cemetery. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge.
She was a member of board of directors for Christian Psychological Center, a member of United Daughters of the Confederacy, past president of the Women's Association of the Second Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. Mrs. Gragg, the widow of Williford Gragg, leaves a daughter, Frances Gragg Uhlenhopp of Banner Elk, N.C.; two sisters, Charlotte Bailey Heiberg and Helen Bailey Sullivan, and three brothers, Edward L. Bailey, J. James Bailey III and Robert S. Bailey, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests any memorials be sent to the Neighborhood Christian Center in Memphis.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
January 22, 1996EDWARD L. BAILEY, 81, of Memphis, retired insurer and realtor for the John J. Bailey Co., died of heart failure Sunday at his home.
He was an elder emeritus at Second Presbyterian Church, past president of the Insurers of Memphis Inc., and was a member of a Fifth Armored Division surgical team during World War II.
Mr. Bailey, the husband of Elizabeth W. Bailey, also leaves a daughter, Bette Fair of Jackson, Miss.; a son, Michael Bailey of Memphis; two sisters, Charlotte Heiberg of Germantown and Helen Sullivan of Cordova; two brothers, J. James Bailey III and Robert S. Bailey, both of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
February 23, 2005Elizabeth Wilson Bailey, 89, of Memphis, retired from American Airlines after 35 years, died Sunday at St. Dominic-Jackson (Miss.) Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Second Presbyterian Church, where she was a charter member and a choir member for 50 years, with burial in Memorial Park. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a former member of First Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Bailey, the widow of Edward L. Bailey, leaves a daughter, Bette Fair of Jackson; a sister, Juanita Engelbrecht of Cincinnati, and three grandchildren.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
October 13, 2001J. JAMES 'JIM' BAILEY III, 84, of Sevierville, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired real estate broker, died Wednesday at Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home of complications of Alzheimer disease.
He was an elder at Buntyn Presbyterian Church, a former director of the Tennessee State Association for Real Estate Brokers, a former chairman of the Professional Standards Committee and former president of the Memphis Board of Realtors, was named 1973 Realtor of the Year, and was a member and former chairman of the Tennessee Real Estate Commission.
Mr. Bailey, the husband of Mary Holland Bailey for 65 years, also leaves a daughter, Mary Bailey Armstrong of Gadsden, Ala.; a son, Dr. Jack Bailey of Sevierville; two sisters, Charlotte Heiburg and Helen Sullivan, and a brother, Robert S. Bailey, all of Memphis, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The Commercial Appeal
September 6, 2011)Robert Searcy Bailey 92, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away on August 31, 2011 at his home in Austin TX. He was a native of Memphis and lived here until he moved to Austin to be near his daughter in 2009.
He graduated from Tech High and served in the Army Air Corps in Italy and North Africa during WWII. He returned to Memphis in 1945 and courted Jean Butler while singing in the choir at First Presbyterian Church. They married in 1946 and had three children. He worked for H.W. Jenkins Lumber Company until his retirement in 1987.
He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and was former president of the Wesley Sunday School class. He served as editor of the Wesley Class directory even after he moved to Austin. He was a proud patriot, an active Christian and often shared his opinion in the editorial section of The Commercial Appeal.
He was also a near genius when it came to building or repairing things and was always happy to help others with their projects.
Mr. Bailey is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Jean Butler Bailey, sister Charlotte Heiberg of Lexington KY; daughter, Jean Ramsey (Hugh) of Austin; son, Donnie Bailey of Memphis; and daughter-in-law Linda Bailey, of Newton, AL. He is also survived by grandchildren, Gwen Ramsey (Martin) of Stockholm. Sweden, Robert Ramsey of Houston, TX, and Corinne Ramsey of Dallas. He is also survived by grandchildren, Michael Lowe, daughters Savannah and Summer Lowe of Panama City, FL, Gary and Valerie Lowe of McDonough, GA, and Jeffery Lowe of Dothan AL.
He is predeceased by his son, CW4 John R. (Ronnie) Bailey, sisters Grace Gragg, Martha Wiggins, and Helen Sullivan and brothers Edward and Jimmy Bailey.
He has numerous nieces, nephews and cousins that he loved and who loved him dearly. T
The Commercial Appeal
February 4, 2013)Jean Butler Bailey, 91 went to be with the Lord, passing peacefully on January 29, 2013 in Austin TX. Jean was born on Snowden Circle in Memphis, TN on June 7, 1921 to Ruby Moore and Edgar Gray Butler.
She graduated from Central High School in 1939. She studied voice with Jerome Robertson and sang in the choir at Second Presbyterian Church where she noticed a handsome returning soldier, Robert Searcy Bailey. They married January 12, 1946 and enjoyed 65 years of marriage.
She worked as secretary and bookkeeper for the Duration School and retired from the Henry T. Smith Company. Jean discovered a love of sewing and handwork at a very young age. She shared many of these lasting treasures with family and friends. She was a faithful and loyal friend. She was an active member of the Wesley Sunday School Class at Christ United Methodist Church. She served as president of the Coterie Fine Arts club.
Jean relocated to Austin TX in 2009 to be with her daughter and family. She made new friends at Manchaca United Methodist Church and Amber's Place Private Care Home in Austin TX.
She was predeceased by her husband and her son, Chief Warrant Officer John R. "Ronnie" Bailey; sisters Elizabeth Robinson, Margaret Everett; and brother, Edgar G. Butler, Jr.
She is survived by her son, Edgar D. "Donnie" Bailey of Memphis, TN. Daughter Jean Ramsey and husband Hugh of Austin TX, Daughter-in-law, Linda Jo Bailey of Newton, AL. Grandchildren, Gwendolyn Ramsey of Sweden; Robert Ramsey of Houston TX; Corinne and David Hoffman of Dallas, TX; Michael Lowe of Lynn Haven, FL; Gary and Valerie Lowe of McDonough, GA; Jeffrey Lowe of Newton AL, and many loving nieces and nephews.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
April 23, 2014CHARLOTTE BAILEY WALLACE HEIBERG, 89, widow of the late Hugh Vance Wallace and the late Lloyd Heiberg, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at her home in Lexington.
A native of Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Grace Clement Bailey.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Memphis, and Farmington Presbyterian, Germantown, TN.
Survivors include four children, Elaine (Bill) Deutsch of Millersburg, KY; Hugh V. (Adele) Wallace III of Bolingbrook, IL; Ginger (Bill) Hogan of Tucson, AZ and William. E (Nancie) Wallace of Somerset, KY; eleven grandchildren, Jennifer (Chris) Foery; Daniel (Melanie) Deutsch; Hugh Wallace IV; Joshua (Tami) Wallace; Nathan (Angela) Wallace; Veronica (Ron) Blessing; B.J. Hogan; Catherine (William) Dickerson; Lucas (Angela) Wallace; Heather (Chris) Swallows; and Jacob Wallace; 15 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
October 16, 2007LLOYD C. "Bud" HEIBERG, 88, passed away peacefully on the morning of October 8, 2007 in Germantown, TN following a brief illness.
Bud was born in Twin Valley, Minnesota on January 24, 1919, the son of Martin and Matilda Heiberg and was raised in Fargo, North Dakota. One of ten children, Bud served in the Air Force for 28 years, participating in World War II as a pilot with the Air Transport Command flying the "hump" in India. After World War II, he taught briefly at the University of Kansas and then returned to active duty at the outbreak of the Korean War, retiring from the Air Force as a Lt. Colonel in 1969. He finished out his career working as the resident engineer at Memphis Publishing Company, overseeing construction of the current Memphis Publishing campus.
Bud retired from Memphis Publishing in 1984. After his retirement he did what he enjoyed most, playing golf several times a week. Over the years Bud was very active at Farmington Presbyterian church where he also served as an elder.
He was preceded in death by Cherie J. Heiberg, his wife of 22 years.
He is survived by his current wife, Charlotte B. Heiberg of Tucson, AZ; five children, daughter, Kellie Allen of Charlotte, NC; sons, Clay Heiberg of Memphis, TN, Greg Collins of Plano, TX, Jeff Heiberg of Buffalo, WY, Rick Heiberg of Houston, TX; two sisters, Phyliss Oftelie of Bullhead City, AZ and Inez Evans of Whittier, CA; and three grandchildren, Cherie, Haley and Anna Heiberg, all of Memphis, TN.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
August 8, 2010HELEN BAILEY SULLIVAN, 81, Tax Accountant for H&R Block of Memphis, died Friday, August 6, 2010 at her residence.
She was President of Countryside Lake Home Owners Association from September 1989 until December 2009 and a member of Parents without Partners Organization from 1970 - 1976.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary Sullivan McGoldrick, two sons, John Wrenne and Joel Wrenne, a brother, Robert Bailey, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
July 16, 2014MARY FRANCES CLEMENT WORTHEN, passed away on June 29, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was 95 years of age. Mary Frances was born on February 14, 1919, in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the first child of Albert Pike Clement and Mary Teresa Enderlin.
Following her graduation from high school, she worked briefly as a secretary for Firestone in Memphis and was married to Frank Paul Stewart Worthen on September 6, 1941. Mary Frances was a wife, mother and homemaker. She and her husband travelled extensively both during and after his military career.
She volunteered countless hours with the PTA at her children's various schools, and was volunteer librarian at Little Flower Elementary School in Memphis. A life member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, she served as Regent of the Fort Assumption Chapter in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a current member of the Old Spanish Trail Chapter in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a member of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) while a resident of Memphis, and was appointed to the position of Province Director for the Province of Louisville.
Interested in genealogy, she transcribed and published the church records for Old Trinity Episcopal Church in Mason, Tennessee, a publication that has been accepted into the library of the National DAR in Washington, DC.
She is survived by her sons, Paul David Worthen of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Mark Clement Worthen of Rockville, Maryland; her daughters, Margaret Anne Hendrickson of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Mary Grace Konopka of Pensacola, Florida; her sisters, Judy Cook of West Point, Mississippi, and Teresa Ekins of Layton, Utah, 10 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and many nephews and nieces. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Funeral services
Florida Times Union
November 5, 2010Lieutenant Colonel Frank Paul Stewart Worthen, USA (ret), passed away at age 91 on November 3, 2010 in Jacksonville, FL. Born January 24, 1919 in Natick, MA, the second child and second son of Edwin Stewart Stirling Worthen and Marion Henrietta Brooks Worthen, he enlisted in the 115th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, Tennessee/Georgia National Guard.
In September 1940 the division was mobilized due to the looming world war. In 1942 he attended OCS and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He saw combat service in Europe during WWII and the Korean Conflict winning a Bronze Star for valor along with many other military decorations.
He was an Atomic Veteran who participated in the Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Testing Program at the Nevada Test Site of the 10 kilo ton Kepler detonation. He retired at Fort Bliss Texas on 09-30-60.
After his military retirement he became a real estate appraiser working for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Chattanooga, TN. He later became Chief Appraiser for the Memphis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, followed by several years of private practice.
He was an Honorary Life Member of Knights of Columbus Council 616 and the Cardinal Stritch Assembly 1062, Memphis, TN; Life member of the Sons of the American Revolution; life member of the Founders and Patriots of American and life member of the Military Order of World Wars.He is survived by his loving wife of 69 years Mary Frances Clement Worthen, his daughters Margaret Anne Hendrickson, Las Vegas NV, Mary Grace Konopka, Pensacola, FL, and sons Paul David Worthen, Las Vegas, NV and Mark Clement Worthen, Jacksonville, FL; sister, Margaret Eleanor Castillo, Albuquerque, NM; ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
March 11, 2001ANNE E. CLEMENT, 78, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Friday at Saint Francis Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge.
She leaves three sisters, Mary Frances Worthen of Las Vegas, Theresa M. Elkins of Layton, Utah, and Julia E. Cook of West Point, Miss.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
September 11, 1994RUTH CLEMENT JAYROE, 96, of Memphis, homemaker, died of complications from a stroke Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
She was a lifelong member of Second Presbyterian Church and a former member of Greenlawn Garden Club. She leaves a daughter,
Martha Jayroe of Memphis; a son, Thomas A. Jayroe Jr. of Dyersburg, Tenn., four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
May 4, 2001LOUISE CODY SPAIN, 97, of Memphis, retired teacher who taught at Bellevue and Fairview, died of heart failure Thursday at her home.
She was a member of Woodland Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Spain, the widow of H. M. Spain, leaves a stepson, John N. Spain of Connecticut; a niece, Susan H. Cody of Vail, Colo., nephew W. J. Michael Cody and his wife, Suzi Cody, of Memphis, both of whom helped cared for her, and 11 stepgrandchildren.
69927. Irvine Craig Porter Jr.
American Rifleman
September 1995It is with great sadness that we report that Honorary Life Member Irvine C. Porter died May 28. He was 85. Mr. Porter served as NRA President from 1959-61. His wisdom, expertise and his love of shooting will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have known him.
Born on May 22, 1910 in Florence, Alabama, Porter graduated from Phillips High School in Birmingham and Florence State Teachers College. He then earned a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1932. He began his successful practice soon after graduation, and was longtime City Attorney for the Cities of Homewood and Irongate, among many other clients.
Mr. Porter was first elected an NRA Director in 1948, and was vice president from 1957 to 1958, before becoming president in 1959. He was a member of the Executive Council (since 1961), had been Chairman of the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, and served on many others, including the Executive, Finance, Firearms Legislation, Competition Rules and Programs, International Shooting, Nominating and High Power Rifle committees.
Mr. Porter was a dedicated and long-time high power rifle competitor (among other disciplines), earned the coveted Distinguished Rifleman's badge and was also a civilian member of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice from 1959-1975.
Porter was also commended by the NRA Board for his service as a parliamentarian and for his judgment while presiding over the critical deliberations made by the voting membership at the 1977 Annual Meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio. His citation for the highest honor that can be bestowed by NRA on any one person, Honorary Life Member, summed up Mr. Porter's role during that critical period in the Association's history; "His calm and utterly impartial chairmanship through the ... meeting which wrought such fundamental changed in the Association's affairs won accolades from all present."
Mr. Porter is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sarah Sterrett Porter, his brother Neil, sister Frances, his four children, Berry Porter Rice, Alethea W. Porter Cole-Tyson, Irvine Craig Porter, III and James W. Porter, II, and 10 grandchildren.
Birmingham News (AL)
August 7, 1995PORTER, SARAH STERRETT age 83, died August 7, 1995. She was the daughter of the late William Cleveland Sterrett and Berry Lathrop Sterrett.
She was predeceased by her husband, Irvine Craig Porter, Jr.; her sister, Roberta Sterrett Henderson and her brother, Robert Henry Sterrett.
She was born July 12, 1912 in Birmingham.
She graduated from Phillips High School, Birmingham Southern College and received her Masters in Library Science from George Peabody Teachers College. She was a member of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Homewood, the Saint Martha's Unit, The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Alabama, The National Society of The Daughters of the American Revolution, The Birmingham Bar Auxiliary, The Comida Supper Club, The Kenilworth Club, The Jefferson County Historical Commission, Shades Valley Historical Society, The Alabama Civil War Round Table. She was also a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority, Encores, The Club, The Summit Club, Vestavia Country Club, The National Rifle Association, and a Life Member of the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was a past president of the YWCA Board and served on the YWCA Board for over 40 years. She worked at the Birmingham Museum of Art for over 30 years. She was serving on the Travelers Aid Board and was serving as Secretary of The Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery Board at the time of her death.
She is survived by her four children, Berry Porter (Peter) Rice of Athens, Georgia, Alethea Wallace Porter (Gary) Cole-Tyson, Irvine Craig (Claudia) Porter, III, James Wallace (Kathryn) Porter, II. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, Charles Claiborne Rice, Sarah Adeline Rice, Lori Lynn Porter, James Wallace Porter, III, Andrew Earl Porter Cole-Tyson, Philip Craig Wallace Cole-Tyson, Leah Eugenia Lathrop Cole-Tyson, Sarah Ellen Porter, Samuel Craig Porter and Kathryn Ludington Porter. She is also survived by sisters-in-law, Mary Virginia (Laverne) Drinkard, Frances (Mrs. Alfred) Seier; a brother-in-law, Captain Neil (Madeline) Porter and several nephews and a niece.
Birmingham News (AL)
March 16, 1999SEIER, FRANCES PORTER, age 87 of Birmingham, died Monday, March 15, l999.
She was a member of St. Albans Episcopal Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Al W. Seier Jr., and her brothers, Irvine C. Porter and James Porter.
She is survived by two sons, Al W. Seier of Birmingham and Claiborne P. Seier of Birmingham; one daughter, Martha Frances Dupre of Hartford, CT; five grandchildren; one brother, Ret. Capt. Neil Porter of Rhode Island.
The Birmingham News
April 8, 1966:Seier, Jr., Mr. Alfred Wallace - age 61, of Shades Mountain passed away Thursday morning in a local hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Porter Seier; two sons Alfred Seier III and Claiborne Porter Seier all of Birmingham; one daughter Mrs. Roger Eric McClain of Atlanta; two grandchildren, mother Mrs. Alfred W. Seier, Sr. of Birmingham, two brothers James Edward Seier of Knoxville, Tenn., and George Seier of Alabaster; three sisters Mrs. Jerome Crowe, Mrs. Herbert Grieb and Mrs. William Lofton, Jr. all of Birmingham.
69929. Capt. Neil Claiborne Porter
The Newport Daily News (RI)
November 17, 2015NEWPORT � Captain Neil C. Porter of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2015. He was 102 years old.
Captain Porter was the son of Mr. Irvine Craig Porter and Mrs. Alethea Wallace Porter. He was born in Colgate, Oklahoma on January 17, 1913 and raised in Homewood, Alabama.
Captain Porter joined the Navy as a Naval Aviation Cadet in Pensacola, Florida in 1936. As a Cadet he trained in open cockpit aircraft. After being awarded his Navy wings, he was assigned to Patrol Squadron-5, which was stationed at the Naval Submarine Base in Coco Solo, Panama. Prior to the war he participated in preventive U-boat operations in the Caribbean referred to as neutrality patrols. It was in Panama that he met and married his wife, Miss Madeline Ritt of Newport, RI. Immediately prior to the start of WW II he was an instructor pilot at Pensacola, FL. In 1943 he was assigned as executive officer (XO) to a Navy armed reconnaissance squadron (VD-3) flying the Navy version of the B-24 called the PBY-4M. As XO, he was credited with five victories over enemy aircraft making him one of the few patrol plane aces in the Navy. He later was assigned as Commanding Officer of that squadron. In 1944, he was assigned as the air operations officer on the staff of Admiral Kincaid where he planned complex operations for the U.S. 7th fleet for the Battle of the Philippine Sea and Iwo Jima. During the war, Captain Porter was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses, one Bronze Star and four Air Medals. After the war, Captain Porter had a variety of Navy assignments including Executive Officer of the USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) stationed at Quonset Point, RI, Commanding Officer of a Naval Air Transport Squadron of DC-6 aircraft (VR-22) in Norfolk, Virginia and Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Facility at Lajes Field in the Azores. His final assignment was the Naval War College in Newport. He retired from the Navy in 1962 and remained in Newport with his wife in family.
Captain Porter was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Madeline Ritt Porter.
He is survived by their two sons Neil C. Porter Jr. and his wife Marilyn of Anchorage, Alaska and Charles R. Porter and his wife Betsy of Warrenton, Virginia. He is also survived by four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
During his retirement, Captain Porter was active at Trinity Church, the Newport Art Association, the Clambake Club, the Newport Garden Club and Redwood Library. He also enjoyed fishing, his garden and is known for single-handedly deconstructing a Victorian house that he purchased and turning the old materials into an extraordinarily eclectic body of art and subjects for his and his wife's paintings.
Captain Porter graduated from the University of Maryland and the U.S. Naval War College in Newport.
Providence Journal (RI)
June 9, 1998MADELINE R. PORTER, 82, of 45 Dresser St., died yesterday in Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Retired Navy Capt. Neil Claiborne Porter.
Born in Newport, a daughter of the late Retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Charles H. Ritt and Emeline (Vars) Ritt, she lived in Newport since 1953.
She was a 1936 graduate of the former Jalliard School of Art, Los Angeles.
Mrs. Porter was a member of the Clambake Club of Newport, Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport Historical Society, Newport Art Museum, Redwood Library Association, and the Newport Garden Club.
She worked as a self-employed artist for many years, retiring in 1997. Her paintings are hung in many private homes and businesses in Rhode Island. She was one of the founders of the Deblois Gallery, Bellevue Avenue.
Mrs. Porter was a 47-year member of Trinity Church.
The Tuscaloosa News (AL)
December 8, 2017TUSCALOOSA - Dr. Mary Gray Porter (1924 -2017) passed away in her Tuscaloosa home on December 2, 2017. A beloved aunt to three generations, Mary Gray was a Tuscaloosa native and graduated from Tuscaloosa High School in 1938 at the age of sixteen. She loved science and chemistry and represented Tuscaloosa County in the state High School competition that year. Although she loved science and particularly chemistry, she entered the University of Alabama to study languages, specializing in German. She answered her nation's call in 1944 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps where she served as a photographer and as a press liaison at Peyote Air Base in Texas.
After the war, she became a civilian employee of the War Department, translating and analyzing documents and correspondence. Mary Gray returned to the University of Alabama and completed a Master's Degree in German and taught classes in German at the University. In 1950, she enrolled in the Doctorate program and received her degree in languages from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Upon completion, she returned to the University of Alabama as a professor, teaching German and other languages from 1955 to 1992. She served as the chair of the Department of German and Russian several times during her 37 year career. Mary Gray authored or coauthored many papers on linguistics. Notable was her tenure with Among the New Words, a publication that documented the evolution of the English language and added new words to the dictionary. She was a lifelong member and supporter of Christ Episcopal Church.
Mary Gray was predeceased by her father, Wallace Claiborne Porter; her mother, Elizabeth Searcy Porter; and her two sisters, Elizabeth Claiborne McCurdy and Jane Porter Temple.
Mary Gray is survived by her nephews, George Reese McCurdy III (Linda) and David Porter Temple; great-nephews, and nieces, David Zachary Temple, George Reese McCurdy IV, (Lindsey), Lucinda McCurdy McDuffie, and Mary McCurdy Pate; and great-great-nephews; and nieces, Rebecca Christian McDuffie, Caroline Elizabeth McDuffie, Hunter Hobson Johnson, Gray Porter Johnson, Mary Claiborne Johnson, and George Reese McCurdy V.
Montgomery Advertiser
January 5, 2011McCURDY, George Reese, Jr, 89, born July 21, 1921, lifetime resident of Lownesboro, AL departed this life, Jan. 3, 2011.
Mr. McCurdy is preceded in death by his father, George R. McCurdy, Sr; mother, Mamie Smith McCurdy; sister, Frances McCurdy Crum.
He is survived by his son, George R. McCurdy, III (Linda); 2 granddaughters, Lucinda McCurdy McDuffie and Mary Johnson Pate (Hal); grandson, George R. McCurdy,IV (Lindsey); 2 great-gransons, Hunter and Gray Johnson; 3 great-granddaughters, Rebecca McDuffie, Mary Claiborne Johnson and Carolina McDuffie; 2 nephews and 1 niece.
69934. Jessie Leola Crowninshield
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
April 16, 1993BELLINGHAM - Jessie M. (Crowninshield) Marchessault, 91, of 111 Maple St., formerly of Milford, died yesterday in Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital, Milford, after she was stricken ill at home.
Her husband, Alfred C. Marchessault, died in 1990. She leaves a daughter, Blanche Pilla of Bellingham, with whom she lived; two grandsons; five great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. She was born in Bellingham, daughter of James and Eva S. (Cook) Crowninshield, and was raised in Wrentham. She then lived many years in Milford before returning here in 1988.
Mrs. Marchessault worked at the former Roberts Tobacco Co. in Milford. She was then a spinner at the former Lapworth's Mill in Milford. After that, she was then a housekeeper for the late Dr. Eugene Allen and the late Dr. Nicholas Capece, both of Milford. She retired about 1968.
Mrs. Marchessault attended First United Methodist Church in Milford.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
February 23, 1990BELLINGHAM - Alfred C. Marchessault, 87, of 111 Maple St., formerly of Milford, died Wednesday in Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital after a long illness.
He leaves his wife, Jessie (Crowninshield) Marchessault; a daughter, Blanche Pilla of Bellingham; two grandsons; and five great-grandchildren. He was born in Milford, son of Henry and Matilda (McIntosh) Marchessault, and had lived in Milford most of his life before coming to Bellingham a few years ago.
Mr. Marchessault worked at Barney Coal Co. in Milford, Mann Machine Shop, the former Draper Corp. in Hopedale, and M.C. Machine Shop before retiring.
He served in the Merchant Marines during World War 11, and was a former member of the Knights of Columbus in Milford.
69947. Sarah Crowninshield Brown
Providence Journal (RI)
April 3, 1996SARAH C. CORNELL, 87, of Mechanic Street and Prudence Island, died Monday at the Sturdy Memoiral Hospital. She was the widow of Frederick H. Cornell Jr.
Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late Walter and Nina (Wood) Brown, she lived in Attleboro most of her life. She spent summers on Prudence Island for more than 50 years.
She was an active member of the Second Congregational Church in Attleboro and a member of its Service Circle. She was a Sunday school teacher and an honorary deacon.
She leaves three sons, William C. Cornell of El Paso, Tex., Frederick H. Cornell III of Glendale, N.Y., and Joel R. Cornell of Newport News, Va.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Providence Journal (RI)
November 20, 1995FREDERICK H. CORNELL JR., 88, of 16 Mechanic St., a die cutter for 41 years before retiring, died yesterday at the Sturdy Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Sarah J. (Brown) Cornell.
Born in Attleboro, he was a son of the late Frederick H. and Florence (Parker) Cornell. He was a summer resident on Prudence Island for more than 50 years.
Mr. Cornell worked for the former Watson Co. and the J.M. Fisher Co. He was a member and a deacon of the Second Congregational Church. He also served in Boy Scouting.
Besides his wife he leaves three sons, William C. Cornell of El Paso, Texas, Frederick H. Cornell of Glenville,N.Y., and Joel R. Cornell of Newport News, Va.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Rutland Daily Herald
October 5, 1985Royalton - Eben Brown, 66, of Royalton, died early Friday at his home. Mr, Brown was born in North Brattleboro, Mass., Jan. 19, 1919, the son of Lester H. and Edna (Cargill) Brown.
He graduated in 1938 from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at Massachusetts State (now the University of Massachusetts.
He married Barbara L. Patey of Newtonville, Mass., in 1842, In 1943 they moved to Royalton, where he operated a dairy farm with registered Jerseys until the mid 1950s. He continued haying and sugaring at Robin Lane Farm. In recent years he had been a Christmas tree grower. He was a member of various farm*related organizations.
He shared his enthusium of skiing by teaching the sport to a generation of children in the White River Valley.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Philip Brown of Hardwick; five daughters, Alison Brown of Denver, Colo., Susan Coolbaugh of Ridley Park, Pa., Patricia French of Randolph, Martha Brown of Eugene, Ore., and Robin Brown, a student in Cambridge, Mass.; a sister, Ruth Beetham of Norwich, Conn.; and five grandchildren.