Miss Bessie Mead, 85, a former resident of Greenwich who had been an Episcopal missionary to Japan from 1904 until 1934, died Tuesday in Tacoma, Wash., where she had made her home since returning from Japan. A native of Stamford, Miss Mead was born on Dec. 3, 1868, daughter of the late Henry W. and Emily C. Brush Mead. She is survived by three cousins, Mrs. Sarah E. Close, (scratched microfiche here-unreadable), and Helen _____ of Millerton, N.Y. While in Japan Miss Mead was stationed in Akita and Yamagata. Notice of the funeral will be given later. Burial will be in New Burial Ground in Greenwich.
Information supplied by Jeffrey of the Mead Family Burying Grounds Association of Greenwich, CT
At the time of her demise, Bessie's guardian was Reverend Wilbur Charles "Bill" Woodhams (memorial number 14182764).
Miss Bessie Mead, 85, a former resident of Greenwich who had been an Episcopal missionary to Japan from 1904 until 1934, died Tuesday in Tacoma, Wash., where she had made her home since returning from Japan. A native of Stamford, Miss Mead was born on Dec. 3, 1868, daughter of the late Henry W. and Emily C. Brush Mead. She is survived by three cousins, Mrs. Sarah E. Close, (scratched microfiche here-unreadable), and Helen _____ of Millerton, N.Y. While in Japan Miss Mead was stationed in Akita and Yamagata. Notice of the funeral will be given later. Burial will be in New Burial Ground in Greenwich.
Information supplied by Jeffrey of the Mead Family Burying Grounds Association of Greenwich, CT
At the time of her demise, Bessie's guardian was Reverend Wilbur Charles "Bill" Woodhams (memorial number 14182764).
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