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Dr Alice <I>Berry</I> Graham

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Dr Alice Berry Graham

Original Name
Berry
Birth
Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
3 May 1913 (aged 63)
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Dr. Katharine Richardson (medical doctor) and her sister Dr. Alice Graham (dentist) were the founders of Mercy Hospital, aka Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Katharine was the director of the hospital for 20 years, during which time she never took a salary. A devout nature lover, Katharine's funeral took place under her favorite maple tree on the hospital grounds. Katharine and Alice are buried side by side here.
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Widowed; died of cancer; daughter of Stephen Paine Berry and Harriet Benson, both b. PA
Dr. Katharine Richardson (medical doctor) and her sister Dr. Alice Graham (dentist) were the founders of Mercy Hospital, aka Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Katharine was the director of the hospital for 20 years, during which time she never took a salary. A devout nature lover, Katharine's funeral took place under her favorite maple tree on the hospital grounds. Katharine and Alice are buried side by side here.
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Widowed; died of cancer; daughter of Stephen Paine Berry and Harriet Benson, both b. PA

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  • Created by: Bill Walker
  • Added: Oct 23, 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6870907/alice-graham: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Alice Berry Graham (4 Mar 1850–3 May 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6870907, citing Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Bill Walker (contributor 656).