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Martha Botts <I>Farish</I> Gerry

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Martha Botts Farish Gerry

Birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death
17 Sep 2007 (aged 88)
New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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American Thoroughbred racehorse owner named an Exemplar of Racing by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Martha Botts Farish was the daughter of William Stamps Farish II, president of Standard Oil from 1937 to 1942. She was married in 1939 to Edward Harriman Gerry at St. James Episcopal Church in New York City. They had four children, three daughters and one son.

Death Notice published in The New York Times, September 20, 2007

GERRY--Martha F., of Monticello, FL on September 17, 2007 in her 89th year. Beloved wife of the late Edward H. Service St. John's of Lattingtown, Monday, September 24, 2007 at 11am. Private interment for family and close friends at Pinckney Hill, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations to: Family & Children's Association: 100 East Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY 11501 or National Museum of Racing & Hall of Fame: 191 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or Tall Timbers Research Station: 13093 Henry Beadel Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32312.

Note: The names of survivors have been removed out of respect for their privacy and in compliance with Find A Grave guidelines.
American Thoroughbred racehorse owner named an Exemplar of Racing by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Martha Botts Farish was the daughter of William Stamps Farish II, president of Standard Oil from 1937 to 1942. She was married in 1939 to Edward Harriman Gerry at St. James Episcopal Church in New York City. They had four children, three daughters and one son.

Death Notice published in The New York Times, September 20, 2007

GERRY--Martha F., of Monticello, FL on September 17, 2007 in her 89th year. Beloved wife of the late Edward H. Service St. John's of Lattingtown, Monday, September 24, 2007 at 11am. Private interment for family and close friends at Pinckney Hill, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations to: Family & Children's Association: 100 East Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY 11501 or National Museum of Racing & Hall of Fame: 191 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or Tall Timbers Research Station: 13093 Henry Beadel Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32312.

Note: The names of survivors have been removed out of respect for their privacy and in compliance with Find A Grave guidelines.


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  • Created by: CMWJR
  • Added: May 7, 2021
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226599936/martha_botts-gerry: accessed ), memorial page for Martha Botts Farish Gerry (20 Oct 1918–17 Sep 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226599936, citing Pinckney Hill Plantation Cemetery, Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).