Edith Margaret Bell

1880 - 1963  (83 years)

• Name	Edith Margaret Bell
  Birth	7 Feb 1880	Montr?al (city/cit?), Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	112422810
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112422810
  _UID	FCDC3B50FD6C49BB9801FFE1B9D8E28B47BC
  Death	10 Oct 1963	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
  	Wife of Walter Douglas http://www.canadianheadstones.com/qc/view.php?id=136976 The Arizona Daily star, Tucson, 12 October 1963 Mrs. Margaret Douglas, 83, Dies: Mine Leader's Widow PHOENIX-(AP)-Mrs. Margaret Bell Douglas, 83, widow of a former Phelps Dodge Corp. general manager, died in a Phoenix hospital Thursday night. She was married to prominent Arizona mining leader Walter Douglas in 1902. Their first home, a small adobe house, was given to the Bisbee YWCA when they moved to neighboring Warren in 1909. The couple moved to Phoenix in 1928. Mrs. Douglas was the aunt of of Tucson banker Lewis W. Douglas, former U.S. Ambassador to England. She was active in Phoenix civic projects. Survivors include five children, Mrs. Naomi D. Kitctel (sic), of phoenix; Walter Douglas Jr. of Tucson; Mrs. Katherine S. Douglsa of New York City; Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Gyndon, Md; and Robert Bell Douglas of Canada. Funeral services will be at Elmsford, N.Y., Monday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to her death certificate, she was the daughter of Dr. Robert Bell born in Canada and Agnes Smith born in Scotland. She was widowed at the time of her death and had lived in Arizona for 63 years (24 in Phoenix). She died at St. Joseph's Hospital of a heart condition; her usual residence was 4320 E. 40th St. in Phoenix. She was cremated on 12 October 1963. Informant was her daughter Mrs. Dennison Kitchell. Bio by Contributor Cori Hoag
  Burial	Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
  Person ID	I32916	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Dr. Robert A. Bell,   b. 3 Jun 1841, Peel County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Jun 1917, Rathwell, Central Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Agnes Smith,   b. 21 Jul 1861, Scotland d. 20 Apr 1927, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F11214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Douglas,   b. 19 Dec 1870, Quebec, Canada d. 3 Oct 1940, Chauncey, Westchester County, New York, United States (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Walter Douglas, Jr,   b. 1911, United States d. 21 Jan 1987, Tuckersmith Twp, Huron County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F11215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Death - 10 Oct 1963 - Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States Burial - - Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada  = Link to Google Earth