Mary Williams Couper

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Died:
Mary Williams Couper, 95, of Binghamton, NY, died September 13, 2007. Born February 18, 1912, in Binghamton, NY.

Predeceased by parents: Walter Thomas Couper and Ruth Delia Williams Couper.; brothers: Edgar Williams Couper and Frederic Maxwell Couper; sister: Rachel Couper; nephew: Richard Watrous Couper; great-nephews: Barrett Williams Couper, and Charles Wilson Kochersberger.

She was valedictorian of the class of 1930 at Binghamton Central High School and graduated from Elmira College. She missed her college commencement because of the sudden death of her father that weekend.

She first became a secretary in the law firm of Couper, Terry and Turnbull and later on was a trust officer at City National Bank which later became First City National Bank. She was a member of Shakespeare Club and was a former member of the Junior League where she was awarded the Watrous Bowl.

Survivors: niece: K. Watrous; great nieces and nephews: Fred, Tom, and Margaret Couper; Janet, Peter, Eleanor, and Carolyn Watrous.
Cremation with direct interment in the Couper family plot in Chenango Valley Cemetery in Binghamton, NY. The Allen Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.