Obituary of Kathryn Kingsbury Magoon (2005)

• Title	Obituary of Kathryn Kingsbury Magoon (2005)
  Short Title	Obituary of Kathryn Kingsbury Magoon
  Publisher	Rutland, Vermont: The Rutland Herald, 28 February 2005
  Source ID	S1339
  Text	Kathryn Magoon dies at age 104 Rutland Herald (VT) - Monday, February 28, 2005 BRATTLEBORO - Kathryn Kingsbury Magoon, 104, died Feb. 26, 2005, at Eden Park Nursing Home. She is thought to have been Windham County's oldest resident. She was born Dec. 22, 1900, in Chester, the daughter of Arthur and Flossie Kingsbury. She attended schools in Chester. She married Watson Magoon on Dec. 22, 1918. He died in 1930. Mrs. Magoon was employed around Brattleboro for people including Jean Gorsuch and Hildegard Durfee. She enjoyed the annual family reunion, gardening, canning and watching the Reformer Christmas Stocking reach its goal. On the occasion of her 104th birthday in December, Mrs. Magoon received close to 150 greeting cards. Survivors include three daughters, Maxine Smith of Vernon, Alberta Bellville of Brattleboro, Anita Stone of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a sister, Marjorie Putnam of Chester; a brother, Theodore Kingsbury of Thomaston, Conn.; 18 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; many cousins, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Magoon was also predeceased by two sons, Albert Magoon and Robert Magoon; two daughters, Virginia Taylor and an infant daughter, Rona Magoon; four brothers, Leonard Kingsbury, Bernard Kingsbury, Francis Kingsbury, Fred Kingsbury; two sisters, Edna Kingsbury and Mildred Fuller. Calling hours will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. prior to the service. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Adams & Kenney Funeral Home, 35 Depot Street in Chester. Earle Bishop and John Martens will officiate. A reception will follow at the Andover Community Church. Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Eden Park Nursing Home Activities Fund, 187 Oak Grove Ave., Brattleboro VT 05301.
  Linked to (9)	Edna Marion Kingsbury Kathryn Achsah Kingsbury Marjory Eleanor Kingsbury Theodore Ellery Elmwood Kingsbury Alberta Ruth Magoon Anita Marie Magoon Maxine Ethel Magoon Robert Elton Magoon Family: Watson Irving Magoon / Kathryn Achsah Kingsbury