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Lena Cooley Mayo '24, December 4, 2003, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, at 101. She was an ardent supporter of Case Western Reserve University, where her late husband, Leonard Mayo '22, was vice president. During World War II she was a social worker at the Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center. Later she served on the boards of the Girl Scouts and YWCA. She is survived by her daughters, Margaret M. Tippit and Kathryn M. Loomis, five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Marjorie Everingham Edgerly '25, April 23, 2003, in San Bernardino, Calif., at 97. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate in English, she received her B.N. from the Yale University School of Nursing in 1932 and taught at Spelman High School in Atlanta, Ga., and in nursery schools in Providence, R.I., and Harrisburg, Pa. She was head nurse at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., before starting her family of three sons and a daughter, then joined Tower School in Marblehead, Mass.
Julia Mayo Wilson '27, May 1, 2002, in New York, at 97. An early retiree, she volunteered at the Hammond-Harwood House Museum in Annapolis, Md. The mother of a son and daughter, she was predeceased by her brother, Leonard Mayo '22.
Alice Paul Allen '29, January 19, 2004, in East Providence, R.I., at 96. She received a master's at Central Michigan University and was a mathematics teacher at Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln, Maine, at South Portland (Maine) High School and at Lincoln School in Providence, R.I. Predeceased by her husband, J. Drisko Allen '29, she is survived by her son, James Allen, a granddaughter and grandson and her sister, Helen Paul Clement '30.
Beatrice Palmer Frederick '29, November 17, 2003, in St. Cloud, Fla., at 96. After teaching English for a short time she served for 36 years as a librarian at the Boston, Mass., Public Library. Predeceased by her sister Frances M. Palmer '34, she is survived by her sister Miriam Gates and several nieces and nephews.
Viola Blake Woodward '30, December 12, 2003, in Bangor, Maine, at 94. She taught French and Latin at schools in Lincoln and Winslow, Maine, at Bangor High School and at Crosby High School in Belfast, Maine. Survivors include her only daughter, Kay Woodward Blanchard '60, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
James E. Fell '32, January 28, 2004, in Providence, R.I., at 93. A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, he specialized in pulmonary diseases at the Raybrook (N.Y.) Hospital, became the medical director of the former Tuberculosis Hospital in Fall River, Mass., and later went into private practice, retiring in 1988. He was a member of several medical societies and was a Rotarian and a Mason. A generous supporter of the College, he was honored with a Colby Brick in 2002. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Dorothy, a son, James E. Fell Jr. '66, a daughter and three grandsons.
Justina Harding Jenkins '32, January 14, 2004, in Rockport, Maine, at 91. She taught Latin and English in Stonington and Skowhegan, Maine. After her marriage in 1939 she was a homemaker and Sunday school teacher, founded the Charles River Association for Mentally Disabled Children and was camp manager at Medomak Boys Camp in Washington, Maine. She is survived by her husband, John "Jack" Jenkins, two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren and three great-granddaughters.
Carl W. Ackley '33, December 99, 2003, in Centerville, Mass., at 90. His entire career was in marketing and district managing for Mobil Oil Corp. He retired in 1970 as president of E. Robinson Co. in Scarsdale, N.Y. Predeceased by his sisters, Doris Ackley Smith '23 and Marion Ackley Joseph '39, he leaves his wife, Barbara, three daughters, including Adele Ackley Pluta '63, a brother, four grandsons and many nieces and nephews.
Barbara Johnson Alden '33, December 23, 2003, in North Andover, Mass., at 93. She taught English and history for a quarter century at The Pike School in Andover and was active in the Andover Historical Society and as a substitute librarian. She is survived by her sons, John and Richard Alden, her daughter, Priscilla Hayes, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mabelrene Clough Dysart '34, February 15, 2004, in Pittsfield, Maine, at 91. She and her husband, Lawrence Dysart, moved to Pittsfield in 1935 and opened L.A. Dysart's 5 & 10 Cent Store, which grew into a thriving department store by the time they retired in 1974. She was an accomplished church pianist and organist. Surviving are her husband of nearly 73 years, a daughter, a son, 21 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
