Norwood, Dora K. Degen
b. 1876 - d. 1978, age 102
Dora Kenyon
Birth 06 OCT 1876 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Death: 14 JAN 1978 in Hornell, Steuben Co., New York
Dean of Women and professor of Religious Education at Alfred
Obit:
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 200, No 3, p 26, Mar., 1978.
Dora Kenyon Degen Norwood was born Oct. 6, 1876, at Alfred, N. Y., the daughter of Dean. A. B. and M. Veola Babcock Kenyon (her father was a life-time teacher and administrator of Alfred University), and died Jan. 14, 1978, at Hornell, N. Y.
She graduated from Alfred University in 1898 teaching English and Latin in Alfred Academy until 1905. On June 7, 1905, she married George Degen and they lived the next sixteen years in New York City and Philadelphia. Mr. Degen died in 1921 and she moved back to Alfred. (She combined her home with that of her sister, Agnes Kenyon Clarke, and her three children. Agnes' husband, Ford, had died in 1919.)
Mrs. Norwood soon began teaching in the Alfred University School of Theology and Liberal Arts College. She earned her Master's degree in religious education at Boston University in 1926. After resuming university teaching at Alfred, she also became the Dean of Women, continuing in that position until her retirement in 1945. She was instrumental in establishing a cooperative residence for women, and also the "social hall" now known as Howell Hall. She proved herself as a counselor and teacher as witnessed by the many students who remembered her helpfulness with letters and personal visits through the years.
She was an active member of the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church since about 1888, except for the years in residence away. Besides working in the women's societies of the church, she conducted leadership training and taught various courses in Bible. She conducted vacation Bible schools in other S.D.B. churches also. She was a charter member of the S.D.B. Board of Christian Education, and served as its secretary and in several capacities.
In August 1954 she was married to J. Nelson Norwood, President Emeritus of Alfred University, and they spent winters in Daytona Beach, Fla. He died in 1965.
Mrs. Norwood is survived by her sister, Mrs. Agnes Clarke Bond; two nephews - F. Kenyon Clarke of Chalfont, PA, and David S. Clarke of Alfred; a step-daughter, Mrs. Ruth Norwood Moulton of Miller Place, NY; a step-son, John E. Norwood of San Bernardino, CA, and their many children and grandchildren who adored her.
A family prayer service was held Jan. 18, at the 104-year-old family home conducted by her pastor, Rev. Russell G. Johnson. A memorial service was held Sabbath, Feb. 18, at the Alfred S.D.B Church with tributes from university and denominational leaders. Burial will be in Alfred Rural Cemetery. D. S. C.
Obit courtesy of Find A Grave member Jon Saunders.
Father: Alpheus Burdick Kenyon
Birth 02 AUG 1850 in Potter Hill, Washington Co., Rhode Island
Death 15 SEP 1931 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Mother: Mary Viola Babcock
Birth 16 OCT 1849 in Nile, Allegany Co., New York
Death 15 JUN 1930 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Married: 1) George Degen b: 1874
Married: 7 June 1905 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Children
Infant Son Degen b: 1907
Married: 2) John Nelson Norwood b: 1879
Married: 28 AUG 1954 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Note: home of Pastor A. J. C. Bond
b. 1876 - d. 1978, age 102
Dora Kenyon
Birth 06 OCT 1876 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Death: 14 JAN 1978 in Hornell, Steuben Co., New York
Dean of Women and professor of Religious Education at Alfred
Obit:
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 200, No 3, p 26, Mar., 1978.
Dora Kenyon Degen Norwood was born Oct. 6, 1876, at Alfred, N. Y., the daughter of Dean. A. B. and M. Veola Babcock Kenyon (her father was a life-time teacher and administrator of Alfred University), and died Jan. 14, 1978, at Hornell, N. Y.
She graduated from Alfred University in 1898 teaching English and Latin in Alfred Academy until 1905. On June 7, 1905, she married George Degen and they lived the next sixteen years in New York City and Philadelphia. Mr. Degen died in 1921 and she moved back to Alfred. (She combined her home with that of her sister, Agnes Kenyon Clarke, and her three children. Agnes' husband, Ford, had died in 1919.)
Mrs. Norwood soon began teaching in the Alfred University School of Theology and Liberal Arts College. She earned her Master's degree in religious education at Boston University in 1926. After resuming university teaching at Alfred, she also became the Dean of Women, continuing in that position until her retirement in 1945. She was instrumental in establishing a cooperative residence for women, and also the "social hall" now known as Howell Hall. She proved herself as a counselor and teacher as witnessed by the many students who remembered her helpfulness with letters and personal visits through the years.
She was an active member of the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church since about 1888, except for the years in residence away. Besides working in the women's societies of the church, she conducted leadership training and taught various courses in Bible. She conducted vacation Bible schools in other S.D.B. churches also. She was a charter member of the S.D.B. Board of Christian Education, and served as its secretary and in several capacities.
In August 1954 she was married to J. Nelson Norwood, President Emeritus of Alfred University, and they spent winters in Daytona Beach, Fla. He died in 1965.
Mrs. Norwood is survived by her sister, Mrs. Agnes Clarke Bond; two nephews - F. Kenyon Clarke of Chalfont, PA, and David S. Clarke of Alfred; a step-daughter, Mrs. Ruth Norwood Moulton of Miller Place, NY; a step-son, John E. Norwood of San Bernardino, CA, and their many children and grandchildren who adored her.
A family prayer service was held Jan. 18, at the 104-year-old family home conducted by her pastor, Rev. Russell G. Johnson. A memorial service was held Sabbath, Feb. 18, at the Alfred S.D.B Church with tributes from university and denominational leaders. Burial will be in Alfred Rural Cemetery. D. S. C.
Obit courtesy of Find A Grave member Jon Saunders.
Father: Alpheus Burdick Kenyon
Birth 02 AUG 1850 in Potter Hill, Washington Co., Rhode Island
Death 15 SEP 1931 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Mother: Mary Viola Babcock
Birth 16 OCT 1849 in Nile, Allegany Co., New York
Death 15 JUN 1930 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Married: 1) George Degen b: 1874
Married: 7 June 1905 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Children
Infant Son Degen b: 1907
Married: 2) John Nelson Norwood b: 1879
Married: 28 AUG 1954 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Note: home of Pastor A. J. C. Bond
Norwood, Dora K. Degen
b. 1876 - d. 1978, age 102
Dora Kenyon
Birth 06 OCT 1876 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Death: 14 JAN 1978 in Hornell, Steuben Co., New York
Dean of Women and professor of Religious Education at Alfred
Obit:
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 200, No 3, p 26, Mar., 1978.
Dora Kenyon Degen Norwood was born Oct. 6, 1876, at Alfred, N. Y., the daughter of Dean. A. B. and M. Veola Babcock Kenyon (her father was a life-time teacher and administrator of Alfred University), and died Jan. 14, 1978, at Hornell, N. Y.
She graduated from Alfred University in 1898 teaching English and Latin in Alfred Academy until 1905. On June 7, 1905, she married George Degen and they lived the next sixteen years in New York City and Philadelphia. Mr. Degen died in 1921 and she moved back to Alfred. (She combined her home with that of her sister, Agnes Kenyon Clarke, and her three children. Agnes' husband, Ford, had died in 1919.)
Mrs. Norwood soon began teaching in the Alfred University School of Theology and Liberal Arts College. She earned her Master's degree in religious education at Boston University in 1926. After resuming university teaching at Alfred, she also became the Dean of Women, continuing in that position until her retirement in 1945. She was instrumental in establishing a cooperative residence for women, and also the "social hall" now known as Howell Hall. She proved herself as a counselor and teacher as witnessed by the many students who remembered her helpfulness with letters and personal visits through the years.
She was an active member of the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church since about 1888, except for the years in residence away. Besides working in the women's societies of the church, she conducted leadership training and taught various courses in Bible. She conducted vacation Bible schools in other S.D.B. churches also. She was a charter member of the S.D.B. Board of Christian Education, and served as its secretary and in several capacities.
In August 1954 she was married to J. Nelson Norwood, President Emeritus of Alfred University, and they spent winters in Daytona Beach, Fla. He died in 1965.
Mrs. Norwood is survived by her sister, Mrs. Agnes Clarke Bond; two nephews - F. Kenyon Clarke of Chalfont, PA, and David S. Clarke of Alfred; a step-daughter, Mrs. Ruth Norwood Moulton of Miller Place, NY; a step-son, John E. Norwood of San Bernardino, CA, and their many children and grandchildren who adored her.
A family prayer service was held Jan. 18, at the 104-year-old family home conducted by her pastor, Rev. Russell G. Johnson. A memorial service was held Sabbath, Feb. 18, at the Alfred S.D.B Church with tributes from university and denominational leaders. Burial will be in Alfred Rural Cemetery. D. S. C.
Obit courtesy of Find A Grave member Jon Saunders.
Father: Alpheus Burdick Kenyon
Birth 02 AUG 1850 in Potter Hill, Washington Co., Rhode Island
Death 15 SEP 1931 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Mother: Mary Viola Babcock
Birth 16 OCT 1849 in Nile, Allegany Co., New York
Death 15 JUN 1930 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Married: 1) George Degen b: 1874
Married: 7 June 1905 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Children
Infant Son Degen b: 1907
Married: 2) John Nelson Norwood b: 1879
Married: 28 AUG 1954 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Note: home of Pastor A. J. C. Bond
b. 1876 - d. 1978, age 102
Dora Kenyon
Birth 06 OCT 1876 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Death: 14 JAN 1978 in Hornell, Steuben Co., New York
Dean of Women and professor of Religious Education at Alfred
Obit:
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 200, No 3, p 26, Mar., 1978.
Dora Kenyon Degen Norwood was born Oct. 6, 1876, at Alfred, N. Y., the daughter of Dean. A. B. and M. Veola Babcock Kenyon (her father was a life-time teacher and administrator of Alfred University), and died Jan. 14, 1978, at Hornell, N. Y.
She graduated from Alfred University in 1898 teaching English and Latin in Alfred Academy until 1905. On June 7, 1905, she married George Degen and they lived the next sixteen years in New York City and Philadelphia. Mr. Degen died in 1921 and she moved back to Alfred. (She combined her home with that of her sister, Agnes Kenyon Clarke, and her three children. Agnes' husband, Ford, had died in 1919.)
Mrs. Norwood soon began teaching in the Alfred University School of Theology and Liberal Arts College. She earned her Master's degree in religious education at Boston University in 1926. After resuming university teaching at Alfred, she also became the Dean of Women, continuing in that position until her retirement in 1945. She was instrumental in establishing a cooperative residence for women, and also the "social hall" now known as Howell Hall. She proved herself as a counselor and teacher as witnessed by the many students who remembered her helpfulness with letters and personal visits through the years.
She was an active member of the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church since about 1888, except for the years in residence away. Besides working in the women's societies of the church, she conducted leadership training and taught various courses in Bible. She conducted vacation Bible schools in other S.D.B. churches also. She was a charter member of the S.D.B. Board of Christian Education, and served as its secretary and in several capacities.
In August 1954 she was married to J. Nelson Norwood, President Emeritus of Alfred University, and they spent winters in Daytona Beach, Fla. He died in 1965.
Mrs. Norwood is survived by her sister, Mrs. Agnes Clarke Bond; two nephews - F. Kenyon Clarke of Chalfont, PA, and David S. Clarke of Alfred; a step-daughter, Mrs. Ruth Norwood Moulton of Miller Place, NY; a step-son, John E. Norwood of San Bernardino, CA, and their many children and grandchildren who adored her.
A family prayer service was held Jan. 18, at the 104-year-old family home conducted by her pastor, Rev. Russell G. Johnson. A memorial service was held Sabbath, Feb. 18, at the Alfred S.D.B Church with tributes from university and denominational leaders. Burial will be in Alfred Rural Cemetery. D. S. C.
Obit courtesy of Find A Grave member Jon Saunders.
Father: Alpheus Burdick Kenyon
Birth 02 AUG 1850 in Potter Hill, Washington Co., Rhode Island
Death 15 SEP 1931 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Mother: Mary Viola Babcock
Birth 16 OCT 1849 in Nile, Allegany Co., New York
Death 15 JUN 1930 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Married: 1) George Degen b: 1874
Married: 7 June 1905 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Children
Infant Son Degen b: 1907
Married: 2) John Nelson Norwood b: 1879
Married: 28 AUG 1954 in Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Note: home of Pastor A. J. C. Bond
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