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Dr Edith <I>Munro</I> Bairdain

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Dr Edith Munro Bairdain

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death
8 Jun 2015 (aged 93)
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Dr. Edith Munro Bairdain
June 6, 1922 - June 8, 2015

Nurses present at Edith's bedside claim that Edith actually died a few minutes before midnight on June 7, 2015. By the time the coroner arrived, it was after midnight on June 8th and therefore this is the date being used as her death date.
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BAIRDAIN, Dr. Edith M. Age 93, of Marietta, passed away June 8, 2015. Services 2 PM June 10 at St. James Episcopal Church. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 9, 2015

Dr. Edith Munro Bairdain of Marietta passed away Monday, June 8th. Services will be held Wednesday, June 10th at 2:00 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church in Marietta with a reception following the service at the Church. Dr. Bairdain was the first woman to graduate from Emory University with a PhD in Psychology. Her field of expertise was communications. She and her husband, Dr. Fred Bairdain through their company, Asyst, traveled the world advising the state department and Department of Defense on matters related to foreign conflicts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Ernest Frederick Bairdain and her sister, Dorothy Munro Dubuc. She is survived by her sisters, Mary Munro Varner, Harriett Munro Massengale, Ann Munro Wilson and her brother, William Stanhope Munro, and many nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made to St. James Episcopal Church, 161 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home in Marietta will be handling the arrangements. 770-428-1511.
Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - BAIRDAIN Edith Munro

Edith's higher education:
BA at Columbia University
Master's at Beirut University
Doctorate at Emory University

Edith Munro Bairdain was the first woman to graduate from Emory University with a PhD in Psychology. She was on the editorial advisory board for Information Display, an early human-interfaces journal. Bairdain and her husband both worked on PSYOP for the Vietnam War. Wikipedia
Born: June 6, 1922, Atlanta, GA
Died: June 8, 2015
Education: Columbia University, Emory University
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Siblings
Mary A Munro Varner, of Marietta
Harriet Munro Massengale, of Calhoun
Ann S Munro Wilson, of Bonita Springs, Florida
William Stanhope 'Stan' Munro, of Douglasville

EDITH's deceased SISTERs
Baby Female Munro (1922 - 1922) # 147653044
Dorothy A 'Dollie' Munro Dubuc (1926 - 2009) # 57410084
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Father
Henry Smith Stanhope Munro # 98731036

Mother
Mary Alpha Duckett Munro # 83107508
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1910 census
Patton Hill, Schley, Georgia, United States
Susan M 'Susie' Smith Head F 70 Georgia (EDITH's great-grandmother)
Addie Smith Munro Daughter F 38 Georgia (EDITH's grandmother)
Ida Munro Granddaughter F 14 Georgia
Henry Smith Stanhope Munro Grandson M 12 Georgia (EDITH's FATHER)
Addie Munro Granddaughter F 9 Georgia
Maurine Munro Granddaughter F 7 Georgia
Martha Munro Granddaughter F 1 Georgia

1920 census
Atlanta Ward 7, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Henry Smith Munro Head M 21 Georgia (EDITH's FATHER)
Addie Munro Sister F 19 Georgia

1940 census
Dacula, Militia District 1564, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
Henry Smith Stanhope Munro Head M 41 Georgia 1899 (EDITH's FATHER)
Mary Alpha Duckett Munro Wife F 37 Georgia 1903 (EDITH's mother)
Dollie A Munro Daughter F 14 Georgia 1926
Mary A Munro Daughter F 10 Georgia 1930
Stanhope Munro Son M 7 Georgia 23 Jul 1932
Harriet Munro Daughter F 5 Georgia 1935
Ann S Munro Daughter F 0 Georgia 1940
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Schley, Georgia
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EDITH's 2nd HUSBAND
Died on Edith's 79th birthday
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EDITH's TWIN SISTER died at birth.
Name: Munro
Titles and Terms: stillborn
Event Date: 06 Jun 1922
Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Birth Date: 06 Jun 1922
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Gender: Female
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Henry Smith Munro #98731036
Mother's Name: Mary Alpha Duckett # 83107508
GS Film number: 2297340
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Edith had been married twice.

First SPOUSE
Her first husband's name was Holley Alton Findley. He died of cancer around the age of 30. He's buried in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

1930
Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States
Riley H Finley Head M 37 Mississippi
Andrea Finley Wife F 27 Mississippi
Holly Finley Son M 9 Mississippi
Howard Finley Son M 6 Mississippi
Frances Finley Daughter F 4 Mississippi
Yvonne Finley Daughter F 2 Mississippi
Jesse Finley Father M 69 Alabama
Meg Finley Mother F 59 Mississippi

1940
Beat 5, Warren, Mississippi, United States
Riley H Finley Head M 47 Mississippi
Audrey Finley Wife F 36 Mississippi
Holly Finley Son M 19 Mississippi
Howard Finley Son M 17 Mississippi
Frances Finley Daughter F 14 Mississippi
Yvonne Finley Daughter F 12 Mississippi
Riley Finley Son M 9 Mississippi
Peggy Lee Finley Daughter F 6 Mississippi
Janice Finley Daughter F 5 Mississippi
Barbara Ann Finley Daughter F 0 Mississippi
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Dr. Edith Munro Bairdain
June 6, 1922 - June 8, 2015

Nurses present at Edith's bedside claim that Edith actually died a few minutes before midnight on June 7, 2015. By the time the coroner arrived, it was after midnight on June 8th and therefore this is the date being used as her death date.
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BAIRDAIN, Dr. Edith M. Age 93, of Marietta, passed away June 8, 2015. Services 2 PM June 10 at St. James Episcopal Church. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 9, 2015

Dr. Edith Munro Bairdain of Marietta passed away Monday, June 8th. Services will be held Wednesday, June 10th at 2:00 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church in Marietta with a reception following the service at the Church. Dr. Bairdain was the first woman to graduate from Emory University with a PhD in Psychology. Her field of expertise was communications. She and her husband, Dr. Fred Bairdain through their company, Asyst, traveled the world advising the state department and Department of Defense on matters related to foreign conflicts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Ernest Frederick Bairdain and her sister, Dorothy Munro Dubuc. She is survived by her sisters, Mary Munro Varner, Harriett Munro Massengale, Ann Munro Wilson and her brother, William Stanhope Munro, and many nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made to St. James Episcopal Church, 161 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home in Marietta will be handling the arrangements. 770-428-1511.
Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - BAIRDAIN Edith Munro

Edith's higher education:
BA at Columbia University
Master's at Beirut University
Doctorate at Emory University

Edith Munro Bairdain was the first woman to graduate from Emory University with a PhD in Psychology. She was on the editorial advisory board for Information Display, an early human-interfaces journal. Bairdain and her husband both worked on PSYOP for the Vietnam War. Wikipedia
Born: June 6, 1922, Atlanta, GA
Died: June 8, 2015
Education: Columbia University, Emory University
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Siblings
Mary A Munro Varner, of Marietta
Harriet Munro Massengale, of Calhoun
Ann S Munro Wilson, of Bonita Springs, Florida
William Stanhope 'Stan' Munro, of Douglasville

EDITH's deceased SISTERs
Baby Female Munro (1922 - 1922) # 147653044
Dorothy A 'Dollie' Munro Dubuc (1926 - 2009) # 57410084
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Father
Henry Smith Stanhope Munro # 98731036

Mother
Mary Alpha Duckett Munro # 83107508
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1910 census
Patton Hill, Schley, Georgia, United States
Susan M 'Susie' Smith Head F 70 Georgia (EDITH's great-grandmother)
Addie Smith Munro Daughter F 38 Georgia (EDITH's grandmother)
Ida Munro Granddaughter F 14 Georgia
Henry Smith Stanhope Munro Grandson M 12 Georgia (EDITH's FATHER)
Addie Munro Granddaughter F 9 Georgia
Maurine Munro Granddaughter F 7 Georgia
Martha Munro Granddaughter F 1 Georgia

1920 census
Atlanta Ward 7, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Henry Smith Munro Head M 21 Georgia (EDITH's FATHER)
Addie Munro Sister F 19 Georgia

1940 census
Dacula, Militia District 1564, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
Henry Smith Stanhope Munro Head M 41 Georgia 1899 (EDITH's FATHER)
Mary Alpha Duckett Munro Wife F 37 Georgia 1903 (EDITH's mother)
Dollie A Munro Daughter F 14 Georgia 1926
Mary A Munro Daughter F 10 Georgia 1930
Stanhope Munro Son M 7 Georgia 23 Jul 1932
Harriet Munro Daughter F 5 Georgia 1935
Ann S Munro Daughter F 0 Georgia 1940
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Schley, Georgia
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EDITH's 2nd HUSBAND
Died on Edith's 79th birthday
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EDITH's TWIN SISTER died at birth.
Name: Munro
Titles and Terms: stillborn
Event Date: 06 Jun 1922
Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Birth Date: 06 Jun 1922
Birthplace: Fulton Co.
Gender: Female
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Henry Smith Munro #98731036
Mother's Name: Mary Alpha Duckett # 83107508
GS Film number: 2297340
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Edith had been married twice.

First SPOUSE
Her first husband's name was Holley Alton Findley. He died of cancer around the age of 30. He's buried in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

1930
Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States
Riley H Finley Head M 37 Mississippi
Andrea Finley Wife F 27 Mississippi
Holly Finley Son M 9 Mississippi
Howard Finley Son M 6 Mississippi
Frances Finley Daughter F 4 Mississippi
Yvonne Finley Daughter F 2 Mississippi
Jesse Finley Father M 69 Alabama
Meg Finley Mother F 59 Mississippi

1940
Beat 5, Warren, Mississippi, United States
Riley H Finley Head M 47 Mississippi
Audrey Finley Wife F 36 Mississippi
Holly Finley Son M 19 Mississippi
Howard Finley Son M 17 Mississippi
Frances Finley Daughter F 14 Mississippi
Yvonne Finley Daughter F 12 Mississippi
Riley Finley Son M 9 Mississippi
Peggy Lee Finley Daughter F 6 Mississippi
Janice Finley Daughter F 5 Mississippi
Barbara Ann Finley Daughter F 0 Mississippi
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  • Added: Jun 9, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147648533/edith-bairdain: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Edith Munro Bairdain (6 Jun 1922–8 Jun 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147648533, citing Saint James Episcopal Cemetery and Cremation Gardens, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Sandy Lyle (contributor 47370549).