Edna was a poet and had a book of her poems published later in her life. She enjoyed reading and socializing with friends and family.She was an active member of her church and her Womens Club, and was a member of the D.A.R..
She was fond of violets,world travel, monkeys,the beach and mountains, and chocolate.
She was a fantastic grandmother and I always enjoyed spending time with her.
Her obituary:
Edna L. H. Oliphant
Secretary, poet
Services for Edna Louise Hackett Oliphant, who did secretarial work for a tobacco distributor for many years, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Towson Presbyterian Church, Chesapeake and Highland avenues.
Mrs. Oliphant, who was 84, died Wednesday of cancer at the Presbyterian Home in Towson.
She retired 36 years ago after working 28 years for F. A. Davis & Sons Inc.
A member of the Woman's Club of Glenhill, the Kent County Chapter of the Eastern Shore Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution, she lived in the Waverly area for many years and was a pianist and youth group leader at the Waverly United Methodist Church.
She belonged to the Towson Presbyterian Church for the past 17 years.
The former Edna Louise Hackett was a native of Still Pond and a graduate of the Chestertown High School and the Eaton-Burnett Business College in Baltimore.
Her husband, Herman Oliphant, died in 1975.
She is survived by a daughter, Edna Jean McCaslin of Loch Hill; and a granddaughter.
Edna was a poet and had a book of her poems published later in her life. She enjoyed reading and socializing with friends and family.She was an active member of her church and her Womens Club, and was a member of the D.A.R..
She was fond of violets,world travel, monkeys,the beach and mountains, and chocolate.
She was a fantastic grandmother and I always enjoyed spending time with her.
Her obituary:
Edna L. H. Oliphant
Secretary, poet
Services for Edna Louise Hackett Oliphant, who did secretarial work for a tobacco distributor for many years, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Towson Presbyterian Church, Chesapeake and Highland avenues.
Mrs. Oliphant, who was 84, died Wednesday of cancer at the Presbyterian Home in Towson.
She retired 36 years ago after working 28 years for F. A. Davis & Sons Inc.
A member of the Woman's Club of Glenhill, the Kent County Chapter of the Eastern Shore Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution, she lived in the Waverly area for many years and was a pianist and youth group leader at the Waverly United Methodist Church.
She belonged to the Towson Presbyterian Church for the past 17 years.
The former Edna Louise Hackett was a native of Still Pond and a graduate of the Chestertown High School and the Eaton-Burnett Business College in Baltimore.
Her husband, Herman Oliphant, died in 1975.
She is survived by a daughter, Edna Jean McCaslin of Loch Hill; and a granddaughter.