Her obituary, below, appeared in the Vermont Journal on February 1, 1918.
"With the death of Miss Mary A. Phelps, January 28, there passed away one who, in the minds of the older residents of Windsor, is connected with their early and most interesting memories of the place.
Miss Phelps came of a distinguished family, always well known for their literary attainments and interests. She was born in Windsor in the old house where Henry Ingalls now lives, July 24, 1833, the daughter of Dr. Edward E. Phelps, for 39 years professor at Dartmouth and surgeon general of Vermont in the Civil war, and Phoebe F. Lyon Phelps. On her mother's side she was related to Mary Lyon, the founder of Mt. Holyoke college. She was also a relative of Phillips Brooks and a long line of eminent people. Miss Phelps was the second of three children, her two brothers, Elisha and George died many years ago.
She received her early education in Windsor and spent three years at K. U. A., with her friends, Mrs. Anna Wardner and Miss Ellen Steele. Later she studied painting in Boston under the famous artist, William Hunt. After returning to Windsor she gave painting lessons for many years.
In her childhood Miss Phelps moved to the quaint old house on State Street where she died and which was her life-long home. To this house with its wonderful old wall paper she was devoted and she was never willing to leave it for any long space of time.
Miss Phelps was possessed of much intellectual and artistic ability, a rare sense of humor and an admirable gift of story telling. She was a delightful companion and this faculty brought to her a large circle of acquaintances who enjoyed the brilliance and wit of her conversation. She knew prominent people all over the country and among her acquaintances were Saint-Gaudens, Winston Churchill and nearly all the members of the Cornish colony.
Although Miss Phelps had been deaf for many years she lost none of her interest in life and retained her fine memory and keen mind to the last. Her death followed only a brief illness, caused by Bright's disease. She leaves her niece, Mrs. Jessie Phelps Leavitt of Concord, NH, the daughter of Dr. Elisha Phelps as her only surviving relative. Funeral services were conducted from her late home on Friday, Rev. Parker Manzer of St. Paul's church, of which she was a communicant, officiating. Burial was in Ascutney Cemetery."
Her obituary, below, appeared in the Vermont Journal on February 1, 1918.
"With the death of Miss Mary A. Phelps, January 28, there passed away one who, in the minds of the older residents of Windsor, is connected with their early and most interesting memories of the place.
Miss Phelps came of a distinguished family, always well known for their literary attainments and interests. She was born in Windsor in the old house where Henry Ingalls now lives, July 24, 1833, the daughter of Dr. Edward E. Phelps, for 39 years professor at Dartmouth and surgeon general of Vermont in the Civil war, and Phoebe F. Lyon Phelps. On her mother's side she was related to Mary Lyon, the founder of Mt. Holyoke college. She was also a relative of Phillips Brooks and a long line of eminent people. Miss Phelps was the second of three children, her two brothers, Elisha and George died many years ago.
She received her early education in Windsor and spent three years at K. U. A., with her friends, Mrs. Anna Wardner and Miss Ellen Steele. Later she studied painting in Boston under the famous artist, William Hunt. After returning to Windsor she gave painting lessons for many years.
In her childhood Miss Phelps moved to the quaint old house on State Street where she died and which was her life-long home. To this house with its wonderful old wall paper she was devoted and she was never willing to leave it for any long space of time.
Miss Phelps was possessed of much intellectual and artistic ability, a rare sense of humor and an admirable gift of story telling. She was a delightful companion and this faculty brought to her a large circle of acquaintances who enjoyed the brilliance and wit of her conversation. She knew prominent people all over the country and among her acquaintances were Saint-Gaudens, Winston Churchill and nearly all the members of the Cornish colony.
Although Miss Phelps had been deaf for many years she lost none of her interest in life and retained her fine memory and keen mind to the last. Her death followed only a brief illness, caused by Bright's disease. She leaves her niece, Mrs. Jessie Phelps Leavitt of Concord, NH, the daughter of Dr. Elisha Phelps as her only surviving relative. Funeral services were conducted from her late home on Friday, Rev. Parker Manzer of St. Paul's church, of which she was a communicant, officiating. Burial was in Ascutney Cemetery."
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