San Francisco, May 15--Mrs. Helena Charlton, granddaughter of the founder of the Woolworth stores, was found dead yesterday in her San Francisco hotel suite.
A hotel maid found Mrs. Charlton on the bed. The cause of death was not immediately known. The coroner's office said Mrs. Charlton, 52, had been under the care of a doctor.
Numerous bottles containing prescription drugs and several empty liquor bottles were in the hotel suite, the coroner said.
Her husband, Richard Charlton, is the director of the Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Charlton was the owner of the Galaxy Art gallery in Phoenix.
Mrs. Charlton's mother was Mrs. Helena Woolworth McCann, daughter of the founder of the five-and-dime chain stores. Her father was multi-millionaire Charles E. F. McCann.
She was married to Winston Guest, a famous polo player. They had two sons, Winston, jr., and Fred. She later married Charlton.
A hotel maid found Mrs. Charlton on the bed. The cause of death was not immediately known. The coroner's office said Mrs. Charlton, 52, had been under the care of a doctor.
Numerous bottles containing prescription drugs and several empty liquor bottles were in the hotel suite, the coroner said.
Her husband, Richard Charlton, is the director of the Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Charlton was the owner of the Galaxy Art gallery in Phoenix.
Mrs. Charlton's mother was Mrs. Helena Woolworth McCann, daughter of the founder of the five-and-dime chain stores. Her father was multi-millionaire Charles E. F. McCann.
She was married to Winston Guest, a famous polo player. They had two sons, Winston, jr., and Fred. She later married Charlton.
San Francisco, May 15--Mrs. Helena Charlton, granddaughter of the founder of the Woolworth stores, was found dead yesterday in her San Francisco hotel suite.
A hotel maid found Mrs. Charlton on the bed. The cause of death was not immediately known. The coroner's office said Mrs. Charlton, 52, had been under the care of a doctor.
Numerous bottles containing prescription drugs and several empty liquor bottles were in the hotel suite, the coroner said.
Her husband, Richard Charlton, is the director of the Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Charlton was the owner of the Galaxy Art gallery in Phoenix.
Mrs. Charlton's mother was Mrs. Helena Woolworth McCann, daughter of the founder of the five-and-dime chain stores. Her father was multi-millionaire Charles E. F. McCann.
She was married to Winston Guest, a famous polo player. They had two sons, Winston, jr., and Fred. She later married Charlton.
A hotel maid found Mrs. Charlton on the bed. The cause of death was not immediately known. The coroner's office said Mrs. Charlton, 52, had been under the care of a doctor.
Numerous bottles containing prescription drugs and several empty liquor bottles were in the hotel suite, the coroner said.
Her husband, Richard Charlton, is the director of the Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Charlton was the owner of the Galaxy Art gallery in Phoenix.
Mrs. Charlton's mother was Mrs. Helena Woolworth McCann, daughter of the founder of the five-and-dime chain stores. Her father was multi-millionaire Charles E. F. McCann.
She was married to Winston Guest, a famous polo player. They had two sons, Winston, jr., and Fred. She later married Charlton.
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