Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM)
06 May 2003
Margaret Davis Arrott
Margaret Davis Arrott, 99, died Sunday. She was born in Nashville, Tenn., the daughter of congressman Ewin L. Davis, later chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and Carolyn Windsor of Americus, Ga. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living graduate of Miss Madeira's School in Virginia.
After a year of art study, she married Frederick Vernon Foster of West Orange, N.J. in 1925, and had three children: Thaddeus, who died at birth, Amanda, and Glen. Following a divorce, she studied anthropology at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C., then worked on the Navajo Reservation for the University of New Mexico.
In 1941 she married George Krementz Taylor in Santa Fe. Soon after the beginning of World War II, he was lost at sea. She spent the rest of the war teaching photography to ambulatory soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., and later worked with wounded soldiers at Fort Belvoir, Va.
In 1950, she married Charles Ramsey Arrott of Sewickley, Pa. They moved to Antigua, Guatemala, and devoted many years to restoring a 16th century Spanish Colonial ruin that became their home. At the behest of Dr. Alfred Kidder, then dean of Mayan archaeology, they were appointed to the staff of the Museum of History and Anthropology in Guatemala City to study contemporary Indian pottery. Over a three-year period they made excursions by pickup and mule to photograph and record pottery-making in the hinterlands of Guatemala. Although their work was interrupted by the 1954 revolution in Guatemala, it formed the basis of Traditional Pottery of Guatemala, a classic work by Ruben Reina of the University Museum in Philadelphia. When Charles Arrott became ill, they moved to Phoenix. After his death in 1968, she returned to Guatemala.
She moved to Santa Fe in 1981 where she became an active member of Holy Faith Episcopal Church. In 1996, on her 93rd birthday, she was chrismated into the Holy Orthodox Church and is a much-loved member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church.
She is preceded in death by her sons Glen and Thaddeus Foster. She is survived by her daughter, Amanda Foster Washburn of Alexandria, Va.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; step-children, William Arrott of Chicago, Anthony Arrott of Vancouver and New York, and Lyde Arrott Longaker of Ashland, Va.; and many other relatives.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Eldorado. A reception with light refreshments will follow the funeral. She will be buried at St. Michael's Orthodox Monastery in Cañones following the reception.
Memorial Donations in lieu of flowers to: Mi Casa Amigos De Los Ninos PO Box 178 Spring, Texas 77383.
06 May 2003
Margaret Davis Arrott
Margaret Davis Arrott, 99, died Sunday. She was born in Nashville, Tenn., the daughter of congressman Ewin L. Davis, later chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and Carolyn Windsor of Americus, Ga. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living graduate of Miss Madeira's School in Virginia.
After a year of art study, she married Frederick Vernon Foster of West Orange, N.J. in 1925, and had three children: Thaddeus, who died at birth, Amanda, and Glen. Following a divorce, she studied anthropology at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C., then worked on the Navajo Reservation for the University of New Mexico.
In 1941 she married George Krementz Taylor in Santa Fe. Soon after the beginning of World War II, he was lost at sea. She spent the rest of the war teaching photography to ambulatory soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., and later worked with wounded soldiers at Fort Belvoir, Va.
In 1950, she married Charles Ramsey Arrott of Sewickley, Pa. They moved to Antigua, Guatemala, and devoted many years to restoring a 16th century Spanish Colonial ruin that became their home. At the behest of Dr. Alfred Kidder, then dean of Mayan archaeology, they were appointed to the staff of the Museum of History and Anthropology in Guatemala City to study contemporary Indian pottery. Over a three-year period they made excursions by pickup and mule to photograph and record pottery-making in the hinterlands of Guatemala. Although their work was interrupted by the 1954 revolution in Guatemala, it formed the basis of Traditional Pottery of Guatemala, a classic work by Ruben Reina of the University Museum in Philadelphia. When Charles Arrott became ill, they moved to Phoenix. After his death in 1968, she returned to Guatemala.
She moved to Santa Fe in 1981 where she became an active member of Holy Faith Episcopal Church. In 1996, on her 93rd birthday, she was chrismated into the Holy Orthodox Church and is a much-loved member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church.
She is preceded in death by her sons Glen and Thaddeus Foster. She is survived by her daughter, Amanda Foster Washburn of Alexandria, Va.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; step-children, William Arrott of Chicago, Anthony Arrott of Vancouver and New York, and Lyde Arrott Longaker of Ashland, Va.; and many other relatives.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Eldorado. A reception with light refreshments will follow the funeral. She will be buried at St. Michael's Orthodox Monastery in Cañones following the reception.
Memorial Donations in lieu of flowers to: Mi Casa Amigos De Los Ninos PO Box 178 Spring, Texas 77383.
Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM)
06 May 2003
Margaret Davis Arrott
Margaret Davis Arrott, 99, died Sunday. She was born in Nashville, Tenn., the daughter of congressman Ewin L. Davis, later chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and Carolyn Windsor of Americus, Ga. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living graduate of Miss Madeira's School in Virginia.
After a year of art study, she married Frederick Vernon Foster of West Orange, N.J. in 1925, and had three children: Thaddeus, who died at birth, Amanda, and Glen. Following a divorce, she studied anthropology at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C., then worked on the Navajo Reservation for the University of New Mexico.
In 1941 she married George Krementz Taylor in Santa Fe. Soon after the beginning of World War II, he was lost at sea. She spent the rest of the war teaching photography to ambulatory soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., and later worked with wounded soldiers at Fort Belvoir, Va.
In 1950, she married Charles Ramsey Arrott of Sewickley, Pa. They moved to Antigua, Guatemala, and devoted many years to restoring a 16th century Spanish Colonial ruin that became their home. At the behest of Dr. Alfred Kidder, then dean of Mayan archaeology, they were appointed to the staff of the Museum of History and Anthropology in Guatemala City to study contemporary Indian pottery. Over a three-year period they made excursions by pickup and mule to photograph and record pottery-making in the hinterlands of Guatemala. Although their work was interrupted by the 1954 revolution in Guatemala, it formed the basis of Traditional Pottery of Guatemala, a classic work by Ruben Reina of the University Museum in Philadelphia. When Charles Arrott became ill, they moved to Phoenix. After his death in 1968, she returned to Guatemala.
She moved to Santa Fe in 1981 where she became an active member of Holy Faith Episcopal Church. In 1996, on her 93rd birthday, she was chrismated into the Holy Orthodox Church and is a much-loved member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church.
She is preceded in death by her sons Glen and Thaddeus Foster. She is survived by her daughter, Amanda Foster Washburn of Alexandria, Va.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; step-children, William Arrott of Chicago, Anthony Arrott of Vancouver and New York, and Lyde Arrott Longaker of Ashland, Va.; and many other relatives.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Eldorado. A reception with light refreshments will follow the funeral. She will be buried at St. Michael's Orthodox Monastery in Cañones following the reception.
Memorial Donations in lieu of flowers to: Mi Casa Amigos De Los Ninos PO Box 178 Spring, Texas 77383.
06 May 2003
Margaret Davis Arrott
Margaret Davis Arrott, 99, died Sunday. She was born in Nashville, Tenn., the daughter of congressman Ewin L. Davis, later chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and Carolyn Windsor of Americus, Ga. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living graduate of Miss Madeira's School in Virginia.
After a year of art study, she married Frederick Vernon Foster of West Orange, N.J. in 1925, and had three children: Thaddeus, who died at birth, Amanda, and Glen. Following a divorce, she studied anthropology at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C., then worked on the Navajo Reservation for the University of New Mexico.
In 1941 she married George Krementz Taylor in Santa Fe. Soon after the beginning of World War II, he was lost at sea. She spent the rest of the war teaching photography to ambulatory soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., and later worked with wounded soldiers at Fort Belvoir, Va.
In 1950, she married Charles Ramsey Arrott of Sewickley, Pa. They moved to Antigua, Guatemala, and devoted many years to restoring a 16th century Spanish Colonial ruin that became their home. At the behest of Dr. Alfred Kidder, then dean of Mayan archaeology, they were appointed to the staff of the Museum of History and Anthropology in Guatemala City to study contemporary Indian pottery. Over a three-year period they made excursions by pickup and mule to photograph and record pottery-making in the hinterlands of Guatemala. Although their work was interrupted by the 1954 revolution in Guatemala, it formed the basis of Traditional Pottery of Guatemala, a classic work by Ruben Reina of the University Museum in Philadelphia. When Charles Arrott became ill, they moved to Phoenix. After his death in 1968, she returned to Guatemala.
She moved to Santa Fe in 1981 where she became an active member of Holy Faith Episcopal Church. In 1996, on her 93rd birthday, she was chrismated into the Holy Orthodox Church and is a much-loved member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church.
She is preceded in death by her sons Glen and Thaddeus Foster. She is survived by her daughter, Amanda Foster Washburn of Alexandria, Va.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; step-children, William Arrott of Chicago, Anthony Arrott of Vancouver and New York, and Lyde Arrott Longaker of Ashland, Va.; and many other relatives.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Eldorado. A reception with light refreshments will follow the funeral. She will be buried at St. Michael's Orthodox Monastery in Cañones following the reception.
Memorial Donations in lieu of flowers to: Mi Casa Amigos De Los Ninos PO Box 178 Spring, Texas 77383.
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