Poughkeepsie Journal
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Elizabeth Beyer Burroughs
Elizabeth Beyer Burroughs passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003 at Eden Park Nursing Home in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Burroughs was born on Sept. 18, 1919 in New York City, the daughter of the late Estelle Flager Beyer Henry and Leopold Beyer. She was predeceased by her husband, Maynard Bryant Burroughs, on Dec. 20, 1999 and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy MacDowell and Mrs. Emma Selfridge. She is survived by a son, Maynard Bryant Burroughs Jr. of Rhinebeck and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Quigley of Port St. Lucie, Fla. Other survivors include Mrs. Grace Pendell Miller of Marlboro and nephews, nieces and several grandnephews and grandnieces. Mrs. Burroughs attended local schools, graduating from Poughkeepsie High School and the Poughkeepsie Business Institute. She also attended Dutchess Community College and Ulster Community College. Most of her life was spent in the Mid-Hudson area. She was employed as a secretary by A.C. Dutton Lumber Corp., Vassar Brothers Hospital, the British Ministry of Supply, Washington, D.C., Ryan Insurance Company of Kingston and Doctor Frank Gagan in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Burroughs married her husband on Sept. 12, 1941 at the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting House. As a housewife and artist, she was active in volunteer work. She worked on the Dutchess County Heart Fund drive and was Chairwoman of the volunteers at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston. She was a former member of the Fair Street Reformed Church in Kingston. She served as Secretary of the Ulster County Art Association. She was a former member of the DAR and the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting where she was a pianist for several years. There will be a graveside service, in the family plot, at the LaGrange Rural Cemetery, Overlook Rd., Poughkeepsie, at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. Arrangements under the direction of the Schoonmaker Funeral Home, 73 South Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie.
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Elizabeth Beyer Burroughs
Elizabeth Beyer Burroughs passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003 at Eden Park Nursing Home in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Burroughs was born on Sept. 18, 1919 in New York City, the daughter of the late Estelle Flager Beyer Henry and Leopold Beyer. She was predeceased by her husband, Maynard Bryant Burroughs, on Dec. 20, 1999 and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy MacDowell and Mrs. Emma Selfridge. She is survived by a son, Maynard Bryant Burroughs Jr. of Rhinebeck and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Quigley of Port St. Lucie, Fla. Other survivors include Mrs. Grace Pendell Miller of Marlboro and nephews, nieces and several grandnephews and grandnieces. Mrs. Burroughs attended local schools, graduating from Poughkeepsie High School and the Poughkeepsie Business Institute. She also attended Dutchess Community College and Ulster Community College. Most of her life was spent in the Mid-Hudson area. She was employed as a secretary by A.C. Dutton Lumber Corp., Vassar Brothers Hospital, the British Ministry of Supply, Washington, D.C., Ryan Insurance Company of Kingston and Doctor Frank Gagan in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Burroughs married her husband on Sept. 12, 1941 at the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting House. As a housewife and artist, she was active in volunteer work. She worked on the Dutchess County Heart Fund drive and was Chairwoman of the volunteers at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston. She was a former member of the Fair Street Reformed Church in Kingston. She served as Secretary of the Ulster County Art Association. She was a former member of the DAR and the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting where she was a pianist for several years. There will be a graveside service, in the family plot, at the LaGrange Rural Cemetery, Overlook Rd., Poughkeepsie, at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. Arrangements under the direction of the Schoonmaker Funeral Home, 73 South Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie.
Poughkeepsie Journal
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Elizabeth Beyer Burroughs
Elizabeth Beyer Burroughs passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003 at Eden Park Nursing Home in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Burroughs was born on Sept. 18, 1919 in New York City, the daughter of the late Estelle Flager Beyer Henry and Leopold Beyer. She was predeceased by her husband, Maynard Bryant Burroughs, on Dec. 20, 1999 and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy MacDowell and Mrs. Emma Selfridge. She is survived by a son, Maynard Bryant Burroughs Jr. of Rhinebeck and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Quigley of Port St. Lucie, Fla. Other survivors include Mrs. Grace Pendell Miller of Marlboro and nephews, nieces and several grandnephews and grandnieces. Mrs. Burroughs attended local schools, graduating from Poughkeepsie High School and the Poughkeepsie Business Institute. She also attended Dutchess Community College and Ulster Community College. Most of her life was spent in the Mid-Hudson area. She was employed as a secretary by A.C. Dutton Lumber Corp., Vassar Brothers Hospital, the British Ministry of Supply, Washington, D.C., Ryan Insurance Company of Kingston and Doctor Frank Gagan in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Burroughs married her husband on Sept. 12, 1941 at the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting House. As a housewife and artist, she was active in volunteer work. She worked on the Dutchess County Heart Fund drive and was Chairwoman of the volunteers at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston. She was a former member of the Fair Street Reformed Church in Kingston. She served as Secretary of the Ulster County Art Association. She was a former member of the DAR and the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting where she was a pianist for several years. There will be a graveside service, in the family plot, at the LaGrange Rural Cemetery, Overlook Rd., Poughkeepsie, at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. Arrangements under the direction of the Schoonmaker Funeral Home, 73 South Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie.
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Elizabeth Beyer Burroughs
Elizabeth Beyer Burroughs passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003 at Eden Park Nursing Home in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Burroughs was born on Sept. 18, 1919 in New York City, the daughter of the late Estelle Flager Beyer Henry and Leopold Beyer. She was predeceased by her husband, Maynard Bryant Burroughs, on Dec. 20, 1999 and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy MacDowell and Mrs. Emma Selfridge. She is survived by a son, Maynard Bryant Burroughs Jr. of Rhinebeck and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Quigley of Port St. Lucie, Fla. Other survivors include Mrs. Grace Pendell Miller of Marlboro and nephews, nieces and several grandnephews and grandnieces. Mrs. Burroughs attended local schools, graduating from Poughkeepsie High School and the Poughkeepsie Business Institute. She also attended Dutchess Community College and Ulster Community College. Most of her life was spent in the Mid-Hudson area. She was employed as a secretary by A.C. Dutton Lumber Corp., Vassar Brothers Hospital, the British Ministry of Supply, Washington, D.C., Ryan Insurance Company of Kingston and Doctor Frank Gagan in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Burroughs married her husband on Sept. 12, 1941 at the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting House. As a housewife and artist, she was active in volunteer work. She worked on the Dutchess County Heart Fund drive and was Chairwoman of the volunteers at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston. She was a former member of the Fair Street Reformed Church in Kingston. She served as Secretary of the Ulster County Art Association. She was a former member of the DAR and the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting where she was a pianist for several years. There will be a graveside service, in the family plot, at the LaGrange Rural Cemetery, Overlook Rd., Poughkeepsie, at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. Arrangements under the direction of the Schoonmaker Funeral Home, 73 South Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie.
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