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Frances M. “Fannie” <I>Meily</I> Orr

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Frances M. “Fannie” Meily Orr

Birth
Death
27 Sep 1909 (aged 55–56)
Burial
Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Piqua, Ohio. September 27.—Mrs. FRANCES M. MEILY ORR, aged 56, wife of
General W. P. ORR, died last night at her home in this city of cancer after an
illness of many months. Her death had been expected for several days.

Mrs. ORR was prominent in social circles, active in philanthropic and church
work and devoted to the work of women's clubs. She had been President of the
local Federation and of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, a director of
the General Federation and was chairman of its educational committee. She was
a member of the Piqua board of education, being one of three women board
members in Ohio.

Her last appearance was on Labor Day at the dedication of the new Favorite
Place school, which is a monument to her interest in the schools, being built
on the cottage plan at a cost of $30,000.

Mrs. ORR was a member of the board of lady managers of the Piqua Memorial
Hospital, and was an alumna of the Western College at Oxford, and had served
as a member of its board. She was a sister of the late Mrs. CALVIN S. BRICE,
Mrs. I. MOTTER and GEORGE MEILY of Lima. She was married to General W. P. ORR
in St. Mark's Chapel, in Westminster Abbey, in London, Eng., March 25, 1884,
by the late Archbishop FARRAR.
Piqua, Ohio. September 27.—Mrs. FRANCES M. MEILY ORR, aged 56, wife of
General W. P. ORR, died last night at her home in this city of cancer after an
illness of many months. Her death had been expected for several days.

Mrs. ORR was prominent in social circles, active in philanthropic and church
work and devoted to the work of women's clubs. She had been President of the
local Federation and of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, a director of
the General Federation and was chairman of its educational committee. She was
a member of the Piqua board of education, being one of three women board
members in Ohio.

Her last appearance was on Labor Day at the dedication of the new Favorite
Place school, which is a monument to her interest in the schools, being built
on the cottage plan at a cost of $30,000.

Mrs. ORR was a member of the board of lady managers of the Piqua Memorial
Hospital, and was an alumna of the Western College at Oxford, and had served
as a member of its board. She was a sister of the late Mrs. CALVIN S. BRICE,
Mrs. I. MOTTER and GEORGE MEILY of Lima. She was married to General W. P. ORR
in St. Mark's Chapel, in Westminster Abbey, in London, Eng., March 25, 1884,
by the late Archbishop FARRAR.

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