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Edith <I>Jordan</I> Battles Birkhead

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Edith Jordan Battles Birkhead

Birth
Stoutsville, Monroe County, Missouri, USA
Death
4 Jul 2002 (aged 92)
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Burial
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.0637532, Longitude: -77.1065143
Plot
6-X19-1
Memorial ID
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Spouse:
- Clifford Franklin Battles
- Henry Clay Birkhead m. 28 Dec 1987, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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EDITH BATTLES BIRKHEAD
Edith Battles Birkhead, 92, Sarasota, died July 4, 2002. She was born Feb. 13, 1910, in Stoutsville, Mo., and came to Sarasota 20 years ago from Washington, D.C. She was a fashion director and coordinator with Woodward-Lothrop in Washington. In the 1950s and 1960s, she was in the Washington Fashion Hall of Fame for the best dressed/hatted woman in Washington. She was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Washington. Survivors include stepdaughters, Patricia B. Bowman of Sarasota and Judith Bourne of Ohio; six stepgrandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild. Services will be in Washington. Toale Brothers Funeral Home, Gulf Gate Chapel, is in charge. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.

Published in Herald Tribune on July 7, 2002
Spouse:
- Clifford Franklin Battles
- Henry Clay Birkhead m. 28 Dec 1987, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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EDITH BATTLES BIRKHEAD
Edith Battles Birkhead, 92, Sarasota, died July 4, 2002. She was born Feb. 13, 1910, in Stoutsville, Mo., and came to Sarasota 20 years ago from Washington, D.C. She was a fashion director and coordinator with Woodward-Lothrop in Washington. In the 1950s and 1960s, she was in the Washington Fashion Hall of Fame for the best dressed/hatted woman in Washington. She was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Washington. Survivors include stepdaughters, Patricia B. Bowman of Sarasota and Judith Bourne of Ohio; six stepgrandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild. Services will be in Washington. Toale Brothers Funeral Home, Gulf Gate Chapel, is in charge. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.

Published in Herald Tribune on July 7, 2002

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  • Created by: Rosie
  • Added: Sep 4, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202712152/edith-battles_birkhead: accessed ), memorial page for Edith Jordan Battles Birkhead (13 Feb 1910–4 Jul 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202712152, citing Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Rosie (contributor 47651480).