Harry D. Amiss Succumbs at 77
Harry Dorsey Amiss, 77, life-long resident of the county and an organizer of the Chevy Chase Terrace Community Association, died Sunday at Suburban Hospital.
A Gaithersburg native, he had lived at 4860 Chevy Chase blvd. for nearly 40 years. He was president of his community's civic association for several years, and in 1954 was given an honorary life membership in the Montgomery County Civic Federation for his outstanding civic contributions. He was one of two delegates ever to be so honored.
Mr. Amiss was the son of the late Edmund (Ned) L. and Angeline Green Amiss. His father, a school teacher, sponsored the bill by which General Assembly established publicly-supported high schools in the State.
Mr. Amiss was the Washington representative of the Krey Packing Co. of St. Louis for 25 years before his retirement in 1949.
He was a member and served on the vestry of St. John's Norwood parish of Bethesda at the time of this death, and had been a founder and charter member of the board of directors of the Episcopal Church Home in Washington.
Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Courtney Farish, and a daughter, Mrs. Amiss Badger, also of home address; twin sons, Edmund Leavell Amiss and John Dillard Amiss, both of Dubuque, Iowa; seven grandsons, nine granddaughters, and one great granddaughter; a niece, four nephews, and many cousins and friends, both in Maryland in Virginia.
[Montgomery County Sentinel • 13 Mar 1962, Tue • Page 1]
Harry Dorsey Amiss, 77, life-long resident of the county and an organizer of the Chevy Chase Terrace Community Association, died Sunday at Suburban Hospital.
A Gaithersburg native, he had lived at 4860 Chevy Chase blvd. for nearly 40 years. He was president of his community's civic association for several years, and in 1954 was given an honorary life membership in the Montgomery County Civic Federation for his outstanding civic contributions. He was one of two delegates ever to be so honored.
Mr. Amiss was the son of the late Edmund (Ned) L. and Angeline Green Amiss. His father, a school teacher, sponsored the bill by which General Assembly established publicly-supported high schools in the State.
Mr. Amiss was the Washington representative of the Krey Packing Co. of St. Louis for 25 years before his retirement in 1949.
He was a member and served on the vestry of St. John's Norwood parish of Bethesda at the time of this death, and had been a founder and charter member of the board of directors of the Episcopal Church Home in Washington.
Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Courtney Farish, and a daughter, Mrs. Amiss Badger, also of home address; twin sons, Edmund Leavell Amiss and John Dillard Amiss, both of Dubuque, Iowa; seven grandsons, nine granddaughters, and one great granddaughter; a niece, four nephews, and many cousins and friends, both in Maryland in Virginia.
[Montgomery County Sentinel • 13 Mar 1962, Tue • Page 1]
Harry D. Amiss Succumbs at 77
Harry Dorsey Amiss, 77, life-long resident of the county and an organizer of the Chevy Chase Terrace Community Association, died Sunday at Suburban Hospital.
A Gaithersburg native, he had lived at 4860 Chevy Chase blvd. for nearly 40 years. He was president of his community's civic association for several years, and in 1954 was given an honorary life membership in the Montgomery County Civic Federation for his outstanding civic contributions. He was one of two delegates ever to be so honored.
Mr. Amiss was the son of the late Edmund (Ned) L. and Angeline Green Amiss. His father, a school teacher, sponsored the bill by which General Assembly established publicly-supported high schools in the State.
Mr. Amiss was the Washington representative of the Krey Packing Co. of St. Louis for 25 years before his retirement in 1949.
He was a member and served on the vestry of St. John's Norwood parish of Bethesda at the time of this death, and had been a founder and charter member of the board of directors of the Episcopal Church Home in Washington.
Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Courtney Farish, and a daughter, Mrs. Amiss Badger, also of home address; twin sons, Edmund Leavell Amiss and John Dillard Amiss, both of Dubuque, Iowa; seven grandsons, nine granddaughters, and one great granddaughter; a niece, four nephews, and many cousins and friends, both in Maryland in Virginia.
[Montgomery County Sentinel • 13 Mar 1962, Tue • Page 1]
Harry Dorsey Amiss, 77, life-long resident of the county and an organizer of the Chevy Chase Terrace Community Association, died Sunday at Suburban Hospital.
A Gaithersburg native, he had lived at 4860 Chevy Chase blvd. for nearly 40 years. He was president of his community's civic association for several years, and in 1954 was given an honorary life membership in the Montgomery County Civic Federation for his outstanding civic contributions. He was one of two delegates ever to be so honored.
Mr. Amiss was the son of the late Edmund (Ned) L. and Angeline Green Amiss. His father, a school teacher, sponsored the bill by which General Assembly established publicly-supported high schools in the State.
Mr. Amiss was the Washington representative of the Krey Packing Co. of St. Louis for 25 years before his retirement in 1949.
He was a member and served on the vestry of St. John's Norwood parish of Bethesda at the time of this death, and had been a founder and charter member of the board of directors of the Episcopal Church Home in Washington.
Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Courtney Farish, and a daughter, Mrs. Amiss Badger, also of home address; twin sons, Edmund Leavell Amiss and John Dillard Amiss, both of Dubuque, Iowa; seven grandsons, nine granddaughters, and one great granddaughter; a niece, four nephews, and many cousins and friends, both in Maryland in Virginia.
[Montgomery County Sentinel • 13 Mar 1962, Tue • Page 1]
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