She was the daughter of David G. Peel and Molly Thompson. She married to Jaques Futrell, a writer. They had two children: Virginia and Jaques jr. May was also Titanic survivor. Her husband died in the sinking.∼Mrs Jacques Futrelle (Lily May Peel), 35, was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 26, 1876, the daughter of David G. Peel and Molly Thompson.
May Peel Futrelle was the wife of Jacques Futrelle, Sr. they lived in Scituate, Massachusetts with their two children, Virginia and Jacques, Jr. The chiuldren were born barely 12 months apart. Virginia was born November 8, 1896, married a Mr Raymond, and died in Haverhill, Massachusetts in January of 1981. Jacques Futrelle, Jr. was bon November 20, 1898. He later became the night news editor of the Washington Post and died in Herndon, Virginia in July of 1979.
Jacques Futrelle was a noted author of early science-fiction type novels and also a well-known newspaper reporter. The couple had been in Europe for several weeks while Jacques wrote a number of magazine articles. On the night before sailing, friends had gathered in London to celebrate Mr Futrelle's birthday. The party did not end until 3:00 A.M. and the Futrelle's never went to bed but packed and headed for Southampton. Mrs Futrelle was later to lament that "if my husband had got drunk that night, he might not have sailed, and he might be alive today. But he never did drink much."
On the night of the sinking Mrs Futrelle made her way to the boat deck and encountered a group of men with "smoke-blackened faces" standing silently in a group staring at her. She later commented, "they said nothing but their eyes seemed to say, 'at least you have a chance, we have none.'" May Futrelle was rescued in Collapsible D but Jacques died in the sinking.
Lily Futrelle in a 1920s passport photograph
Mrs Futrelle returned to Scituate, Massachusetts. She died at the age of 91. Amazingly, local newspapers carried no notice of her death and her grave remains unmarked. HER GRAVE SITE AS NOW GOT A GRAVE MARKER.
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Phillip Gowan U.S.A
Rachel Haight U.S.A
The Boston Globe
October 31, 1967
Page 39
Mrs. May Futrelle, Survivor of Titanic
Scituate - A private funeral Mass for Mrs. May Futrelle, 91, of 33 Circuit st., a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, will be celebrated Thursday at 9 at St. Mary of the Nativity Church. Mrs. Futrelle died Sunday at a Scituate nursing home. Her husband, Jacques, an internationally-known mystery writer, was one of 1517 persons who died in the disaster. His "Thinking Machine" mysteries are widely read today. The luxury liner was on its maiden voyage to New York from Southampton, England, when it struck an iceberg off Newfoundland on Apr. 15, 1912. Mrs. Futrelle was in the last lifeboat to leave the sinking ship. She has distinguished herself as a writer and lecturer in relating her experiences in the tragic sinking. Her descriptions have been used by artists in painting and drawing the sinking. She was born Georgia and lived in Scituate for more than 60 years. She leaves her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Raymond of Scituate; a son, Jacques Jr. of Sterling, Va.; four grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
May Peel Futrelle was the wife of Jacques Futrelle, Sr. they lived in Scituate, Massachusetts with their two children, Virginia and Jacques, Jr. The chiuldren were born barely 12 months apart. Virginia was born November 8, 1896, married a Mr Raymond, and died in Haverhill, Massachusetts in January of 1981. Jacques Futrelle, Jr. was bon November 20, 1898. He later became the night news editor of the Washington Post and died in Herndon, Virginia in July of 1979.
Jacques Futrelle was a noted author of early science-fiction type novels and also a well-known newspaper reporter. The couple had been in Europe for several weeks while Jacques wrote a number of magazine articles. On the night before sailing, friends had gathered in London to celebrate Mr Futrelle's birthday. The party did not end until 3:00 A.M. and the Futrelle's never went to bed but packed and headed for Southampton. Mrs Futrelle was later to lament that "if my husband had got drunk that night, he might not have sailed, and he might be alive today. But he never did drink much."
On the night of the sinking Mrs Futrelle made her way to the boat deck and encountered a group of men with "smoke-blackened faces" standing silently in a group staring at her. She later commented, "they said nothing but their eyes seemed to say, 'at least you have a chance, we have none.'" May Futrelle was rescued in Collapsible D but Jacques died in the sinking.
Lily Futrelle in a 1920s passport photograph
Mrs Futrelle returned to Scituate, Massachusetts. She died at the age of 91. Amazingly, local newspapers carried no notice of her death and her grave remains unmarked. HER GRAVE SITE AS NOW GOT A GRAVE MARKER.
Credit
Phillip Gowan U.S.A
Rachel Haight U.S.A
The Boston Globe
October 31, 1967
Page 39
Mrs. May Futrelle, Survivor of Titanic
Scituate - A private funeral Mass for Mrs. May Futrelle, 91, of 33 Circuit st., a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, will be celebrated Thursday at 9 at St. Mary of the Nativity Church. Mrs. Futrelle died Sunday at a Scituate nursing home. Her husband, Jacques, an internationally-known mystery writer, was one of 1517 persons who died in the disaster. His "Thinking Machine" mysteries are widely read today. The luxury liner was on its maiden voyage to New York from Southampton, England, when it struck an iceberg off Newfoundland on Apr. 15, 1912. Mrs. Futrelle was in the last lifeboat to leave the sinking ship. She has distinguished herself as a writer and lecturer in relating her experiences in the tragic sinking. Her descriptions have been used by artists in painting and drawing the sinking. She was born Georgia and lived in Scituate for more than 60 years. She leaves her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Raymond of Scituate; a son, Jacques Jr. of Sterling, Va.; four grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
She was the daughter of David G. Peel and Molly Thompson. She married to Jaques Futrell, a writer. They had two children: Virginia and Jaques jr. May was also Titanic survivor. Her husband died in the sinking.∼Mrs Jacques Futrelle (Lily May Peel), 35, was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 26, 1876, the daughter of David G. Peel and Molly Thompson.
May Peel Futrelle was the wife of Jacques Futrelle, Sr. they lived in Scituate, Massachusetts with their two children, Virginia and Jacques, Jr. The chiuldren were born barely 12 months apart. Virginia was born November 8, 1896, married a Mr Raymond, and died in Haverhill, Massachusetts in January of 1981. Jacques Futrelle, Jr. was bon November 20, 1898. He later became the night news editor of the Washington Post and died in Herndon, Virginia in July of 1979.
Jacques Futrelle was a noted author of early science-fiction type novels and also a well-known newspaper reporter. The couple had been in Europe for several weeks while Jacques wrote a number of magazine articles. On the night before sailing, friends had gathered in London to celebrate Mr Futrelle's birthday. The party did not end until 3:00 A.M. and the Futrelle's never went to bed but packed and headed for Southampton. Mrs Futrelle was later to lament that "if my husband had got drunk that night, he might not have sailed, and he might be alive today. But he never did drink much."
On the night of the sinking Mrs Futrelle made her way to the boat deck and encountered a group of men with "smoke-blackened faces" standing silently in a group staring at her. She later commented, "they said nothing but their eyes seemed to say, 'at least you have a chance, we have none.'" May Futrelle was rescued in Collapsible D but Jacques died in the sinking.
Lily Futrelle in a 1920s passport photograph
Mrs Futrelle returned to Scituate, Massachusetts. She died at the age of 91. Amazingly, local newspapers carried no notice of her death and her grave remains unmarked. HER GRAVE SITE AS NOW GOT A GRAVE MARKER.
Credit
Phillip Gowan U.S.A
Rachel Haight U.S.A
The Boston Globe
October 31, 1967
Page 39
Mrs. May Futrelle, Survivor of Titanic
Scituate - A private funeral Mass for Mrs. May Futrelle, 91, of 33 Circuit st., a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, will be celebrated Thursday at 9 at St. Mary of the Nativity Church. Mrs. Futrelle died Sunday at a Scituate nursing home. Her husband, Jacques, an internationally-known mystery writer, was one of 1517 persons who died in the disaster. His "Thinking Machine" mysteries are widely read today. The luxury liner was on its maiden voyage to New York from Southampton, England, when it struck an iceberg off Newfoundland on Apr. 15, 1912. Mrs. Futrelle was in the last lifeboat to leave the sinking ship. She has distinguished herself as a writer and lecturer in relating her experiences in the tragic sinking. Her descriptions have been used by artists in painting and drawing the sinking. She was born Georgia and lived in Scituate for more than 60 years. She leaves her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Raymond of Scituate; a son, Jacques Jr. of Sterling, Va.; four grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
May Peel Futrelle was the wife of Jacques Futrelle, Sr. they lived in Scituate, Massachusetts with their two children, Virginia and Jacques, Jr. The chiuldren were born barely 12 months apart. Virginia was born November 8, 1896, married a Mr Raymond, and died in Haverhill, Massachusetts in January of 1981. Jacques Futrelle, Jr. was bon November 20, 1898. He later became the night news editor of the Washington Post and died in Herndon, Virginia in July of 1979.
Jacques Futrelle was a noted author of early science-fiction type novels and also a well-known newspaper reporter. The couple had been in Europe for several weeks while Jacques wrote a number of magazine articles. On the night before sailing, friends had gathered in London to celebrate Mr Futrelle's birthday. The party did not end until 3:00 A.M. and the Futrelle's never went to bed but packed and headed for Southampton. Mrs Futrelle was later to lament that "if my husband had got drunk that night, he might not have sailed, and he might be alive today. But he never did drink much."
On the night of the sinking Mrs Futrelle made her way to the boat deck and encountered a group of men with "smoke-blackened faces" standing silently in a group staring at her. She later commented, "they said nothing but their eyes seemed to say, 'at least you have a chance, we have none.'" May Futrelle was rescued in Collapsible D but Jacques died in the sinking.
Lily Futrelle in a 1920s passport photograph
Mrs Futrelle returned to Scituate, Massachusetts. She died at the age of 91. Amazingly, local newspapers carried no notice of her death and her grave remains unmarked. HER GRAVE SITE AS NOW GOT A GRAVE MARKER.
Credit
Phillip Gowan U.S.A
Rachel Haight U.S.A
The Boston Globe
October 31, 1967
Page 39
Mrs. May Futrelle, Survivor of Titanic
Scituate - A private funeral Mass for Mrs. May Futrelle, 91, of 33 Circuit st., a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, will be celebrated Thursday at 9 at St. Mary of the Nativity Church. Mrs. Futrelle died Sunday at a Scituate nursing home. Her husband, Jacques, an internationally-known mystery writer, was one of 1517 persons who died in the disaster. His "Thinking Machine" mysteries are widely read today. The luxury liner was on its maiden voyage to New York from Southampton, England, when it struck an iceberg off Newfoundland on Apr. 15, 1912. Mrs. Futrelle was in the last lifeboat to leave the sinking ship. She has distinguished herself as a writer and lecturer in relating her experiences in the tragic sinking. Her descriptions have been used by artists in painting and drawing the sinking. She was born Georgia and lived in Scituate for more than 60 years. She leaves her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Raymond of Scituate; a son, Jacques Jr. of Sterling, Va.; four grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
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