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Amelia “Mellie” <I>Shadroui</I> Busby

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Amelia “Mellie” Shadroui Busby

Birth
Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Death
30 Sep 2009 (aged 86)
Berlin, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.212523, Longitude: -72.512362
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Parents - Eva (Daniels) Shadroui and Peter Beshara Shadroui.

Graduated from Spaulding High School and Bundy Rose Beauty Academy in Springfield, Mass. in 1948.]

Initially worked at Betty Lee's Beauty Salon in Barre (established by her sisters, Anne and Elizabeth). Later she studied the art of electrolysis at the Kree Institute in New York City

In 1956 she married her husband in Amarillo Texas and the following year they relocated back to Barre where she continued her profession

Participated in Heritage festivals in the Barre area and also planned special Lebanese banquets to raise funds for the St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. In 1975 she traveled to Memphis and personally presented Danny Thomas with a $10,000 check for the hospital from the Lebanese culture of Barre.

Enjoyed bowling. playing cards and cooking Lebanese fare for her family

Survived by her husband of 53 years, Edwin; her 2 sons and their wives; 4 grandchildren amd a great-grandson.

Predeceased by her sisters, Elizabeth Shadroui, Anne Sawaya, Azzie Younes, Andrea Mansur, Mary Corey, Josephine Allen, Leza Petell, Julia Twombley and her brothers, Tony, John and Peter Shadroui.

Interment - St. Monica's Cemetery in Barre.

(Information extracted from obituary published in Times Argus from October 1-2, 2009)

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Information about the funeral service was published in Times Argus on October 7, 2009
Parents - Eva (Daniels) Shadroui and Peter Beshara Shadroui.

Graduated from Spaulding High School and Bundy Rose Beauty Academy in Springfield, Mass. in 1948.]

Initially worked at Betty Lee's Beauty Salon in Barre (established by her sisters, Anne and Elizabeth). Later she studied the art of electrolysis at the Kree Institute in New York City

In 1956 she married her husband in Amarillo Texas and the following year they relocated back to Barre where she continued her profession

Participated in Heritage festivals in the Barre area and also planned special Lebanese banquets to raise funds for the St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. In 1975 she traveled to Memphis and personally presented Danny Thomas with a $10,000 check for the hospital from the Lebanese culture of Barre.

Enjoyed bowling. playing cards and cooking Lebanese fare for her family

Survived by her husband of 53 years, Edwin; her 2 sons and their wives; 4 grandchildren amd a great-grandson.

Predeceased by her sisters, Elizabeth Shadroui, Anne Sawaya, Azzie Younes, Andrea Mansur, Mary Corey, Josephine Allen, Leza Petell, Julia Twombley and her brothers, Tony, John and Peter Shadroui.

Interment - St. Monica's Cemetery in Barre.

(Information extracted from obituary published in Times Argus from October 1-2, 2009)

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Information about the funeral service was published in Times Argus on October 7, 2009


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  • Created by: LJG
  • Added: Apr 2, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87883255/amelia-busby: accessed ), memorial page for Amelia “Mellie” Shadroui Busby (8 May 1923–30 Sep 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87883255, citing Saint Monica Cemetery, Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by LJG (contributor 46868640).