1954 - Special Collections

82 YEAR B OOK AMERICA N CLA N GREGOR SOCIETY
ancestry, kind, generous and th ought ful of others. H e had a grea t love for his
flower s, trees and shrubs, many of these having been brought from old historic
places. H is collection of roses was kn own throughout th e city.
Tributes to his noble character have been received fr om friends fa r and wide
and his death has left a vaca ncy in the hearts of his fr iends that can never be
filled. He rests beside his "Bess" in H ollywood Cemetery, having passed into
the great beyond on Sept. 24, 1954.
Surviving him are four sisters: Eliza Thrift Miller, Merr ie Virgi nia Street,
Lavinia Magruder Voorhees, Louise Ma son Voorhees , and three brothers : Alfred
Bell Ferneyhough, Benjamin Wood Ferneyhough, Dr. Robert Edward Ferneyhough.
Deaths among the relatives of Clan Me mbers
D R. H UGH 1. B ATIEY
Dr. Battey died at his home in Ro me, Ga., on Dec. 14, 1954, and was buried in
Myrtle Hill Ceme tery. D r. Ba ttey was a brother of our member and former
Councilman, George Magruder Battey , III.
MRS.
CHARLES M ACGREGOR
Mrs. Charles MacGregor, widow of the brother of our deceased member, J ohn
Ala ster MacGregor, and aunt to many of our members from Stafford, Va ., died
at her home in Stafford on Aug. 17, 1954.
"Beneath the roots of tanqled weeds,
Afar ill c~ lI n t ry graveya rds, lie
The men whose unrecorded deeds
Have stamped this lIatioll's destiny"
" W hile centuries daum and die away,
Th e world still keeps their records uast
Alld gathers ripened sheaves today
Fr om seeds that fell in ages past."
Mr . John Edwin Muncaster, Sr., of "The Ridge" passed away on
the morning of June 27, 1955. He was a Charter Membe r, No . 198 and a
Life Membe r of the Clan, He ha s been an enthusiastic worker for the
Clan since its founding in 1909, and served as Treasurer for 23 years,
and was a member of the Council at the time of his death. A memorial
will be in the next issue of the Year Book.