ASH, Elizabeth Merle Elva^{[1, 2]}

1920 - 2014  (94 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	ASH, Elizabeth Merle Elva  [2]
  Birth	11 Mar 1920	Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Oct 2014	Westlook Cemetery, Glover, Orleans County, Vermont, USA   [3]
  Death	15 Oct 2014	Glover, Orleans County, Vermont, USA   [4, 5]
  	Daughter of Warren and Beatrice (Smith) Ash. She married first Maurice Dutton and second John V. Hewitt, Jr. (Source: Westlook Cemetery, Glover Historical Society, 2015.) "Elizabeth Merle (Dutton) Hewitt, née Merle Ash, 94, of Glover died peacefully at the Union House in Glover on October 15, 2014. She was born on March 11, 1920, in Sheffield, daughter of Warren and Bernice (Smith) Ash. She graduated from Lyndon Institute in 1938 and the University of Vermont in 1963. She married Maurice Dutton of Brownington in 1939. He predeceased her in 1978. In 1985, she married John Vance Hewitt Jr., who died in 1997. She taught in several schools in Burlington from 1958 until her retirement. Prior to this, she taught grammar school in the Northeast Kingdom. Following her retirement, she and Mr. Hewitt moved to Shingle Springs, California, to be with her daughter. After Mr. Hewitt's death, she moved to Half Moon Bay, California, and from there she moved to Tampa, Florida, to live with her son Gilbert and his family, and then to John Knox. Her loving niece, Gwen Maynard, has cared for her for eight and one-half years in Glover. She was active in CFO (Camps Farthest Out) and CFOI (CFO International). She attended many camps: Winni, New Hampshire; Silver Bay, New York (where she and Mr. Hewitt were married); Asilomar and Mount Shasta in California, among them. She had various positions in CFO and also attended JFO (Journey Farthest Out) Tahoe in Nevada. She was also active in CFOI, attending in several countries and serving on the CFOI Board. [Content about living family members omitted.] She was predeceased by her husbands, Maurice Dutton and John Hewitt; her brothers, sisters, and brothers- and sisters-in-law: Fern Ash, Ruby (Ash) Beadle, Velma (Ash) Eastman, Alice (Dutton) and her husband, Tom Emmerson, and Ernest Dutton; her parents, Warren and Beatrice Ash; and by Mr. Dutton's parents, Gilbert and Ruth Dutton. Interment and memorial services will be at Westlook Cemetery in Glover in early June." (The Chronicle, October 29, 2014) [4]
  Age	94 years
  Person ID	I10992	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	ASH, Warren           b. St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	SMITH, Bernice           b. Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
  Relationship	Birth
  Children	+ 1. ASH, Elizabeth Merle Elva           b. 11 Mar 1920, Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA           d. 15 Oct 2014, Glover, Orleans County, Vermont, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F6382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	DUTTON, Maurice Gilbert           b. 08 Feb 1914, Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont, USA           d. 10 Nov 1978, Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA (Age 64 years)  [1, 6]
  Marriage	14 Dec 1939	West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA   [7]
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 9 months old - He : 25 years and 10 months old.
  Children	1. DUTTON, Gilbery Warren           b. 1 Dec 1943, Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. DUTTON, Phillip Wayne           b. 12 Nov 1948, Irasburg, Orleans County, Vermont, USA           d. 30 Jan 2015 (Age 66 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] m. BRADLEY, Nancy Elaine Dutton
  Family ID	F3340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family 2	HEWITT, John Vance Jr           b. 11 Jul 1917, Forest Hills, Queens County, New York, USA           d. 21 Aug 1997, El Dorado County, California, USA (Age 80 years)  [8]
  Marriage	1985  [8]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 64 years and 9 months old - He : ~ 67 years and 5 months old.
  Family ID	F6383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2024

  
  

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  		Birth - 11 Mar 1920 - Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA Marriage - 14 Dec 1939 - West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Burial - Oct 2014 - Westlook Cemetery, Glover, Orleans County, Vermont, USA Death - 15 Oct 2014 - Glover, Orleans County, Vermont, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S431] Certificate of Birth. [S50] Findagrave.com. Created by: Cindy Walcott Added: Jun 20, 2017 Find a Grave Memorial #180569250 [S50] Findagrave.com. [S94] (see) Headstone. D.O.B & D.O.D [S132] (see) Birth Record. Phillip Wayne Dutton's Birth Record [S451] Marriage License. [S597] Obituary. Elizabeth Merle Ash's obituary