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Bessie Clare Hargrave Drury

Birth	:	6 Sep 1884 San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Death	:	16 Dec 1976 Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Burial	:	Fair View Cemetery, Mutual, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.0802994, -83.6418991
Plot	:	Devotion N-5-4A
Description	:	Urn is inscribed "Harry Lloyd [Drury] / 1882-1939 / Drury / Bessie Clare [Hargrave Drury] / 1884-1976 / Dorothy [Drury] Bradbury / 1913-1980." Harry Lloyd Drury married Bessie Clare Hargrave. One of their children was Dorothy Drury who married Robert S. Bradbury. Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) December 19, 1976 (Sunday) "FUNERAL NOTICES. Bessie Clare Drury Bessie Clare Drury [nee Hargrave], in Walnut Creek, December 16, 1976. Beloved wife of the late Harry Lloyd Drury of Walnut Creek; loving mother of Elizabeth [Betty] French of Walnut Creek, Dorothy Bradbury of Daya Mallorca, Spain; dear... Read More	Urn is inscribed "Harry Lloyd [Drury] / 1882-1939 / Drury / Bessie Clare [Hargrave Drury] / 1884-1976 / Dorothy [Drury] Bradbury / 1913-1980." Harry Lloyd Drury married Bessie Clare Hargrave. One of their children was Dorothy Drury who married Robert S. Bradbury. Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) December 19, 1976 (Sunday) "FUNERAL NOTICES. Bessie Clare Drury Bessie Clare Drury [nee Hargrave], in Walnut Creek, December 16, 1976. Beloved wife of the late Harry Lloyd Drury of Walnut Creek; loving mother of Elizabeth [Betty] French of Walnut Creek, Dorothy Bradbury of Daya Mallorca, Spain; dear sister of the late Harold Hargrave; dear grandmother of Janet Ward of Melbourne, Australia, Julia Maxwell of Walnut Creek & Suzanne Huglin of Munich, Germany and great-grandmother of Geoffrey, Cathryn & Suzanne Ward of Melbourne, Australia and William & Elizabeth [Lizzie] Maxwell of Walnut Creek. A native of San Ramon, California, age 92 years. A life member of Walnut Creek Women's Club, a member and past regent of Ann Loucks D.A.R. Chapter, member of Contra Costa County Historical Society; charter member of Walnut Creek Historical Society, and a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Walnut Creek. Friends are invited to a memorial service at the Little Chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, on Tuesday, December 21 at 2 p.m. CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES MORTUARY, Oakland. 654-0123." [Cremains at Chapel of the Chimes] AND "Services For Area Pioneer. WALNUT CREEK. A memorial service for Bessie Hargrave Drury, 92, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday it St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave. Mrs. Drury, a member of an old California pioneer family, died at her home here Thursday. She was born Sept. 6, 1884 and was thought to be the oldest living person in the San Ramon Valley. She and her late husband Harry, moved in 1933 to Casa Cristina, their Walnut Creek home. Her grandfather, Henry Clay Smith came to California on horseback in 1844. He had been called the father of Alameda County because of a bill he put through the legislature creating the county. Mrs. Drury, who was interested in history and genealogy, had given many talks about the area." AND Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) December 19, 1976 (Sunday) "Bessie Drury Services Tuesday. WALNUT CREEK. Services will be held Tuesday for Bessie Clare Drury [nee Hargrave] of Walnut Creek, volunteer in charitable organizations and member of a California pioneer family. Mrs. Drury died at her home Thursday at the age of 92. A native of San Ramon, she and her late husband, Harry Lloyd Drury, moved to Casa Christina, their Walnut Creek home, in 1933. Her great grandfather Henry Clay Smith, who arrived in California in 1844, has been called the Father of Alameda County. Mrs. Drury was a charter member of the Walnut Creek Historical Society, a member and past regent of the Ann Loucks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of the Contra Costa County Historical Society. Mrs. Drury often lectured to young people about California's past. Mrs. Drury is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kendric French of Walnut Creek and Mrs. Robert Bradbury of Mallorca, Spain. She has three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Drury at the Little Chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal church in Walnut Creek at 2 p.m. Tuesday."

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Where is Bessie Clare Hargrave Drury's memorial?
Bessie Clare Hargrave Drury's memorial is located at: Fair View Cemetery, Mutual, Champaign County, USA.
When did Bessie Clare Hargrave Drury death?
Bessie Clare Hargrave Drury death on 16 Dec 1976 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Bessie Clare Hargrave Drury's memorial?
Latitude: 40.0802994
Longitude: -83.6418991

Family Members:

Parent

John Frederick Hargrave

(1843 - 1923)

Julia Ann Smith Hargrave

(1848 - 1931)

Spouse

Harry Lloyd Drury

(1882 - 1939)

Siblings

Harold Frederick Hargrave

(1889 - 1964)

Children

Elizabeth Christine “Betty” Drury French

(1910 - 2002)

Dorothy Ann Drury Bradbury

(1913 - 1980)

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Coordinate: 40.0802994, -83.6418991

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Coordinate: 40.1215396, -83.7392882

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