Nana Fletcher |
| Posted 2008-02-04 by Sharon |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ November 15, 1957 p. 1 Sudden Death Of Mrs. Wm. Fletcher Shocks Community Her many friends in Wickenburg, her second home since 1925, were shocked to learn of the death of Mrs. William (Nana) Fletcher in Asheville, N. C., the morning of November 7. She had been ill only two days and her condition was not considered serious until late in the second day when she was removed to an Asheville hospital where she died within a few hours. Mrs. Fletcher left Wickenburg in May to spend the summer in Providence, R. I., the family home for many years. The first week in September, her son, John (Pete) Fletcher and Mrs. Fletcher, who also spent the summer in Providence, drove her to Asheville so the could visit her sister, Mrs. Ed Street. Mrs. Fletcher was born in New Bern, N. C., 80 years ago. Her husband died in Wickenburg in 1952 and was buried in Providence. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was active in the society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Her first trip to Wickenburg, in 1925, was to be on hand for the founding of Remuda Ranch by the late Jack Burden who later became her son-in-law. And she had spent at least a part of every winter since at the ranch. Funeral services were conducted in Asheville Saturday afternoon after which the body was removed to Providence where another service was conducted Monday morning. Burial was in the Swan Point Cemetery in Providence in the family plot alongside her late husband. Four children survive. They are Mrs. Sophie F. Burden and John D. (Pete) Fletcher of Wickenburg; William F. Fletcher, Jr., of Barrington, R. I, and Mrs. Vance G. White of Flagstaff. Mrs. White flew to Providence to attend the services there. Mrs. Street of Asheville is the only surviving sister. Two brothers preceded her in death. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. |
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