In Memoriam. Marcia Moss Lewis 1894-1987

In Memoriam Marcia Moss Lewis 1894-1987 W ITH great sadness the Society reports the death, on 24 November 1987, of Marcia Arthur Moss Lewis, the widow of George Campbell Lewis, at her home in Bryn Mawr. She was born 7 May 1894 in Williamsburg, Kentucky. As an active genealogist she was a member of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Board of Directors from 1952 until March, 1975, when she was elected Honorary Vice President of the Society, a position she held at the time of her death. She was the author of "Captain James Irwin of Germantown," published in Volume XXI, number 1 of the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. She will be remembered by all associated with her as a person of quick mind and a charming nature. She was a member of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 46 years, serving as one of their genealogists for many years. She also served as the genealogist for The Pennsylvania Society of the War of 1812. She was a past Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution and past President of the Woman's Club of Bryn Mawr. She is survived by her daughter Marcia Lewis Pennington, of North Chevy Chase, Maryland and a son, Dr. George C. Lewis, jr. of Wynnewood, ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A memorial fund has been established in her honor by The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Mary Sullivan Patterson 1906-1987 T HE Genealogical Society reports with sorrow the death of Mary Thomas Sullivan Patterson, the widow of Henry Carter Patterson, on 13 December 1987, at her home in West Chester. She was a long-time member of the Genealogical Society and much respected by all who knew her. A graduate of the Abington Friends School, the 228 In Memoriam 229 George School, and Swarthmore College, she was always active in Quaker concerns. For many years she was a volunteer with the American Friends Service Committee. She worked as a genealogist at the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore for 15 years, until she retired in the late 1970s. Active in historic-preservation work, she raised funds for the restoration of the Caleb Pusey House in Upland. She was one of the founders of Historic Delaware County, a group involved in historic preservation of several historic buildings in Delaware County, including the Chester County Court House and the Thomas Leaper House in Wallingford. She was a member of the Welcome Society, The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. She is survived by two daughters, Alice Patterson Truitt and Jane Patterson Bradbeer, and a son Robert Patterson, several grandchildren, and a great-grandson.