Mary Reed McDOUGAL

1925 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Mary Reed McDOUGAL  [1, 2]
  Born	8 Oct 1925	Geneva, IL   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Kendal at Oberlin (retirement community)  [3]
  Died	22 Nov 2011	Oberlin, Ohio   [4]
  Notes	Mary Reed McDougal Hannaford passed away on Nov. 22, 2011 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease in Oberlin, Ohio. Mary was born on Oct. 8, 1925 in Geneva, IL to Edward D. and Katharine B. McDougal. She was educated at the Avery Coonley School, the Chicago Latin School, Putney School in Putney VT, and at Vassar College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1946. She received a Masters in English Literature from the University of Chicago. On April 18, 1953, she married R. Ogden Hannaford with whom she had two children, Blake and Katharine W. (Kitty). She taught English at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago in the early 1950's and also at Wright Junior College and the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 1960's. Ogden preceded her in death in 2008. She is survived by her sister Ann Carey, of Swarthmore, PA, her brother Edward D. McDougal III of New York City, her children Blake (Cynthia) and Kitty, and her grandchildren Sophia and Alec Hannaford, and by numerous nephews and nieces. A talented musician and poet, Mary played the cello for many years. She was a passionate defender of progressive causes including the anti Vietnam War movement, Amnesty International, Pax Christi, the Catholic Worker Movement, and the movement to close the School of the Americas. A memorial service is planned for a future date in Chicago. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Francis W. Parker School, 330 West Webster Ave., Chicago, IL 60614 Published in Chicago Tribune on November 29, 2011
  Person ID	I1151	Ward Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Edward Dickinson McDOUGAL, Jr.,   b. 13 Apr 1896, Peoria, IL ,   d. 1982  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Katherine Lord BLAYNEY,   b. 7 Jan 1897,   d. 15 Aug 1983, Santa Barbara, CA  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Ogden HANNAFORD,   b. 30 Mar 1917, St. Paul, MN ,   d. 24 Aug 2008, Oberlin, Ohio  (Age 91 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1953	near Libertyville, IL   [2]
  Children	1. Blake (Private) HANNAFORD   2. Katharine Wylly (Private) HANNAFORD
  Family ID	F813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] Inheritance Tax Receipt - estate of Wilson Lord Blayney. [S428] ancestry.com. [S357] FindUSA. [S611] Chicago Tribune.