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Kitty Spence, 79, Dies;Was Model for Parrish

1984-09-03T05:00:00+0000

Kitty Owen Spence, a model for well- known Maxfield Parrish paintings of the 1920's and granddaughter of three- time Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, died Thursday in her home after a heart attack. She lived in Manhattan and was 79 years old. Mrs. Spence's given name was Ruth, but it was generally unused because her mother's name was the same. She was Ruth Bryan Owen, a Democratic Representative in Congress from Florida from 1929 to 1933. In 1933, she became the first woman to ...


Paid Notice: Deaths FRIEDMANN, ROBERT JESSE SPENCE

2002-03-17T05:00:00+0000

FRIEDMANN-Robert Jesse Spence. On March 15, 2002. Beloved husband of Mary Felter Friedmann. Dear father of Beverly and Jacki Friedmann. Dear brother of Peter Friedmann and Toni Gales. Services Tuesday March 19th, 11:30AM at ''The Riverside,'' 76th St. and Amsterdam Ave. Donations can be made in Robert's name to the American Stroke Association, 2550 Route 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902, 1-800634-1242 or strokeassociation.org


Floyd Spence, South Carolina Congressman, Dies at 73

2001-08-17T05:00:00+0000

Representative Floyd D Spence, South Carolina Republican who was chairman of House Armed Services Committee for six years, dies at age 73; photo (M)


Hartzell Spence, 93, Dies; Pinup Pioneer

2001-05-25T05:00:00+0000

Hartzell Spence, founder and executive editor of Yank magazine during World War II who helped introduce term 'pinup', dies at age 93; photo (M)


Paid Notice: Deaths SPENCE, HARTZELL

2001-05-16T05:00:00+0000

SPENCE-Hartzell. The writer and a founder of YANK the Army Weekly in World War II, died on May 9 at age 93, having made his home in Essex, CT since 1950. Best known for a novelized biography of his father titled One Foot in Heaven, Spence was the author of 15 published books and during his career wrote some 200 articles for such magazines as Saturday Evening Post, Look and Reader's Digest. Spence, born in Clarion, Iowa, Feb. 15, 1908 was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of Iowa in 1 ...


Kitty Spence, 79, Dies;Was Model for Parrish

1984-09-03T05:00:00+0000

Kitty Owen Spence, a model for well- known Maxfield Parrish paintings of the 1920's and granddaughter of three- time Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, died Thursday in her home after a heart attack. She lived in Manhattan and was 79 years old. Mrs. Spence's given name was Ruth, but it was generally unused because her mother's name was the same. She was Ruth Bryan Owen, a Democratic Representative in Congress from Florida from 1929 to 1933. In 1933, she became the first woman to ...


Kitty Spence, 79, Dies;Was Model for Parrish

1984-09-03T05:00:00+0000

Kitty Owen Spence, a model for well- known Maxfield Parrish paintings of the 1920's and granddaughter of three- time Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, died Thursday in her home after a heart attack. She lived in Manhattan and was 79 years old. Mrs. Spence's given name was Ruth, but it was generally unused because her mother's name was the same. She was Ruth Bryan Owen, a Democratic Representative in Congress from Florida from 1929 to 1933. In 1933, she became the first woman to ...


Kitty Spence, 79, Dies;Was Model for Parrish

1984-09-03T05:00:00+0000

Kitty Owen Spence, a model for well- known Maxfield Parrish paintings of the 1920's and granddaughter of three- time Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, died Thursday in her home after a heart attack. She lived in Manhattan and was 79 years old. Mrs. Spence's given name was Ruth, but it was generally unused because her mother's name was the same. She was Ruth Bryan Owen, a Democratic Representative in Congress from Florida from 1929 to 1933. In 1933, she became the first woman to ...


Kitty Spence, 79, Dies;Was Model for Parrish

1984-09-03T05:00:00+0000

Kitty Owen Spence, a model for well- known Maxfield Parrish paintings of the 1920's and granddaughter of three- time Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, died Thursday in her home after a heart attack. She lived in Manhattan and was 79 years old. Mrs. Spence's given name was Ruth, but it was generally unused because her mother's name was the same. She was Ruth Bryan Owen, a Democratic Representative in Congress from Florida from 1929 to 1933. In 1933, she became the first woman to ...


Kitty Spence, 79, Dies;Was Model for Parrish

1984-09-03T05:00:00+0000

Kitty Owen Spence, a model for well- known Maxfield Parrish paintings of the 1920's and granddaughter of three- time Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, died Thursday in her home after a heart attack. She lived in Manhattan and was 79 years old. Mrs. Spence's given name was Ruth, but it was generally unused because her mother's name was the same. She was Ruth Bryan Owen, a Democratic Representative in Congress from Florida from 1929 to 1933. In 1933, she became the first woman to ...



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