Edith Beatrice Canham

1910 - 2008  (97 years)

• Name	Edith Beatrice Canham  [1]
  Birth	13 Sep 1910	Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Apr 2008	Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I268982	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Ferederick Canham
  Mother	Clara Smith
  Family ID	F106960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luther Osgood Carter,   b. 2 Jul 1911, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 11 Apr 1991, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. George P. Carter   2. Mary E. L. Carter   3. Margaret A. Carter   4. Benita Carter,   b. 1937, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 1937, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 0 years)   5. Luther A. Carter,   b. 1939   d. 12 Dec 2018 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F106959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2020

  
  

• Notes

  The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, MA) April 6, 2008 NORTON - Edith Beatrice (Canham) Carter, 97, died peacefully on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Epoch Senior Care Center in Norton. She was the beloved wife of the late Luther O. Carter, who passed away in 1991. They were wed on Oct. 25, 1936. Born in Raynham on Sept. 13, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Clara (Smith) Canham. Edith grew up in Raynham and was a 1927 graduate of Taunton High School and graduated in 1934 from the Morton Hospital School of Nursing. She practiced nursing at Cape Cod Hospital until her marriage to her late husband Luther. When her children were grown, Mrs. Carter again took up nursing as a Nurse Supervisor at Paul A. Dever State School in Taunton, until her retirement in 1970. Mr. and Mrs. Carter lived in Attleboro during the war years. He labored in defense, and she began raising their family. After the war, they settled into the family's new home in Norton, where she remained a resident for 63 years. An active member of the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Norton, Edith served as secretary for their Ratcliff Guild and volunteered in the Church Thrift Shop. She enjoyed spending time with people. Mrs. Carter was an accomplished seamstress who also enjoyed reading, knitting, reminiscing and making a comfortable and happy home for her family. Following the death of her husband, she spent her summers in Maine with her daughters and her winters in Norton with her son. She is survived by her devoted children: Luther A. Carter and his wife Margaret of South Dartmouth, George P. Carter of Norton, Mary E. L. Woodward and her husband Jack of Burlington, Maine, Margaret A. Carter of Lakeville, Maine, and her late infant daughter Benita Carter. She is also survived by her loving 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and her many nieces and nephews, who will miss her. She was the sister of the late Walter G. Canham, George H. Canham, Blanche E. Kuhlberg, Mildred I. Hartwell, and Florence M. Johnson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23286] Draft registration WWII (Reliability: 3). Name: Luther Osgood Carter Gender: Male Race: White Age: 29 Birth Date: 2 Jul 1911 Birth Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts Residence Place: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts , USA Employer: Metals & Contrals Corp Weight: 150 Lbs Complexion: Light Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Brown Height: 5ft 10 in Next of Kin: Edith Beatrice Carter [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index, Name: Edith Carter Social Security Number: 010-32-8335 Birth Date: 13 Sep 1910 Issue Year: 1957-1959 Issue State: Massachusetts Last Residence: 02766, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts Death Date: 5 Apr 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S65577] Obituary, The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, MA), Edith Beatrice Carter, (April 6, 2008).