Marjorie Loretta Watkins

1921 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Marjorie Loretta Watkins  [1]
  Birth	4 Mar 1921	Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 May 2012	Huntsville, Madison, Alabama   [4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I50008	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Walter Loring Watkins,   b. 9 Dec 1894, Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 7 Jul 1982, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Martha Almina Fuller,   b. 18 Jul 1899, Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 26 Jun 1986, Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1920	Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F24349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellis Thrall Smith,   b. 15 Nov 1919, Elmira, Chemung, New York d. 18 Jul 2006, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1943	Elmira, Chemung, New York   [1, 8]
  	The Berkshire County Eagle August 23, 1943 Miss Marjorie Watkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Watkins of 130 Appleton Avenue was married this afternoon at 2 to Nellis Smith, son of Mrs. Ivan Smith of Elmira, N.Y. The ceremony took place in Elmira, and Rev. E. T. Butman of Rochester N.Y. officiated.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Walter N. Smith
  Family ID	F24369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  The Huntsville Times (AL) June 14, 2012 Marjorie Loretta Watkins Smith, 91, of Huntsville, died on Tuesday, May 22. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Nellis T. Smith, her parents and her sisters. Marjorie was born on March 4, 1921 in Pittsfield, MA to Walter Loring Watkins and Martha Elmina Fuller. She is survived by her children, Eleanor Lienau (Jeffrey), Ivan Smith, and Walter Smith (Diane), five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She graduated from Pittsfield High School and Harpur College (SUNY) and attended Skidmore College. "Margie" has been involved with music most of her life. As a cellist she has played in many symphonies, chamber groups, opera orchestras, and as a soloist. Nellis and Marjorie moved to Huntsville in 1964. Since that time she participated in many musical activities in the area. She played cello in the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, the Huntsville Opera Theatre orchestra, the Trinity Methodist Church orchestra, and in several chamber groups. She entertained audiences as "Grandma Smith" on the Library's "Grunches and Grins" program on ETV. In 1979 she opened Smith String Studio and brought the Suzuki method of teaching string instruments to the area. Summers she attended string workshops all over the world, honing her teaching and playing skills. Many area cello and violin students have benefited from her teaching instruction. Some have gone on to make a living in musi Marjorie has been involved in many organizations since moving to Huntsville. She co-founded the Friends of the Symphony. The Huntsville Youth Orchestra, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Board, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild, the Music Appreciation Study Group, and the Alabama Music Teachers Association, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and the American Association of University Women have benefited from her membership.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S39610] 1930 census, Massachusetts, Berkshire county. [S2746] Birth index, Massachusetts, Marjorie Foretta Watkins (Reliability: 0). Name:Marjorie Foretta Watkins Birth Date:1921 Birth Place:Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA Volume Number:98 Page Number:331 Index Volume Number:114 Reference Number:F63.M362 v.114 [S72190] Ancestry.com, Smith Family Tree [ivan_smith10]. [S22736] Descendants of Sarah Hascall and Jonathan Barrett edit review July 2015 by Andrew Turner. [S40039] Obituary, The Huntsville Times (AL), Marjorie Loretta Watkins Smith, (June 14, 2012). [S27805] LDS - Ancestral File, (Family History Center Files, Church of Latter Day Saints). [S28095] Marriage announcement, The Berkshire County Eagle, Nellis Smith and Marjorie Watkins, (August 23, 1943).