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Alice Margaret (Taylor) Shedd

Alice Margaret (Taylor) Shedd, daughter of the late Henry and Millie Taylor, died at 7:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Greene Haven Nursing Home at the age of 94.

Alice was born Aug. 26, 1906, In Hubbardston, Mass. She had two older sisters, Eva and Phyllis; three younger sisters, Jean, Grace, and Mae; and a brother, Paul. All preceded her In death.

She attended Dudley Bible School in Dudley, Mass., for two years. While there, she traveled briefly with an evangelistic team. In her late teens and early twenties, she held a variety of jobs, often as a cook for a family. At regular evangelistic meetings at her parents' home, she met Marshall Proctor Shedd, whom she married April 19, 1930. He predeceased her in 1986.

Her life was focused on her family and her church. She had five children, Verna, Pauline, Glenroy, Allen, and Rhoda. Allen was killed in a tragic tractor accident in New Hampshire in May 1961.

Most of her married life she lived In Canaan Center, N.H. During part of that time, her husband was the pastor at Canaan Center Assembly of God church. She and her husband were active in the Canaan church for many years. Alice taught the adult Sunday School class, sponsored the girls Missionettes group, had leadership in the Women's Ministries group, and played the organ.

In 1971, Marshall and Alice moved to Springfield to be closer to their children. They were faithful members of Park Crest Assembly of God, where Alice taught third-grade Sunday School class for many years. She was honored as "Mother of the Year" at Park Crest in 1984.

In 1989, Alice moved into a living area with her son Glenroy and daughter-in-law, Shirley. Shortly after that she transfered her church membershlp to Central Assembly of God, where she was active in the Sunshine Sunday School class until she entered Greene Haven In 1998.

She delighted in traveling. In 1964, she flew to Colombia, South America, to visit her daughter, who was in the Peace Corps. During the last 10 years, she has made several trips to visit her daughter, Pauline, in Arizona ana her daughter and son-in-law, Verna and Eugene Curry, In California. She loved the mountains and was especially enthralled with the red rocks of Sedona. She also visited her daughter and son-in-law, Rhoda and Clif Palmer, in Indiana.

Alice had many interests, including reading and crocheting. In the past 10 years, she had crocheted afghans for each of her children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. She even won a ribbon for one of her afghans at the Ozarks Empire Fair In 1998.

She loved playing board Barnes, especially Scrabble. During the last few years, her Scrabble buddies have been her dear friends, Fred and Marilyn Raines.

Her gentle spirit, kind humor, and powerful prayers will be missed by her family and friends. As she was dying, her prayer was, "Lord, take care of my family."

She is survived by four children, Verna and husband Gene Curry, Ridgecrest, Calif., Pauline Shedd, Prescott, Ariz., Glenroy and wife Shirley Shedd, Springfield, Mo., and Rhoda and husband Clif Palmer, Warsaw, Ind. She has five grandchildren, Brad and his wife, Alyson Shedd, Chesapeake, Va., Tim Shedd, Urbana, Ill., Christy and her husband, John Wiebe, Morrisviile, Mo., and Jared and Corey Palmer, Warsaw, Ind.

Her delight In the last few years has been her three great-granddaughters, Olivia Margaret and Sophia Christine Shedd, Chesapeake, and Elizabeth Marcae Wiebe, Morrisviile, Mo. She prayed the dedicatory prayer for their dedications at Central Assembly.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000, in Greenlawn Funeral Home South with the Rev. David Weston officiating. Burial will take place later In the spring in Canaan Center, N.H. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home at 441 W. Battlefield.³

Anne Bezanson, 99

Professor emeritus at Wharton

HANSON--Services were held Tuesday evening in Deware Bros. Funeral Home, Wollaston, for Anne Bezanson, 99, professor emeritus at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She was a resident of Hanover and died Monday in the Mildred Alfred Nursing Home, Abington.

Miss Bezanson was born in Dalhousie, Nova Scotia, and came to the United States in 1901. She earned her AB, MA and PhD degrees at Radcliffe College, and was later awarded an honorary doctor of science degree by the University of British Columbia and another honorary doctor of science degree by the University of Pennsylvania.

She retired as an economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania 25 years ago. She was president of the Economic Historical Assn, from 1946 to 1948, vice president of the Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Historical Assn, of Pennsylvania.

Last Friday a burial service was conducted in Truro, Nova Scotia.⁶

d. Feb. 4, Dr. Anne Bezanson bur. Riverside Cemetery, Upper Stewiacke. Professor Emeritus, Wharton School of Finance & Commerce, U. of Pennsylvania, d... Hanover, Mass.

Born Mt. Dalhousie, N.S. d/o the late John & Sarah (Creighton) Bezanson. Dr. Bezanson went to the United States in 1901, where she rec'd her A.B. Degree, A.M. & PhD. from Radcliffe...member of the Phi Beta Kappa...awarded an honourary doctor of science degree from U.B.C. and from the U. of Penn...served as Director of the Industrial Research Dept., Wharton School of Finance & Commerce; was professor at the Graduate School of Penn...served on the staff of the U.S. Coal Commission..member of Conference of Price Research, advisor to the Social Services Research Project, Rockefeller Foundation...wrote numerous articles in various professional economic journals ...member American Economic Assn; Historical Soc. of Penn; Economic History Assn., serving as President from 1946-1948; American Statistical Assn; Ecometrics Society; V-P Delta Chapter Phi Beta Kappa, U. of P.⁵

     ANNE BEZANSON had not yet completed her PhD in economic history in 1921, yet she was about to make history herself. At Wharton, the young Canadian helped establish the first business school research center, the Industrial Research Unit (later known as Industrial Research Department or IRD), with Professor Joseph Willits. The founding marked Wharton’s shift toward becoming an academic business research hub — defining a new role for business schools that continues today.
     Bezanson’s 1921 article on promotion practices became the first product of the IRD. Bezanson continued her practical research in the early 1920s, writing a series on personnel issues, focusing on turnover, worker amenities, and accident prevention.
     Willits and Bezanson designed an ambitious research program to explore and help civilize industrial working conditions, with the goal of social change. In 1922, Bezanson and Willits spent a year studying the earnings of coal miners at the U.S. Coal Commission. Employer associations, government agencies, and international organizations continued to look to the IRD for timely and practical knowledge.
     In 1929, Bezanson finished her Harvard PhD and became the first female faculty member of Penn’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Under her leadership as co-director (which continued until 1945), the IRD had many women on its team and pursued research into the economic status of workers, revealing for the first time hard proof of the disparities in salaries and promotions for women and minorities across many industries.
     Bezanson became the first woman to get full tenure at Penn, and in the 1930s sat on the National Bureau of Economic Research Price Conference. From 1939 to 1950 Bezanson was a part-time consultant at the Rockefeller Foundation, where she organized the first-ever roundtable on economic history in 1940. As a result of this involvement, Bezanson played a crucial role in the creation of the Economic History Association in the early 1940s, serving as president between 1946–1947. She died in 1980.⁷

ANDERSON, Anna P. - Passed away in Cedarstone Home for Enhanced Care, Truro, on January 11, 2003.

Born in Upper Stewiacke, she was the fourth daughter of the late James and Martha (Cook) Bezanson. She was an adherent of the Upper Stewiacke Pastoral Charge and a past member of the Meadowvale Ladies Aid. She was an avid gardener and birdwatcher; in earlier years she loved to sew.

She is survived by her son, Frederik (Marilyn), Stewart, B.C; daughters, Eva MacKenzie and Verna (Donald) Lepper, both of Truro; sister, Sarah Hamilton, Upper Stewiacke; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Paul; grandson, David MacKenzie; sons-in-law, Jack MacKenzie and Bob Casey; sisters, Alice Bezanson, Charlotte Hamilton and Erma McDermott.

Visitation will be this evening from 7:30-8:30 p.m., the funeral service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m., Rev. Natalie Buchanan officiating, both in Colchester Community Funeral Home, 512 Willow St., Truro. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Upper Stewiacke, in the spring.⁴

BEZANSON -- Of Weymouth, February 14, Alexander C., husband of the late Janet (Geddes) Bezanson of 742 Main St. and father of Jeanette Di Bella of Weymouth, Lena Steele of Freemont, N.H; Doris Souza of Hanover, Mass., William E. of Braintree, George K. of Marshfield and Donald A. Bezanson of Rockland. Also survived by 22 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the services from the Deware Brothers Memorial Chapel, 576 Hancock St. WOLLASTON, Tuesday, February 18 at 11 a.m. Friends may visit at the funeral home Sunday evening 7-9 and Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Interment Pine Hill Cemetery, Quincy. Late owner of Granite City Blacksmith Shop.⁴