MAYSVILLE |
Alice Wood Bailey Garson, 96, died on Sunday at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.
Born on June 30, 1918, in Mason, she was the daughter of the late James Yost Bailey and Natalie Wood Bailey. She was widowed twice, losing her husband, Clifford Foster Shaw, in 1993, after 52 years of marriage and her second husband, Richard Joseph Garson, in 2004. She was also predeceased by her only sibling, William Russell Bailey, 2nd Lt. Army Air Corps Navigator originally from Maysville, who lost his life in a B-52 raid off the coast of France on July 4, 1943.
Mrs. Garson was an historic preservationist, a dealer and collector of fine antiques, a dedicated genealogist, a regional historian, and an avid University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball and football fan. She was a gracious hostess and a compassionate animal rescuer. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Mason County Historical Society, the Kentucky Historical Society, The Maryland Historical Society, Old Washington, Inc., the Washington Architectural Review Board, the Howard County Hunt Club and the University of Kentucky Alumni Association.
In 1987 she and Mr. Shaw completed the restoration of the brick homestead at Kenton Ash Farm, circa 1800, located on Clarks Run Road in Maysville. Mrs. Garson was the recipient of the 1997 Historic Preservation Award presented by the Mason County Historical Society for her restoration of Marshall Key’s Tavern in Old Washington. She was the former owner and proprietor of Washington Hall, circa 1820. During her years as a resident of Maryland, Mrs. Garson engaged in the restoration of several early landmark houses, some of which are listed on the National Historic Trust.
She was a 1939 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. While at U.K. she served as Vice President of her sorority, Alpha Xi Delta. She was the Vice President of SuKy, Assistant Manager of the Rifle Team, and Secretary of the French Club. She served on the Editorial Staff of the Kentuckian yearbook and The Kernel newspaper.
Mrs. Garson was a direct descendent of William Wood, Colonel Thomas Marshall, and Arthur Fox, among the original founding families of the frontier village of Washington, Kentucky, established in 1786.
She is survived by her four children, Michael Foster Shaw (Hue) of St. Petersburg, Fla., Lucinda Shaw Chatham of Lakeport, Calif., Thomas Marshall Shaw of Washington, and Melissa Shaw Bloch (Lewis) of Fremont, Calif.; six grandchildren, Keith Gray Chatham of Middletown, Calif., Robin Shaw Wiggins (Brian) of Navarre, Fla., Molly Shaw-Matthers (William) of Land O‘ Lakes, Fla., Michael Clifford Shaw of Oldsmar, Fla., Nathaniel Massie Guy of Seattle, Wash., and Alice Shaw Columbia of Louisville; four great-grandchildren: Jacob Wiggins, Tanner Wiggins, Farrah Matthers and Bailey Matthers; three nephews and two nieces; and a host of beloved cousins throughout Mason County.
Graveside services in charge of the Brell and Son Funeral Home will be held at Washington Baptist Cemetery on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Mason County Historical Society, c/o Elisabeth Miller, 731 Germantown Rd., Maysville, KY 41056.
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1918 - 2014 (96 years)
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. Michael Foster SHAW, b. 1942 (Age 82 years)
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