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MRS. EMMA W. BUCKNELL

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Widow of University Founder Dies at Saranac Lake Camp
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SARANAC INN, N. Y., June 28.---Mrs. Emma Ward Bucknell, 75 years old, widow of William Bucknell, founder of Bucknell University, died last night at her camp on Upper Saranac Lake, having recently arrived from Clearwater, Fla., where she spent each Winter.

With her at the time of her death were her son, Dr. Howard Bucknell of Atlanta, Ga., and her daughter, Countess Pecorini, formerly Margaret Bucknell. Mrs. Bucknell is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Jay Day of Summerville, S. C., and Mrs. S. P. Wetherill of Philadelphia.

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Encyclopedia Titanica (2004) MRS. EMMA W. BUCKNELL (New York Times, Wednesday 29th June 1927, ref: #2972, published 29 May 2004, generated 11th December 2024 09:59:07 AM); URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/mrs-emma-w-bucknell.html