I think it is Women's Relief Corp. I believe that was an organization formed after the Civil War (or during). Google it! Joann Nichols Barbara A Valentin wrote: > Any idea what W. R. C. means? Mrs. Towsley was active with this... > > Thank you...BATV > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 01:59:20 -0500 > From: JOMARIE37@webtv.net > Subject: [VTRUT] Emma Towsley, Poultney, Vt. > To: VTRUTLAN-L@rootsweb.com, VERMONT-L@rootsweb.com, > VTDATA-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <1528-4966F5C8-23067@storefull-3131.bay.webtv.net> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII > > Source, Rutland Daily Herald--Dec. 15, 1931. > > MRS. E. J. TOWSLEY, POULTNEY, BURIED. > > POULTNEY, Dec.14--The funeral of Mrs. Emma Jane Towsley was held > Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Baker,with > whom she had made her home for the past two years. Rev. R. Hawley Fitch, > pastor of the Congregational church of Dorset, officiated, with prayer > by Rev. William Laughton, Pastor of the East Poultney Baptist church. > Burial was in North Rupert cemetery. The bearers were Henry Roberts, > Charles Roberts, Leroy Roberts, Stedman Aldrich, Forrest Montgomery and > Harry Loveland, grandsons of Mrs. Towsley. > > Mrs. Towsley was born in Pawlet March 28, 1848, daughter of Leonard and > Lydia Vail. She was married November 18, 1865, to Henry D. Towsley. They > resided in Rupert, later moving to East Rupert, where they lived for > many years. Early in life Mrs. Towsley united with the Disciple church > of West Rupert, later with the Congregational church at Dorset, and was > teacher, later superintendent of the > Church school in East Rupert. She was a member of William J. Fuller > Relief corps of Dorset, of which she was president for many years, also > of the state aid of the W.R.C. > > Besides her daughter, Mrs. George Baker, she is survived by one son, > Edward Towsley of Shaftsbury, and a daughter, Mrs. A. A. Roberts of > Dorset, four granddaughters, Mrs. Orrie Graham of East Poultney, Mrs. > Forrest Montgomery of Shaftsbury, Mrs. Bessie Dennison of Eagle Bridge, > N.Y., and Mrs. Harry Loveland of Hebron, N.Y., three grandsons, Henry > Roberts of Eagle Bridge, N.Y., Charles Roberts and Leroy Roberts of > Dorset, five great- grandchildren, Robert, Vivian and Marjorie Aldrich, > Ernest and Virginia Dennison of Dorset, and three sisters, Mrs. Alta > Horton of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Myrtle Horton of Bennington and Mrs. C. > L. Jenkins of Clifton Park, N.Y., and one brother, Elwin Vail. > > Transcribed by > > Joan H. Bixby > > > Genealogy not just a hobby, but a labor of love. > ____________________________________________________________ > Click to get 150,000 in student loans and find the lowest rates > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2OOlEFb0g1a9gGyk0G4jDk4flvWrUB7GWfGyrCEVAnOtDUb/ > > > ************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >