Phyllis Charlene Ovitt1

F, #22801, b. Dec 1, 1919, d. Jan 25, 2010
Pedigree
Father*Homer Dennis Ovitt1 b. Jul 30, 1883, d. Mar 2, 1961
Mother*Maude Lyra Barnes1 b. Aug 18, 1885, d. May 27, 1935

Family 1

John Pershing Dudley b. Nov 11, 1919, d. circa Feb, 1961

Family 2

Carmi Jackson Duso b. Nov 22, 1903, d. Apr 6, 2005

Chronological Events

Birth*Dec 1, 1919 Phyllis Charlene Ovitt was born on Dec 1, 1919 at Bakersfield, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.2 
 She was the daughter of Homer Dennis Ovitt and Maude Lyra Barnes.1 
Marriage*Oct 31, 1943 Phyllis Charlene Ovitt married John Pershing Dudley on Oct 31, 1943 at Bakersfield, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.3 
Marriage*circa 1969 Phyllis Charlene Ovitt married Carmi Jackson Duso, son of Henry Fred Duso and Linnie Lena Mary Benoit, circa 1969.1 
Death*Jan 25, 2010 Phyllis Charlene Ovitt died on Jan 25, 2010, at age 90 at Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida, United States.4,5 
ObituaryJan 28, 2010  OBITUARY: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Phyllis Ovitt (Dudley) Duso, 90, passed away on Jan. 25, 2010, at Altamonte Springs, Fla. She was born Dec. 1, 1919, in Bakersfield, to the late Homer D. Ovitt and Maude L. Barnes. She was the wife of the late John P. (Perk) Dudley of East Montpelier, who died suddenly in 1961. In 1969, she married Carmi J. Duso of Enosburg Falls. They lived in East Montpelier until his death in 2005. She is survived by her son, James C. Dudley, his wife, Faith, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and her daughter, Charlene McIntire, her husband, Jonathan, of Longwood, Fla., six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Phyllis graduated from Brigham Academy in Bakersfield and Johnson Normal School (State College), Johnson. She was employed as an elementary teacher in East Montpelier. She was instrumental in reopening the Old Brick Church in East Montpelier which had been unused for several years when she came to town. She served as organist and choir director and faithful member during the 60 years she lived in town. In the 1950's, she directed popular home-town minstrel shows. She was honored as Vermont Mother of the Year in 1967. With Carmi she traveled to all 50 states and throughout Europe. Donations may be made to the Old Brick Church in East Montpelier, Vermont.

Published in The Times Argus (Montpelier-Barre, VT) - January 28, 2010.5
 
Burial*Jan 29, 2010 She was buried on Jan 29, 2010 at Plainmont Cemetery, East Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 201701472.6 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com.
  2. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record - Ancestry.com.
  3. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record - Ancestry.com.
  4. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI) (1935-2014),.
  5. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  6. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.

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