Helen Grace McDaniel 1 2
- Born: 23 Jul 1912, Suzhou, , Anhui, CHN 2
- Marriage (1): Wesley Frank Craven Jr.
- Died: 19 Feb 2005, Chapel Hill, Orange, NC at age 92 2
FamilySearch ID: GHQ8-4YG.
Noted events in her life were:
1. Residence: in 1940 in Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York. 3
2. Obituary: The Herald-Sun: obituary of Helen Grace McDaniel Craven on 24 Feb 2005 in Durham, Durham, NC. 4 CRAVEN PRINCETON, N.J. - Helen McDaniel Craven died February 19, 2005, at Carol Woods Retirement Community.
Born in Suzhou, China on July 23, 1912, she was the youngest of six children. Her parents, Charles and Nancy McDaniel were Baptist missionaries. She married Wesley Frank Craven on May 30, 1931. Mr. Craven preceded her in death on February 10, 1981.
Helen began her preschool teaching career in 1953 in Princeton, N.J. Two year olds were her favorite age group, and she loved teaching them music and movement. Her most rewarding experience in education was helping to found and administrate the Princeton Junior School. After retiring she moved to Carol Woods in 1993. She loved music and played in recorder societies for many years.
Her other love besides family was traveling. Her sisterin-law, and in later years, her daughter Betty, accompanied her on visits to many places around the world, including China.
Helen is survived by daughters, Nancy Beecher (husband Bill), of Madison, Wis., and Betty Barber (husband Norris), of Portland, Ore.; grandchildren, Kimberly Bellefeuille (Ron), Tracy Kok (Matt), Kirsten Lenz (Scott) and Eric Barber (Wendy); six great grandchildren; a dear friend she originally met in China, Dr. Campbell McMillan (wife, Florence); loving niece, Martha Yeatts (Benjamin); nephews, Berkeley and James Cone; and special lifelong friends, John and Nancy Eills.
The family thanks the staff at Carol Woods, where Helen lived her last 12 wonderful years, for their loving care.
Memorial gifts may be made to YMCA Children's Center, c/o Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA, 980 Airport Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
Arrangements by Cremation Society of the Carolinas.
3. Residence: on 13 Apr 1950 in Leonia, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. 3
4. Obituary: News and Observer on 27 Feb 2005 in Raleigh, Wake, NC. 2 Helen McDaniel Craven died Feb. 19 at Carol Woods Retirement Community. She was 92.
Born in Suzhou, China, she was the youngest of six children born of Baptist missionaries. She began her preschool teaching career in 1953 in Princeton, N.J.
She helped found and administer the Princeton Junior School. She retired to Carol Woods in 1993.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Beecher of Madison, Wis., and Betty Barber of Portland, Ore; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to YMCA Children's Center, c/o Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA, 980 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514.
Arrangements are by Cremation Society of the Carolinas.
Helen married Wesley Frank Craven Jr. (Wesley Frank Craven Jr. was born on 19 May 1905 in Conway, Northampton, NC 1 and died on 11 Feb 1981 in Princeton, Mercer, NJ 1.)
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