Title	Mrs.
Last Name	Ansell
First Name	Grace
Middle Name
Maiden Name	Murphy
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Fort Fairfield, ME
Date of Birth	1897-05-18
Place of Death	Westbrook, ME
Date of Death	1967-02-02
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 2-8-1968, p.2
Obituary	MRS. GRACE ANSELL Mrs. Grace M. Ansell, 70, died at her home in Westbrook, Friday. She was born in Fort Fairfield, May 18, 1897, the only child of Dr. Joseph and Annie (Winslow) Murphy. She graduated from Dexter High School and married Charles H. Ansell in 1919. They moved from Dexter to Moncks Corner, S. C., and had lived in Gorham before moving to Westbrook six years ago. While living in Dexter, she was active in Red Cross work, serving as head of the local unit for many years. She was also the founder of the Plummer Memorial Hospital Associates, past president of the American Legion Auxiliary; had been a member of the First Universalist Church of Dexter for over 50 years, and a charter member of the Boneka Club and the Ladies Aid of the church. She belonged to the Sunshine Club, was past regent of the Dexter DAR and a past president of the Dexter Womans Literary Club. Surviving are her husband, Charles of Westbrook; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gatlin of Grandview, Wash., Mrs. Isabel Jacobs of Dexter and Mrs. Dorothy Hague of Buxton; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; several cousins. Funeral services were held Monday in the Dexter First Universalist Church with the Rev. John FJ McNally Jr., officiating. Spring burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter.