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* Taught Sunday School for 50 years at Asbury Methodist Church | * Taught Sunday School for 50 years at Asbury Methodist Church | ||
* Learned to drive a car at age 66, taught by Edith Lewin in Cortland | |||
* Visited shut-ins frequently | |||
== Health == | == Health == | ||
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Born: Bessie Gwillim (Bess)
- January 6, 1886
- Bristol, CT
Died: October 25, 1983
- Bristol, CT
Spouse: Harry Nathan Law (m. June 25, 1912)
Child: Reed Gwillim Law
Parents: Thomas Ingraham Gwillim and Emma Augusta Moore Gwillim
Siblings: Stanley Sessions Gwillim, Harland Dennett Gwillim, Harold Evans Gwillim, and Reese Vincent Gwillim
Early Life
Education
- Bristol High School: 2 years
- Kents Hill School, Kents Hill, ME: 1 year
- Shaw's Business College, Portland, ME: 3 months
Career
- American Silver Co., clerk
- General Motors, stenographer
Accomplishments
- Taught Sunday School for 50 years at Asbury Methodist Church
- Learned to drive a car at age 66, taught by Edith Lewin in Cortland
- Visited shut-ins frequently
Health
- Climbed steep staircases at age 97
- Died of pancreatic cancer
Faith
Active Christian