Mary G. C. Rhoades

Mary G.C. Rhoades BLACKSTONE Mary G.C. (Cowan) Rhoades, 90, of Blackstone, passed away peacefully Aug. 30, 2008, in Medway Country Manor. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on Aug. 2, 1918, she was the daughter of the late James Robert Campbell Cowan and Gillian Cicely (Lee Warner) Cowan. She was the loving mother of Patricia Rhoades of Holliston, and George R.C. Rhoades and his wife, Elizabeth, of Port Royal, Pa.; devoted grandmother of Anthony E. Rhoades of Sayreville, N.J., sister of the late Ian W.C. Cowan and James P.C. Cowan. She also leaves her sister-in-laws, Susan Cowan of Canada and Joyce Cowan of England, and her nieces and nephews in Canada and England. She was formerly married to the late John Stewart Rhoades. Mary was a resident of Blackstone for 18 years, and was formerly of Interlaken and Ithaca, N.Y. She worked in the clerical department at Cornell University and Ithaca College. She was a member of the Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club in Scotland and during her youth, played in league golf in Scotland and played in the 1938 Canadian Open, representing Scotland. She also taught her son and grandson to golf. She was an avid gardener and was a member of Blackstone Garden Club and the Interlaken Garden Club, and served as a past president. She was also a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Whitinsville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 11 a.m., in Cartiers Funeral Home, 151 South Main St., (Rte. 126), Bellingham. Visiting hours are Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the service. Burial will be on Thursday, Sept. 4, in the Lakeview Cemetery, Interlaken, N.Y., with a graveside service at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.