Mary Anne Hargrove Coolidge

HARGROVE COOLIDGE, Mary Anne, 79, died September 6, 2010, at her home in Decatur, Georgia after a recent illness. The family held a private service followed by inurnment at Arlington Memorial Park, in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Hargrove Coolidge was born on July 22, 1931, to the late Arthur Wellesley Hargrove Jr. and Lula Hunter DuVal Hargrove. She grew up with her two brothers, Frank D. Hargrove Sr. and Arthur W. Hargrove III in Elmont, Virginia. She graduated from Henry Clay High School and Mary Baldwin College. Ms. Hargrove Coolidge moved to Georgia after her marriage. Before her retirement, she worked in the insurance industry for more than 20 years. She was an avid Bridge player, playing several times a week with several different Bridge groups. Ms. Hargrove Coolidge is survived by her brother, Frank D. Hargrove Sr. of Beaverdam, Virginia; daughter, Anne Coolidge-Kaplan; grandson, Hunter M. Kaplan; and granddaughter, Mary Taylor Kaplan of Atlanta, Georgia; niece, Oriana Dale Hargrove Alderman; and nephews, Frank Hargrove Jr., Stewart R. Hargrove and Hunter Wellesley Hargrove; and 10 grandnieces and grandnephews. Her son, William M. Coolidge III, preceded her in death. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions may be made to the Atlanta Humane Society, 981 Howell Mill Road N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.