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Nell Talbott Obituary

Nell C. Talbott, 97, the wife of the late Lt. Gen. Orwin C. Talbott, died April 6, 2020, at the Knollwood military retirement home in Washington, D.C. After retirement from the Army in 1975, Gen. Talbott was the director of the Maryland Historical Society for a number of years. They lived in the Providence neighborhood of Annapolis until 1999 and had a sailboat called the Sea 'Scape. Gen. Talbott died in 2011. The Talbotts are survived by two children and three grandchildren. She will be buried next to her husband in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

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Published by The Capital Gazette on May 3, 2020.

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Janelle Eloisa Almendis Augustine

May 2, 2020

Sorry about your loss.

May God Jehovah grant you peace Philippians 4:6-7.

Best regards

Janna in 2017, Creston, Iowa

The Rev. Janna Tull Steed

April 25, 2020

My sympathy to Marinel and Steve, also to Samir and his wife. Thanks to this wonderful obituary, I feel that I know Nell, too.

LtCol (ret) Edwin Kennedy, Jr

April 25, 2020

We lived directly behind Riverside on Eames Ave at Fort Benning when the Talbotts were there. They were considered to be exceptionally fine and very gracious people. General Talbott promoted me to Eagle Scout in May 1971 the month before I enlisted in the Army at Fort Benning. We fondly remember General and Mrs Talbott as the quintessential Army family, courteous, polite, and traditionally correct. I am very sorry to learn of Mrs Talbott's passing as she and General Talbott set an exemplary example of how Army families should be.

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