Adele MacVeagh Bourne

Adele MacVeagh Clurman Bourne died on January 11, at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI, from head injury complications suffered after a fall. She was 88.

Born March 22, 1936, in Bedford, NY, to Charlton F. and Adele (Merrill) MacVeagh, she earned her BA from Bryn Mawr College and her MA from Columbia University.

Teacher, poet, playwright, and social justice activist, Adele was an active member of Moorestown Friends Meeting before joining Providence Friends Meeting in 2012. She published two volumes of poetry: "A Grocery List" and "Tide Roaring In."

Adele is survived by daughter Margaretta S. Clurman and her husband Dr. Mark Patrick of Warren, RI, and her son Andrew W. Clurman and his wife Claire H. Clurman of Boulder, CO. Adele is also survived by her twin brother Charlton MacVeagh, Jr. and his wife Diana of Marlborough, NH; her sister Priscilla MacVeagh of Gabriola, BC; and by nine grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter Diana Katherine Clurman, her first husband Rodney H. Clurman, and her second husband John S. Bourne. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her name may be made to the American Friends Service Committee.