| Carolyn Drew | |
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| Birth: | 26 August 1894 North Elba, New York, USA |
| Death: | 16 March 2005 Burlington, Vermont USA |
| Age: | 110 years, 202 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Carolyn Drew (née Merrill; 26 August 1894 – 16 March 2005) was an American supercentenarian whose age is validated by Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Carolyn was born in North Elba, New York, USA on 26 August 1894. Her parents were Frank Merrill and Meriba (née Bull) Merrill. She moved to New Haven, Vermont, in 1896 and graduated from Beeman Academy, which was situated across the road from the Merrill farm there. She married Dr. George Dayton Eddy in 1917 and moved to Burlington, assisting him in his medical practice on Maple Street. Together they raised four sons, Frank, Winston, Malcolm and John, spending many happy summers at the family camp on Porter's Point. She was quite proud that all of her boys graduated from Burlington High School and UVM. Frank, Winston and John Eddy also graduated from UVM Medical School. Carolyn's husband, George, died in 1943. In 1953, she married Dr. Howard (Dave) Drew, originally of Randolph, Vermont. They lived in Barre where Dr. Drew's medical practice had been established. In time, however, they returned to Burlington, which was always home in Carolyn's heart.
Later Life[]
The oldest living resident in Vermont at the time of her death, Carolyn Drew was predeceased by everyone of her generation, including four sisters; three brothers; her husbands, George and Howard; her son, Dr. Winston Milo Eddy, and his wife, Jean (Smith) Eddy of Burlington; her son, Dr. Frank Dayton Eddy and his wife, Jean (Carson) Eddy, of Stamford; her son, Malcolm Lockwood Eddy, of Canterbury, N.H.; and one grandson, Carson Lockwood Eddy, of South Bend, Ind. She is survived by her son, Dr. John Randall Eddy, and his wife, Carol (Sabelewski) Eddy of Manchester, Conn.; her daughter-in-law, Emily (Glover) Eddy of Randolph; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren. Carolyn is remembered as a loving mother and grandmother, a world traveler, excellent seamstress and fabulous cook. She was a member of First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Burlington and was a resident of Converse Home for 25 years. A service of celebration and remembrance is planned at a later date. Interment will be at the Eddy family lot in Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington. Her marker was carved with her birth date and the first two digits of her presumed death date "19" in 1943, at the time of her husband George's death. Her family intends to recarve the stone, crossing out the "19" and adding 2005 with an exclamation point. This is a modest but appropriate memorial for a wonderful woman who lived life fully and well in three centuries and two millennia.
She died on 16 March 2005 at the age of 110 years, 202 days.