Edith Kingdon Gould

1920–2004 (age 84)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Biography

Edith Kingdon Gould pursued a life of letters and philanthropy, championing cultural institutions and charitable causes with the same grace she brought to society pages.

Her devotion to family, belief in lifelong learning, and support of education and the arts endured through the decades, leaving a gentle mark honored at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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