Edith Willis Linn Forbes

1865–1945 (age 80)

Biography

Edith Willis Linn Forbes (1865-1945) kept alive the graciousness of her family through a life devoted to hospitality, quiet philanthropy, and the encouragement of music, literature, and friendship among her neighbors.

She sustained women's clubs and charities with thoughtful attention and is remembered with affection by those who shared her table, resting now at Mount Hope Cemetery.

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