Snohomish County WA Archives Obituaries.....Handley, Ida Regenia Harris March 29, 1944
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Family newspaper clipping (probably "Arlington Times")
Mrs. Ida Handley Passes Wednesday

Mrs. Ida Regenia Handley, aged 85 years, 2 months, 14 days, a highly respected 
pioneer resident of Arlington and an 1890 Big Burn homesteader, died at the 
home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Verd on West Ave., Wednesday evening March 
29th.  In the heyday of her life Mrs. Handley was intensively active in social 
life of this community.   In 1892 she was elected and served as school director 
of District No. 16.  It was during this period that Arlington’s first school, 
the Garfield, was built.  She was a faithful worker in the W.C.T.U and church, 
taking an active interest in establishing Arlington’s first church, the Old 
Free Methodist Church, which was first organized as a community church.  Later 
she became a charter member of the local Congregational church, an early member 
of Chapter I, P. E. O. and the first president of the Degree of Honor.

Mrs. Handley was born in Branch County, Michigan, January 15, 1859, being the 
daughter of William Henry and Margaret Vincent Harris.  At the age of 17 she 
was married to Andrew Stephens. From this union Ethel Irene Stephens was born.  
In 1888 she was again married to William Andrew Handley, with whom she lived to 
celebrate their golden wedding, he preceding her in death.

She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Ethel I. Verd; three granddaughters, Miss 
Ruth Verd, Mrs. Naomi Raginia Reid, Mrs. Helen Phebe Starr; one grandson, 
Lieut. Comdr. Paul Harris Verd and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be at the Congregational Church at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1st , 
the Rev. Thomas Gordon officiating.  Interment will be in the family plot at 
the local cemetery.


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