- Date
- 1998-02
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathhealthcarereligionfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1998 Beaver Beacon remembers Bess Finlayson-Haynes, who was born in 1896, completed a long nursing career, and retired to Beaver Island in 1960 with Dr. Howard Haynes. The profile credits the couple with caring for Islanders and helping establish the Beaver Island Christian Church.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary profile; it does not substitute for civil, professional, church, or complete family records.
Sources
- Profiles Finlayson-Haynes’s 101 years, nursing career, marriage to Dr. Howard Haynes, 1960 retirement to Beaver Island, care for Islanders, and role in establishing the non-denominational Christian church. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers centenarian nurse and community founder Bess Finlayson-Haynes in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bess-finlayson-haynes-obituary-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1998, “Bess (Carter) Finlayson-Haynes 1896–1998.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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