Mary Agnes "Aggie" DeCoursey
(1914 - 1983)
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Mary Agnes "Aggie" was the second of James H. DeCoursey's four children with his first wife, Julia Agnes McManus. Julia died when Aggie was 8 years old. Aggie was born in Kansas city, Kansas in 1914 and grew up there, attending college in Leavenworth and St. Louis. She moved to California as an adult, working as a medical technician. She did not marry. Aggie had always wanted to ride the Orient Express, and in 1983 she took a trip to China with her younger sister. Tragically, she suffered a stroke and died there at the age of 69. Aggie used to say that she wanted to die either under a tree or with her passport in her pocket. The area around the city of Guilin in the province of Quangxi, where she died, is a very beautiful mountainous region and is popular among tourists. Related Items:
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The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) Thursday, 26 May 1983 A memorial service will be at 10 a m Friday at St. Peter's Catholic Cathedral, Kansas City, Kan., with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery; Kansas City, Kan. Miss DeCoursey graduated from Saint Mary Academy and attended Saint Mary College, both at Leavenworth. She recieved a degree in physical therapy from St. Louis University, St. Louis. She owned the Anaheim Medical Laboratory, Anaheim, Calif., and later operated an avacado farm at Fallbrook. Her brother, James H. DeCoursey Jr. of Topeka, was lieutenant governor of Kansas from 1969 to 1971. Other survivors are her stepmother, Mrs. James H. DeCoursey Sr., Kansas City, Kan., and a sister, Sister Mary Edwin DeCoursey, Leavenworth. The family suggests memorials to Saint Mary College. 1 Aggie was in Guilin, Quangxi, China on a vacation with her sister. |
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| Transcribed by Erica DeCoursey
2008 |
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