Jocelyn Anne DAVIS

WHIDDEN, Jocelyn Anne (Davis) Lawson Jocelyn Anne (Jo-Anne) Lawson Whidden, 68, died peacefully at her home in New London, New Hampshire on the morning of Thursday, May 19, 2005. Jo-Anne was born in Ottawa, Ontario on June 18, 1936 to Robert Bruce and Elizabeth Chipman (Toller) Davis. She resided in Ottawa, New Hampshire and Naples, Florida. As a child, she was an avid horseback rider in the Rockcliffe Park area where she was raised. She graduated from Elmwood School for Girls and McDonald College. Later, she bred and showed standard poodles as a member of the Ottawa Kennel Club. Over the years, she was active in many clubs including The Royal Ottawa Golf Club, The Country Club, Seigneurie Club, Le Cercle Universitaire d'Ottawa, The Rideau Club, Minto Skating Club, Ottawa Ski Club, Manor Park Community Association, Club Mont Ste. Marie and The Meech Lake Association. She was predeceased by her parents; by her sister, Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane (Davis) Watson and by her first husband, James Wyburn Lawson. In the United States, she was active in Windemere Golf and Country Club, Naples Yacht Club, Moorings Country Club, The Lake Sunapee Country Club and Lake Sunapee Yacht Club. An avid golfer, bridge player, poetry writer and email correspondent, Jo-Anne is fondly remembered by her husband, Richard Mason Whidden; her children, Ian Lawson, John Lawson, David E. Lawson, Heather Lawson and Jane Lawson; her grandchildren, M. David, Christine, Sarah and Stephen; and by her nephews, Philip, James and David Watson of England. A memorial service will take place in Ottawa at St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, on June 18, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. A private interment service will be held at Beechwood Cemetary at a later date. Condolences may be sent to Box 52145, RPO EDMT.TR., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 8K9.n lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 6/4/2005