Obituary

Anna B. Pond, church organist: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Union-News (Springfield, MA) - June 2, 1993
Deceased Name: Anna B. Pond, church organist

"Anna Beatrice (Crouss) Pond, 93, of Cape Coral, Fla., and formerly of this town, a former organist at area churches, died Friday in Cape Coral Hospital.

She played at the Methodist Church in East Longmeadow, and the Church of Christ, Scientist, in Longmeadow.

She was born here, and was graduated from the former Springfield Technical High School. She lived in East Longmeadow for several years, and moved south in 1980.

She was a member of the American Guild of Organists, a charter member of the Agawam Women's Club, and a life member of the Isadore Forbes Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.

She worshipped at the Congregational Church, and was clerk of the church from 1938 to 1952.

She was the widow of Howard Pond.

She leaves a daughter, Elizabeth Danforth of North Fort Myers, Fla.; a sister, Lucille Gosse of Agawam; three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be conducted on Thursday morning in Agawam Center Cemetery, and memorial contributions may be made to the Congregational Church, 745 Main St., Agawam, 01001."