- Dates
- 1977-08-11 – 1977-08-16
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathreligionheritagecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1977 Beaver Beacon reports Bishop Dudley B. McNeil’s August 11 death and recalls his role in establishing the St. James Episcopal Mission on Beaver Island, his long island connection, and an August 16 memorial service. It also announces a Bishop McNeil Fund for a memorial in the island church.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper obituary and memorial appeal, not a diocesan personnel file, fund ledger, or complete biography.
Sources
- Reports Bishop McNeil’s August 11 death, his 1954 founding of the St. James Episcopal Mission on Beaver Island, his island cottage and ministry, August 16 memorial services, and the Bishop McNeil Fund for memorializing him in the island church. It is a newspaper obituary and appeal, not a diocesan personnel file, fund ledger, or complete biography. 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 · 1977-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary, memorial service, and fund notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Bishop Dudley B. McNeil is remembered and a St. James memorial fund is announced, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/dudley-mcneil-obituary-and-memorial-fund-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1977, “Obituaries: Dudley B. McNeil 1908–1977.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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