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- Burlington Free Press, Monday, August 2, 1993
Edgar A. Jewett
WATERBURY ? Edgar A. Jewett, 93, passed away in Mount Ascutney Hospital in Windsor on Saturday, July 31, 1993.
He was born in Moretown on Dec. 2, 1899, the son of Fred and Cora (Shontelle) Jewett.
On Sept. 5, 1929, he married the former Florence Clark in Williamstown. His wife passed away June 19, 1986.
Mr. Jewett attended schools in Waterbury. In the 1920s he founded the Yellow Bus Line that travelled between Barre and Burlington that later became known as the Vermont Transit Bus Line.
Later he owned and operated the Jewett Farm and Green Mountain Cabins in Waterbury. He also had operated a farm supply store and later worked as a sales manager in the northeast for Technical Industries, a farm equipment business of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He retired in 1967.
His memberships included the Waterbury Congregational Church, Winooski Lodge 49, F&AM, and Mount Sinai Temple 3.
He was a former Waterbury village treasurer. He was a member of the Farm Bureau and of the Modern Woodmen of America.
He is survived by a daughter, Shirley Gilman of Windsor; a son, Donald Jewett of Extoon, Pa.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Fred Jewett.
Funeral services will be held from the Waterbury Congregational Church on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with its pastor, the Rev. Paul Willard, officiating. Burial will follow services in Hope Cemetery in Waterbury. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mount Ascutney Hospital, R.R.1, County Road, Windsor, 05089. Perkins-Parker Funeral Home, South Main Street, Waterbury, is in charge of arrangements.
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1899 - 1993 (93 years)