Lucele Hatch, 1927 Canaras
Born: June 2, 1907
Died: January 28, 1991
Married: Rev. Orville G. Wilson on December 25, 1951
Lucele Hatch Wilson was a 1927 graduate of Saranac Lake High School, when she lived at 52 Petrova Avenue, though the Canaras yearbook spelled her name "Lucille." She is shown in a 1930 photograph behind the counter at Mullen's Cash Store. She went on to attend Houghton College and receive her masters degree in education from New York University. She worked as a teacher for many years, in school districts throughout the state, and served as Dean of Women at Houghton College for three years.
She moved to Arizona in 1964 for health reasons. Rev. and Mrs. Wilson were invited by the Board of Global Ministries (formerly the Board of Missions) [apparently Methodist] to become members of the traveling ministry of the Department of Finance and Field Service in 1966. The couple became "traveling missionaries" in 1967 and worked through 36 states, including Alaska. They retired from the ministry in 1981, and settled in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, January 30, 1991
Lucele Hatch Wilson
Mrs. Lucele Hatch Wilson, 83, formerly of Saranac Lake, died, Monday, Jan. 28, 1991.
Born June 2, 1907 in Hornell, she was the daughter of Charles and Grace (Morrow) Hatch. She graduated from Saranac Lake High School and attended Houghton College, where she majored in Latin and French. Later she received her master's degree in education from New York University. She married the Rev. Orville G. Wilson on Christmas Day, 1951 at her mother's home in Peekskill.
She worked as a teacher for many years, in school districts throughout the state, including Cohocton, Bath, Rockville Centre, and Averill Park. She also served as Dean of Women at Houghton College for three years. She moved to Arizona in 1964 for health reasons.
Rev. and Mrs. Wilson were invited by the Board of Global Ministries (formerly the Board of Missions) to become members of the traveling ministry of the Department of Finance and Field Service in 1966. The couple became "traveling missionaries" in 1967, and worked through 36 states, including Alaska. They retired from the ministry in 1981, and settled in St. Petersburg. She was a member of the Pasadena Community Church, and was active in Methodist Women, a member of the Commission on Education and Administrative Board, as well as a former president of the St. Petersburg Retired Ministers Association.
Survivors include her husband and several cousins.
