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Marian Blair McCuiston

Marian Blair McCuiston

Female 1925 - 2023  (98 years)

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  • Name Marian Blair McCuiston 
    Born 9 Jan 1925  Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 Apr 2023  Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • MARIAN COUCH OBITUARY

      Marian McCuiston Couch entered into the more immediate presence of her Savior on Monday April 3rd in her home at Salemtowne. Marian was born in Winston-Salem on January 9, 1925, to Robert Alexander and Margaret Agnes Blair McCuiston. She graduated from Reynolds High School and Wellesley College. Following college she worked in New York, first in the Surgical Pathology Department of New York Hospital and then at Scribner's Book Store in the children's department. She married Paul deSchweinitz Couch in 1949. She was a faithful companion in ministry with her husband at Moravian churches in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio. A lifelong member of the Moravian church, she was a supporter and contributor to Moravian ministries including Camp Hope, Laurel Ridge and Sunnyside Ministry. She loved beach vacations where she sat in the sun and body surfed. Reading was one of her great passions. She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Robert. A. McCuiston Jr.; her husband, Paul; her oldest son Fred; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. She is survived by her sister, Erdmuth Venable; 4 children, the Right Reverend Blair Couch (Warren Gericke); Allison Couch (Tom Soals); Margaret Couch (Tod Serfass); Paul Couch, Jr. (Charlene Couch) and daughter-in-law Mary Hoey. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Salem Funeral Home, Main Street, on Wednesday April 12 from 6 pm-8 pm. The funeral will be at Home Moravian Church on Thursday April 13 at 1:30 pm with interment to follow in God's Acre. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Home Moravian Church or Sunnyside Ministry.
    Buried 13 Apr 2023  Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2799  Family
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2023 

    Father Robert Alexander McCuiston,   b. 25 May 1891, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1961, Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Margaret Agnes Blair,   b. 25 Nov 1896, Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1994, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1922  Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    McCuiston-Blair Wedding Article 1922    		 McCuiston-Blair Wedding Article 1922
    Family ID F892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Reverend Paul DeSchweinitz Couch,   b. 25 Jun 1921, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1994, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1949  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Marian Blair Couch
     2. Marjorie Allison Couch
     3. Frederick Franklin Couch
     4. Margaret Elizabeth Couch
     5. Paul DeSchweinitz Couch, Jr.
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F2937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jan 1925 - Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Apr 2023 - Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Apr 2023 - Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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    Marian Blair McCuiston Couch (1925 - 2023)    		Marian Blair McCuiston Couch (1925 - 2023)

  • Sources 
    1. [S3251] 1940 Census for Forsyth County, North Carolina, 34-78; p. 3B, line 50; dwelling 53; Robert A. McCuiston; 16 September 2018.
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02911; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 34-78

    2. [S2669] Legacy Website, online; 8 April 2023; Marian McCuiston Couch obituay 2023.

    3. [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 254.

    4. [S3368] Winston-Salem Journal, McCuiston-Salem Wedding Brilliant Event of Yesterday; wedding; 30 April 1922; 30 July 2015; Edwina Lockett.