Carol C.            Ineson

Former Newtown Resident

Carol C. Ineson, 84, of San Antonio, Texas, died after a brief illness, November 18. She was born October 29, 1926, to Merle (Hays) and Harry E. Cowdrick , Niagara Falls, N.Y.

She was an avid birdwatcher, a great patron of the arts, and had recently been to Houston for the opera. She regularly attended the symphony in San Antonio, and was looking forward to their upcoming season. She led a lively discussion at her Great Books group. Mrs Ineson loved a good party, and was always sure to have music for dancing.

She had been an urban planner in the Danbury region in the 1960s and early 1970s, and later moved to Manchester, Vt., with her family, and was a planner for the Bennington County Regional Commission.

She is survived by her second husband, and longtime dance partner and friend, Bill Drake of San Antonio; her daughter, Sara Ineson, and son-in-law David Bushee of Shaftsbury, Vt.; and many nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and friends who will miss her deeply. Her first husband, Thomas Ineson, predeceased her in 1978.

Memorial contributions can be made in her name to Planned Parenthood of either San Antonio or Vermont, at plannedparenthood.org; Mitchell Lake Audubon Society of San Antonio, mitchelllakeaudubon.org; or the William H. Drake Mathematics Fund at Burr and Burton Academy of Manchester, Vt., at burrburton.org.

Burial will be private and a celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

The Newtown Bee        December 3, 2010