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Mary Seldon Obituary

At rest December 03, 2006 Born in Detroit in 1932. She was called the 'Annie Oakley of Chicago' as an expert rifle shot in high school. She married Tay McArthur in 1951 and lived in Japan while he served in the Army. They settled in Oakland California with their two daughters, Marsha Jeannie and Christine Elizabeth. Mother and daughters moved with her second husband, Albert James Haliday USN ret. to Colorado in 1971. Widowed, she married Robert Gridley in 1983. Together they hosted the World Conference of the English Speaking Union, attended by Princess Margaret. A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, December 18, 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the Macaroni Grill, 2510 Tenderfoot Hill Street. Family requests contributions be given to the Pikes Peak Hospice or Alzheimer's Association.

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Published by The Gazette on Dec. 15, 2006.

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