Josephine Peabody TROXELL 

Josephine Peabody Troxell, daughter of John Allen Peabody and Mary Nutter 
Peabody, passed away November 11, 2002; a third generation Seattle resident, she 
was born July 24, 1913. Predeceased by her cherished husband and loving 
companion of thirty-eight years, John Adron Troxell, and a son, John Allen 
Troxell. A loving mother, grandmother and friend she is survived by her 
daughters, Josephine Troxell Gordon, Olympia, Washington, and Judith Troxell 
Newman, San Diego, California; five grandchildren: James Gordon, Alexandra 
Gordon, Kristen Boe, Elizabeth Pruett, and Jill Brousseau; and six great 
grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Patricia Peabody Latcham, and 
her brother, George Nutter Peabody. A graduate of the University of Washington 
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, 1934, and graduate 
studies in urban planning, she was a member of the Society of Women Engineers, 
the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Seattle Opera Guild, the 
Highlands and Park Shore Guilds of Children's Hospital, the University of 
Washington Alumni Association, and an active community volunteer throughout 
her life. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 16, at St. Paul's 
Episcopal Church, 15 Roy Street, Seattle, at 10 a.m. At her request, donations can 
be made to Children's Hospital Foundation, PO Box 50020 M/S S-200, Seattle, 
WA 98145-5020. 

Published in print on 11/16/2002. 
Seattle Times