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McGrew, Bessie Ivey was born on October 23, 1922 in Forsyth, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Jeff P. and Nancy (Childs) Ivey.
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Bessie Ivey McGrew
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Bessie Ivey McGrew, American architect. Registered architect, Michigan, Georgia. Stage manager, costumer Civic Ballet Company, Macon, 1956-1961; costumer high school musicals, Traverse City, Michigan, 1964-1965, 1968; volunteer probation officer Kent County Juvenile Detention Center, Grand Rapids, 1969-1975; president women's association Fountain St. Church, Grand Rapids, 1988-1991.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in History, Stetson University, 1943. Bachelor of Arts in Art, Grand Valley State University, 1974.
Career
Mechanic engineering draftsman, United States Naval Ordnance Plant, Macon, Georgia, 1951-1954; traffic engineering draftsman, City of Macon, 1954-1961; architectural draftsman, various firms, Georgia, Michigan, 1961-1971; architect, principal, Art Forms Associations, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1975-1978; architect, Robert Cole Associations, Cadillac, Michigan, 1978-1980.
Membership
Stage manager, costumer Civic Ballet Company, Macon, 1956-1961. Costumer high school musicals, Traverse City, Michigan, 1964-1965, 1968. Volunteer probation officer Kent County Juvenile Detention Center, Grand Rapids, 1969-1975.
President women's association Fountain St. Church, Grand Rapids, 1988-1991.
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Married Paul M. Rumble, February 7, 1943 (divorced October 1963). Children: Mary C. Rumble Bell, Harriet I. Rumble Marcet, Barbara F. Rumble terHaar. Married Cassius LeRoy McGrew, August 6, 1965.
