Mrs. Ida Elise Bixby, wife of the late Willard G. Bixby, died at her
home at Baldwin, New York, April 29, 1945.
Mrs. Bixby was a life member of the Northern Nut Growers Association, of
which her late husband was a past president. Following Mr. Bixby's death
in August, 1933, Mrs. Bixby interested the United States Department of
Agriculture in taking over much of their large experimental planting of
nut trees. Many specimens were moved to experiment stations under
Government control, while other institutions as well as individuals
benefitted by their collection.
Mrs. Bixby is survived by three children: Willard F., of Cleveland,
Ohio; and Katherine Elise and Ida Tielke, of Baldwin.