Edith J. 'Patsy' Picken
November 27, 2007
Memorial Services
Obituaries
Edith J. 'Patsy' Picken, 84; Figure Skater
Sunday, November 25, 2007; Page C08
Edith J. "Patsy" Picken, 84, a champion figure skater who became a judge at skating competitions, died Nov. 19 of cancer at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. She lived at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg.
Edith Kellogg Jones was born in Rockville and grew up there and in Washington. She graduated from the Holton-Arms School and later from a finishing school in New York. She worked as an interior designer for several years.
Mrs. Picken began figure skating when she was 13 and competed at the local, regional and national levels. In 1945, she and her ice dancing partner, Walter "Red" Bainbridge, were national champions in what would now be the junior competition.
They were the first national champions from the Washington Figure Skating Club, which Mrs. Picken joined when it was formed in 1937. She was the club's test chairwoman for many years, serving as a judge of skaters' development.
After completing her career in competitive skating about 1950, Mrs. Picken became a judge at skating events. She served at local, regional and national competitions and, in recent years, specialized in synchronized skating events.
She and her husband, who was also a figure skating judge and official, were delegates of the Washington Figure Skating Club to national meetings of U.S. Figure Skating Association.
Mrs. Picken lived in Chevy Chase for more than 50 years before moving to Asbury Methodist Village two years ago. She enjoyed playing bridge and continued to judge skating competitions until shortly before she died.
Her husband of 51 years, Edward Picken, died in 2002.
Survivors include two daughters, Edith D. Picken of Catonsville, Md., and Dena E. Picken of Germantown, Md., a sister, Bettina Curtis of Gaithersburg, Md.; and a brother, Edmund L. Jones Jr. of Greenwood, S.C.
-- Matt Schudel
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Death Notice
On November 19, 2007 of Maryland, wife of the late Edward G. Picken, mother of Edith D. Picken and Dena E. Picken, sister of Bettina Curtis and Edmund L. Jones, Jr. Also survived by a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Proctor.
Relatives and friends are invited to call
Joseph Gawler's Sons,
5130 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (at Harrison St.), and Thursday, November 29 from 11am-2pm and 6-8pm. A graveside service will be held on Friday, November 30 at 11am at
Rockville Cemetery
, 1350 Baltimore Rd., Rockville, MD. followed by memorial service and reception at
Asbury Methodist Village, Odendhal Ave. and Asbury Dr., Gaithersburg, MD at 12 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to:
The American Cancer Society
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
The United States Figure Skating Association Memorial Fund
20 First Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Capital Skating Fund
c\o Barbara Shaw, Treasurer
Washington Figure Skating Club
4701 Elmhurst Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
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