Sylvia G. McMahon of 401 Schiller Avenue, spouse of Francis X. McMahon, was a highly acclaimed songwriter and poet. Among her published songs were: "Little Purple Pansy", "Clover Blossom", "When Hearts are Happy, Home is Paradise" and "All My Love I Gave To You". She was a nurse, a charter member of Holy Angels Church, where she was the first president of the Altar and Rosary Society, and a charter member of the Rowan-Willey PTA. Her son Moses McMahon and grandson Rodger McMahon both served as Chief of Rusling Hose Company.
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