- Date Of Birth: September 27, 1913
- Date Of Death: July 28, 2013
- State: Colorado
Born in the community of Eva Oklahoma, Ethel and her family struggled through the hard hit panhandle of Oklahoma in the ‘Dust Bowl’ and ‘Great Depression’ in 1920’s & 30’s. However these years of difficult hardships formed a young woman into the wonderful, cheerful, survivor that her family has treasured for almost 100 years. Ethel obtained her teaching certificate in 1932 from Panhandle A & M in Goodwell, OK. She taught in one room schools for the next 5 years, while attending college in Goodwell until graduating from Panhandle A & M in 1937 with a degree in education. With her degree, she moved to Canon City with her family and taught at Fruitmere School for 2 years where she met and married her “Cowboy” Clarence Canterbury. Ethel and Clarence celebrated 58 years together. After raising her young family, Ethel returned to teaching at Madison & Harrison Elementary Schools. Ethel is survived by her daughter, Judy (Scott) Aeschlimann of Cortez, CO; son, Chris (Nancy) Canterbury of Canon City. Ethel has been blessed with 11 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ora Singleton Oxley and May Baughman-Oxley; three sisters; two brothers; her husband, Clarence in 1998; and two grandsons, John Aeshlimann and Rob Pearson.
