Edith Anderson Ramsay, who was known by all as Edie, passed away on February 14 at her home in Carmel, following a long illness. She was 85. Born April 13, 1924, in Evanston, Illinois, Edie moved with her mother, father and sister to Los Angeles in 1932. She attended the Westlake School for Girls and Stanford University, and received a bachelor’s degree from UCLA. She married her husband, Beatty, in 1950 and they moved to Pacific Palisades in 1952. In 1987, they moved to the Monterey Peninsula. Edie was extensively involved in the communities where she lived. In Los Angeles, she was a docent for the decorative arts at the Los Angeles County Art Museum and an active member of the Junior Philharmonic, the National Charity League and the Santa Monica Westside Charity League. She was active at St. Matthew’s Church in Pacific Palisades, where she served on the school board. Throughout the years she would be found at the Bel-Air Bay Club. In Carmel, Edie was a docent at La Mirada, actively involved at the Casa Abrego Club, a member and officer of Panhellenic, and a member of the Colonial Dames. Edie was much loved by those whose lives she touched, but especially by her late husband, Beatty; her son, Beatty (Chip) Ramsay and his wife Vinette; her daughter Janet Burd and Janet’s husband Mike; her seven grandchildren, Stephanie, Andy and Christina Ramsay and Sarah, Andy, Peter and Katherine Burd; her sister, Janet Anderson Butler; and her many nieces and nephews. Services for Edie were held on February 20 at the Church in the Forest, Pebble Beach. In lieu of flowers, Edie would like to be remembered through a donation to the Casa Abrego Preservation Foundation, P.O. Box 222501, Carmel, CA 93922-2501.
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