Celia Bigelow Deming (9 July 1916 - 1 August 2007)   Celia Deming (Mrs. William W. Harts, Jr), 1944 Celia Deming (Mrs. Charles Sherwood Munson, Jr), 1996 Celia was the youngest daughter of Paul Harvey Deming Sr, and his wife, Helen Smith.  She was educated at the Spence School in New York City and the Masters School at Dobbs Ferry, New York.  As the daughter of a highly active businessman and civic leader, she took her place in society, working as a member of  the Detroit Junior League, after making her debut in 1935.  On 23 October 1940, she married William Wright Harts, Jr., son of General William Wright Harts, as the younger William's second wife.  Harts' first marriage, to dancer Lillian Emerson, had ended in divorce in 1936.  Though William and Celia would have two daughters, this marriage would likewise end in divorce.  On 27 March 1953, she married a second time, to Charles Sherwood "Sherry" Munson, Jr, the son of a Connecticut businessman.  A former Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, Sherry's return to civilian business life had been interrupted when he contracted polio in 1949, costing him the use of his legs.  Like Celia, Sherry had been married once before, and had a daughter from that marriage.  The second try proved the better match for both Celia and Sherry.  They would have a daughter together, and remained devoted to each other until Sherry's death in 1998.  Her health deteriorated in her final years, but she was able to spend most of this time at her home on Jupiter Island in Florida. DOCUMENTS     HOME