Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz Leide (April 11, 1883 – September 3, 1962) was an American heiress. She was the only daughter of

Asa Griggs Candler Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 – March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $238.98 from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler founded The Coca-C ...

, the co-founder of

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."CANDLER, ASA GRIGGS, 1851–1929". ''Asa Griggs Candler papers, 1821–1951'',

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.

Biography

Early life

She was born on April 11, 1883, in

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. Growing up, she learned to play the piano.Richards, Peter
"The Goose’s 99-Year History: From Candlers to Paideia"
, ''The Paideia School Newsletter'', Vol. XXXX, No. 3, November–December 2009, p.7–9; photo of Lucy Candler on p.9. She lived with her parents at Callan Castle at 61 Elizabeth Street in the

, neighborhood

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. She attended school at West End Institute. She played the organ for Inman Park Methodist Church. She attended

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in neighboring

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Marriages

On June 11, 1903, she married her first husband, William Davies Owens. He became an assistant cashier (a manager) at Central Bank and Trust in Atlanta, the bank that Asa Candler started in 1905. At first, they lived together in her parents’ home. In 1910 they moved to a newly built home in nearby

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which became known as The Goose. It was located at what is now 1449 South

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. In 1968, the home became the Mother Goose day care center and, later, classroom space for The Paideia School until it burned down in 2009. William Owens died of influenza and a heart attack in the house in 1914. Lucy suffered from a serious bout of

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. Around 1920, she married Henry Heinz, a banker and president of

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. Heinz was shot by a burglar at their home, Rainbow Terrace, in 1943. A black railroad worker confessed to the crime, but rumours persisted that a relative murdered Heinz. Around 1945, she married

Enrico Leide Enrico Leide (May 24, 1887 – July 18, 1970) was a concert cellist and orchestra conductor, conducting the first Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1920 to 1930. He was also music director of the palatial Paramount Theater in Atlanta upon its o ...

, a concert cellist and orchestra conductor who conducted the first

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from 1920 to 1930.Enrico Leide
at Atlanta History Center He was the brother of the violinist and composer Manoah Leide-Tedesco.

Death

She died on September 3, 1962, aboard the RMS ''Caronia'' while on a cruise of the

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.RMS ''Caronia'' Timeline: Ship's Course & Activities, September 1962
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References

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