Gertrude Poe

Gertrude Louise Poe (September 21, 1915 – July 13, 2017) was an American journalist, lawyer, real estate agent, insurance agent, and radio broadcaster. She was born in Granite, Maryland. Poe served as the editor of Laurel Leader in Laurel, Maryland from 1939 to 1980. She was known as "Maryland's First Lady of Journalism."

Poe turned 100 in September 2015.

Poe died on July 13, 2017 in Montgomery County, Maryland of respiratory arrest at the age of 101.

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