while living near a mental institution, and Mary's mental health began to deteriorate. Bain, a traveling salesman, died at a private residence. By this time Mary's mental health had deteriorated to the point that she could not manage her household or raise her children. Assisted by a cousin (who later wrote about it), Mary and the children moved west to Kansas, first living with her stepson. The children continued to live with their half-brother—Bain's child by his earlier marriage, and Mary was institutionalized in a state facility for the insane, where she died shortly after being discovered by the Reverend Charles McCabe who was attending to the residents of the asylum as a minister. With the merger of the Ohio Wesleyan Female College into Ohio Wesleyan University, control of Monnett Hall was transferred to OWU where it remained active as a dormitory for women until 1968; Monnett Hall was razed in 1978. OWU continues to honor Mary Monnett Bain through the "Monnett Club" and "Monnett Weekend" held each spring on the campus in Delaware, Ohio. A plaque commemorates the space where Monnett Hall once stood, and a group of volunteers maintains a garden on the former building site. Mary Monnett Bain's grandson, Monnett Bain Davis (1893-1953) served as the United States Ambassador to Panama 1948-51 and to Israel 1951-1953. As a tribute for her generosity towards the Female Seminary and Ohio Wesleyan University, Mary Monnett Bain's formal portrait hangs in the main level of OWU's Frances E. Mowry Memorial Alumni Center. References Sources Rush, Cynthia Money Madness & Methodism: The Story of Mary Monnett. Innovations Resource Ltd. 2002. Monnette, Orra E.The Monnet Family Genealogy 1911. Reprinted through Higgenson Books, Salem Massachusetts. Monnett Bain Davis, Arlington Cemetery 1833 births 1885 deaths Methodists from Ohio Ohio Wesleyan Female College alumni People from Marion County, Ohio American women philanthropists Philanthropists from Ohio 19th-century American philanthropists 19th-century women philanthropists