I am looking for an answer to a question that you brushed against but didn’t quite answer in a previous post, which I repeat below;
One might keep the sequence suffix because his mother is Mrs. Walter C. Wentz III and his wife is Mrs. Walter C. Wentz IV and socially that differentiation matters to the family.
My question is, what if she prefers to go by Mrs. Blanche DuBoise Wentz? Would she receive the III at the end or would she not?
Thank you so much for your expertise. I’ve been curious about this for some time now.
— Donna Terry
Dear Ms. Terry:
A woman who uses …
Mrs. (Woman’s Name)
Mrs. Blanche DuBoise Wentz
… would not have the post nominal that would be attached to …
Mrs. (Husband’s Name)
Mrs. Walter C. Wentz III
– Robert Hickey www.formsofaddress.info
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