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Shirley Maryann Gay Smith
Shirley Maryann Gay Smith, 72, of Effingham, died Wednesday, October 13, 1999 after a long illness.
She was born February 3, 1927 in Attleboro, Mass., the daughter of the late Harold and Dorothy Mayers Gay. She had lived most of her life in Massachusetts, moving to Effingham in 1991.
Mrs. Smith worked as an enamel charger for Robbins Company for many years.
Her family includes her husband, Murray Smith of Effingham, whom she married in 1977; two daughters, Carol McLellan of RioRancho, N.M. and Lyn White of Attleboro, Mass.; a stepson, Bryan Smith of Attleboro, Mass.; a sister, Celeste Williams of Manakin-Sabot, Va.; a brother, Harold Gay Jr. of Albuquerque, N.M.; four grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Baker-Gagne Funeral Home, Rt. 16, West Ossipee. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church, Center Ossipee, with Rev. Timothy O'Donell officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Plymouth, Mass.
Bernadine E. Burnell
Bernadine E. Burnell, 41, of Fryeburg, died Tuesday, October 12, 1999 at her home, after a 14-month battle with cancer. She was born in Denmark, Maine, the daughter of Bernard and Alice Barton Graffam, and graduated from Fryeburg Academy, class of 1977.
Over the years, she had worked for Carroll Industries; Jeff's Cabinets; and for the past eight years worked for Pepsy Corner Cleaners in North Conway.
Her family includes her husband, Howard Burnell; a son, Scott A. Day; two daughters, Casandra L. Burnell and Amy Burnell, all of Fryeburg; her mother, Alice Graffam of Bridgton, Maine; two brothers, Robbie Graffam of Boothbay Harbor, Maine and Bernard Graffam Jr. of Bridgton, Maine; two sisters, Laurie Warner of Fryeburg and Tracy Massey of Denmark, Maine; her paternal grandmother, Avis Graffam of Sanford, Maine; and one grandson, Steven Day.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 Saturday at the Brownfield Memorial Park "opposite the Brownfield Church." Donations in Bernadine's memory may be made to the Fryeburg Food Pantry or the Fryeburg Recreation Department, both c/o Fryeburg Town Hall, 04037.
Arrangements are by Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Debra Jayne Hill Botting
Debra Jayne Hill Botting, 45, of West Fryeburg, died Sunday, October 10, 1999 as a result of an automobile crash. She was born in Portland, Maine, and grew up in Fryeburg, the daughter of James and Fernie Record Hill. She graduated from Fryeburg Academy, class of 1973.
For the past two years she worked in the housekeeping department at the Attitash Mountain Village in Bartlett.
Besides her parents, of West Fryeburg, her family includes her husband, Wayne Botting; a son, James C. Botting of San Diego, Calif.; a daughter, Janelle L. Botting of West Fryeburg; a stepson, Steve Botting, of Florida; a stepdaughter, Carla Botting of Conway; her mother-in-law, Ardis Bean of Conway; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 16 at Riverside Cemetery in North Fryeburg, with the Rev. Marvin Milbury officiating.
Donations in Mrs. Botting's memory may be made to the Janelle Botting Scholarship Fund, c/o Key Bank, 122 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037. Arrangements are by Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Evelyn L. Sperry
Evelyn L. Sperry, of Bethel, Conn., and formerly of Brownfield, Maine, died March 25, 1999 at Glen Hill Nursing Home in Danbury, Conn.
She was born January 7, 1918 in New Gloucester, Maine, the daughter of Fred and Alice Conley. She was the wife of Norman B. Sperry, to whom she was married for 62 years.
Family members include two sons, Norman A. Sperry of Chesnee, S.C., and Jerald Sperry of Brookfield, Conn; a daughter, Alice M. Sobel of New Milford, Conn.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two sisters, Norma Mills and Eleanor Wenzel, both of Brownfield, Maine.
A memorial service will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery, Brownfield, Maine, on Saturday, October 16 at 5 p.m.
Marilyn Jean Pingree
Marilyn Jean Pingree, 62, of Denmark, Maine, died Wednesday, October 6, 1999 at the Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital in Bridgton, Maine. She was born in Westbrook, Maine, the daughter of George and Mary Allen Record.
She graduated from Westbrook High School and attended college for one year. She married Edmund P. Pingree 43 years ago, and moved to Denmark. For the past 33 years, she worked for the town of Denmark: tax collector, board of appeals, selectmen (where she was past chair), deputy clerk, deputy administrative assistant, and finally administrative assistant.
She was a member of the Denmark Congregational Church and served as deacon for many years. She was past matron of St. Moriah O.E.S., active with the Denmark Public Library, and was past chair of the board of directors; she was past treasurer of the Denmark Boy Scouts.
Besides her husband, her family includes her mother, of Cumberland, Maine; a son, Robert C. Pingree of Denmark; two daughters, Lee Ann Shand of Denmark, and Pamela Hale of Fryeburg; three brothers, Richard Record of Portland, Maine, George Record of Scarborough, Maine, and Charles Record of Casco, Maine; a sister, Evelyn "Mitzi" Duff of Cumberland, Maine; a special aunt and uncle, Ermelene and Fred Alexander; and four grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Denmark Town Hall, with the Rev. Gregory Young officiating. Donations in Mrs. Pingree's memory may be made to the Denmark Town Hall, "For the purpose of a new town sign." Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Eleanor Stankard Pyne
Eleanor Stankard Pyne, 86, of North Scituate, Mass., died suddenly on October 4, 1999.
She was born in Belmont, Mass., and was a graduate of Emmanuel College, Boston, class of 1934. She had resided in North Scituate for 40 years.
Her family includes her children, Nancy Barry of North Conway, Rich Pyne of Scituate, Mass., John J. Pyne of Scituate, Mass., Peppy Horley of Scituate, Mass. and Ted Pyne.
She was predeceased by her husband, E. Wallace Pyne.
A funeral mass will be held Friday, October 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Francis X. Cabrini Church, Hood Road, Scituate, Mass. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Donations in Mrs. Pyne's memory, in lieu of flowers, may be made to The Road to Responsibility, c/o Ocean Village Office, 875, Ocean Street, Marshfield, MA 02050.
Arrangements are by McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer Street, Cohasset, MA 02025.
Virginia G. "Ginny" Promise
Virginia G. "Ginny" Promise, 72, of Fryeburg Harbor, Maine, died Sunday, October 3, 1999 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. She was born in Fryeburg on June 28, 1927, the daughter of the late Corey and M. Evelyn Emery Wales, and graduated from Fryeburg Academy, class of 1945.
For many years she and her first husband, George Griffin, who died in 1984, ran a logging and trucking business. From 1983-1991 she worked for the Green Granite Motel. She was a life-long member of the Bradley Memorial Methodist Church and was secretary for the board of trustees and the United Methodist Women. She was active with the Fryeburg/Lovell VFW Auxiliary.
Her family includes her husband of ten years, George Promise; a daughter, Kathleen Griffin Cossette, both of Fryeburg Harbor; a brother, Rodney Wales of Fryeburg Harbor; two sisters, H. Louise Morse of Bridgton, Maine and Lorraine Kneland of Adamsville, R.I.; two grandchildren; and four stepchildren.
She was also predeceased by a daughter, Rosalie, and a sister, Elsie Griffin.
Visiting hours will be from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Wood Funeral Home in Fryeburg. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Bradley Memorial Methodist Church at Fryeburg Harbor, with the Rev. Richard Male officiating. Burial will be in the Bemis Cemetery, Fryeburg Harbor.
Donations in Ginny's memory may be made to the Bradley Memorial Methodist Church c/o Pat Wales, R. R. 1, Box 121, Fryeburg, ME 04037, or to the Saco Valley Fire Dept., c/o Webster Fox, HCR 68, Box 120, Fryeburg.
Raymond W. Munroe
Raymond W. Munroe, 88, of North Conway, died November 19, 1999 at the Fryeburg Health Care Center in Fryeburg, after a brief illness. He was the son of John and Maud Johnson Munroe, and a lifelong resident of North Conway.
He graduated from Kennett High School, class of 1930.
Mr. Munroe worked for Mount Cranmore for over 25 years and before retiring in 1981, he worked as an attendant at the scenic vista in Intervale.
His family includes two sons, Albert R. Munroe and Ronald R. Munroe, both of North Conway; two daughters, Arlene M. Pomerleau of Berlin and Sally A. Ellis of Lebanon, Maine; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three brothers, Woodrow Munroe of Chatham, Ernest Munroe of East Conway, and Clayton Munroe of Rochester; two sisters, Isabel DeVoie and Helen Leggs, both of Florida; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in the North Conway Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Furber and White Funeral Home, North Conway.
Kenneth I. Morse
Kenneth I. Morse, 59, of North Waterford, Maine, died Monday November 22, 1999 at the Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine of cancer. He was born in North Waterford on July 16, 1940, the son of Irving and H. Louise Wales Morse. He was a graduate of Fryeburg Academy.
Mr. Morse served in the U.S. Army. He married Dee Dee Morse on April 13, 1965, and she predeceased him in 1993. Mr. Morse worked as a truck driver for most of his life. He had worked for Ed Thayer Trucking and most recently for Alvin J. Coleman & Son Trucking. Mr. Morse had also been working as a supervisor in his two sons' businesses, Wilson Excavating and Morse Concrete Floors, for the past eight months.
He was a member of the North Waterford Congregational Church and the World's Fair Association. Mr. Morse was an avid racecar driver and fan for many years. He started racing cars in 1957 and had been in racing for the past five decades at Oxford Plains Speedway. He helped his three sons get into racing cars and was a car owner and crew chief for them. Among the Morse family, they have had three championships at Oxford Plains Speedway.
His family includes his mother, Louise of Waterford, Maine; three sons, Richard of Waterford, Maine, Troy of Bridgton, Maine, and Michael of Waterford, Maine; two sisters, Martha Morse, and Ellen Bernier all of Waterford, Maine; four grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Donations in his memory can be made to the Stoneham Rescue, P.O. Box 42 East Stoneham, ME 04231.
Richard Tunis "Dick" May
Richard Tunis "Dick" May died Saturday at his home in Jackson. He was born on Little Squam Lake in Ashland on June 24, 1915. He spent many summers there, and grew up in Cohasset, Mass., attending Derby Academy. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1937.
Dick was a pioneer and mainstay in the New Hampshire ski business, working for Carroll Reed Ski Shop in the 1930s, and then joining the Tenth Mountain Division of the U.S. Army where he was in Italy during World War II. This talent he brought home to the Carter Notch Clarion in 1946. He was a member of the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation, Jackson Ski and Outing Club/Tennis Club, Jackson Resort Association, Jackson Historical Society, Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce, White Mountain Attractions and a contributor to the New Hampshire Ski Museum.
He was honored as a Mount Washington Valley "Legend of Skiing" and for 20 years was a familiar face as the director of public relations of Wildcat Mountain Ski area. He will be remembered for his irreverant humor and a great love of music, particularly jazz.
His family includes his wife, Mae Frances "Jonnie," May; daughters Susan May of Cambridge, Mass., Marianne "Pogo" Gorwood of Waterville Valley; and three grandchildren: Kristin A. Sumrall, Hanoi, Vietnam, Mischa B. Sumrall, Cambridge, Mass., and Ashley Willard, Chicago, Illinois; his brothers, Edward W. May, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Willard R. May, Jackson; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 4 at 11:30 a.m. at the Jackson Community Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Jackson Historical Society, Box 8, Jackson, NH 03846.
George F. Lawton
George F. Lawton, 75, of Intervale, died Saturday, November 20, 1999 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine after a lengthy illness. He was born in Fall River, Mass., the son of Fred and Sarah Sullivan Lawton, and lived in Swansea, Mass., all of his life before moving to Intervale in 1980.
Mr. Lawton graduated from Joseph Case High School in Swansea, Mass., class of 1942.
A World War II veteran, he participated in the Normandy invasion, and served 20 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Sergeant Major.
His family includes his wife of 51 years, Jean A. Lawton of Intervale; three daughters, Kathleen B. Lawton of Kingston, Ont., Canada, Joan A. Lawton of Midland, Ont., Canada, and Karen J. Lawton of Toronto, Ont., Canada; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway. There will be no visiting hours. Donations may be sent to the OLM New Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 189, North Conway, NH 03860.
