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LUCILLE B. MacCALLUM
ST. ALBANS - Lucille B. MacCallum, 87, passed away Wednesday evening, Sept. 14, 2005, at the Northwestern Medical Center with her family at her side. She was born in Highgate Springs, June 5, 1918, the daughter of the late Adelbert A. and Mamie (Lackey) Barrett. She married Roger C. MacCallum on June 4, 1941, in Swanton. He died April 19, 1992. They opened the "Potting Shed" greenhouse in 1968 and operated it for over 25 years.
Lucille was employed by Hefflon's Store and the subsequent owners, Marlow's. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, The Maple Festival Committee, where she chaired the Arts and Crafts for 25 years. She also belonged to the St. Albans Garden Club, Welden Chapter 79, Order of Eastern Star, Kings Daughters, Franklin County Home Demonstration, and St. Albans Town PTO. Her leisure activities included; crafts, knitting and crocheting, which were proudly given to family and friends.
Survivors include three sons and their spouses: Roger A. and Judy MacCallum of Inverness, Fla., David R. and Gail MacCallum of St. Albans and Gene C. and Sandra MacCallum of Swanton; a daughter and her husband, Linda and William Elliott of Georgia. She also leaves sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Janet MacCallum of St. Albans, Barbara and her husband, Robert Mayo of St. Albans and William and his wife, Lois MacCallum of So. Yarmouth, Mass.; and 11 grandchildren: Robert A. MacCallum, William C. MacCallum, Thomas B. MacCallum, Melissa L. McCollough, Shawn D. Elliott, Christina C. Bennett, Carla L. Baltzell, Carlton E. Elliott, Melissa M. Elliott, Sarah H. Hadd and John T. MacCallum, and 15 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, her parents, and sisters, Alma Leavitt and Etta Barrett.
Lucille's family would like to thank the staff at Northwestern Medical Center for their excellent care during her stay.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, at 11 a.m. in St. Luke's Episcopal Church on the corner of Fairfield and Church Street. The Reverend Dennis Hayward will officiate. Lucille's family will receive friends today (Friday) from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main St., St. Albans. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity, Franklin/Grand Isle Chapter, P.O. Box 1375, St. Albans, Vt. 05478, or a charity of one's choice.
GORDON HECTOR BEYOR, SR.
HIGHGATE FALLS - The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, at 11 a.m. from St. Louis Roman Catholic Church in Highgate Center. Father John J. Meagher, SSE was the celebrant and homilist. John Ferland and Paul Laroche served as Ministers of the Altar as well as Eucharistic Ministers. Also assisting as Eucharistic Minister was Mrs. Jeannette Nolan. Music was provided by organist and soloist, Mary Jo Gillilan.
The White Funeral Pall was draped over Gordon’s casket by his daughter-in-laws, Pauline and Connie Beyor. The Crucifix was then placed by son, Gordon Beyor Jr. and a Rose by granddaughter, Angela Beyor. The Old Testament Reading was proclaimed by granddaughter, Aimee Reynolds and The New Testament Reading by granddaughter, Laurette Daniel. The Offertory Gifts were presented by sisters, Loretta Paquette, Arlene Trahan and Barbara Stewart and brother, Osbourne Beyor. Following communion son-in-law, Edward Daniel shared Special Words of Remembrance.
Among the many delegations in attendance were representatives from the United States Department of Homeland Security including the U. S. Customs Service, Highgate Town Offices, Mary S. Babcock and Swanton Elementary Schools, Highgate Elementary School, Missisquoi Valley Union High School, Goose Point Campground, Sunoco, Highgate Fire Department, Fed Ex Home Delivery, D&H Housing H&B Greenhouse, VANA, Green Mountain Forest Products, M&T Sand and Gravel, Grand Avenue Enterprises, Swanton Lumber, Haven Health Center, Northwestern Medical Center, J. Rainville and Sons, Inc., O. C. McQuin and Sons, Bill’s Handyman Service, Wood and Kidder, Inc., H.D. Campbell Construction, Harrison Concrete Swanton Village Green Apartments, Bev’s Shear Expectations and the parish communities of St. Louis and Nativity.
Interment followed in the Beyor family lot in St. Louis Cemetery with Father Meagher reading the committal prayers.
The bearers, all grandsons, were David, Jason, Isaac, Matthew and Avery Jr. Beyor and Jeremy Daniel.
Following The Prayers of Committal a luncheon reception was served in the Father Jean Paul Laplante Parish Center hosted by Mrs. Raymonde Choiniere and the Ladies of St. Anne.
MORTON I. KING, SR.
SWANTON - Mr. Morton I. King Sr., age 88, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 13, 2005, at his home following a brief illness. Mort, as he was known to his family and friends, was better known to his wife as “Tea.” He was born in Georgia, Oct. 29, 1916, son of the late Isaac and Florence (Prue) King. Most of his working life was as a foreman at the Central Vermont Railway. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His joys in life were his family. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and was selected as a life member of the National Rifle Association. Also, being a jack of all trades, Mort built a house and several garages and was Mr. Fixit for many friends and neighbors.
July 20, 1936, he married Alydia Longley. Mrs. King died June 16, 2001.
Mort is survived by his loving family of five daughters: Betty Potvin of Worcester, Mass., Barbara and her husband, Thomas Carpentier, Norma and her husband, Roland Oliver, Joyce Giroux all of St. Albans, Earlene and her husband, Frederick Demar of Fairfax; two sons: Wendell and his wife, Holly King of Fairfax, Michael and his wife, Cheryl King of East Highgate; a daughter-in-law, Jeanne King; and a son-in-law, Francis Walker, both of St. Albans; 26 loving grandchildren, 42 special great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife Alydia, Mort was predeceased by his daughter, Sally Walker, March 2, 2002; and son, Morton I. King Jr., on Feb. 18, 2002; his brother, James King; and by two sons-in-law, Charles Potvin and Raymond Giroux; two grandchildren, Charles Potvin Jr. and Tracy Walker; and a great-grandson, Nathan Lumbra.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, at 10 a.m. in the Brady & Levesque Chapel. Friends may call at the funeral home, 86 South Main St., from 7 to 9 Friday evening. Interment will be in the King family lot in Greenwood Cemetery.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider a memorial to his wife, Alydia, to the Vermont and New Hampshire Alzheimers Chapter, 10 Ferry Street, Suite # 427-B, Concord, N. H. 03301, or to a charity of your own choice. An online condolence book has been established for Mort’s family at the Brady & Levesque web site: www.bnlfh.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home and Commemorative Services.
PAULINE PEARL ‘POLLY’ HILL
SWANTON - The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, at 10 a.m. from The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father John J. Meagher, SSE was the celebrant and homilist. Imelda and John Tougas served as Ministers of the Altar.
The White Funeral Pall was draped over Polly’s casket by her granddaughters, Pam Beauregard and Deborah LaPan. The Crucifix was then placed by great-granddaughter, Ashley Cooper. Readings from the Old and New Testament were proclaimed by granddaughter, Cindy Smith. A guard of honor was formed by members of the Nativity Parish Altar Society.
Among the delegation in attendance were representatives from the Vermont State Police, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and staff and residents of the Swanton Village Green Apartments.
Interment followed in the Hill / Dubie family lot in Riverside Cemetery with Father Meagher reading the committal prayers.
Honorary Bearer was Maurice Laroche. The bearers were grandsons: Paul Dubie, Michael Dubie, David Cooper and Kevin LaPan; great-grandson, Christopher LaPan; and family friend, James Campbell.
A special thank you to Deputy Thomas Billows of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department for escorting the funeral procession from the church to the cemetery.
ROBERT W. ‘BOB’ STEWART, SR.
FAIRFAX - Robert William “Bob” Stewart Sr., age 71, passed away on Monday, Sept. 12, 2005, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington.
He was born Dec. 31, 1933, in Burlington, son of the late Robert and Georgianna (Swan) Stewart. He graduated from Bellows Free Academy-Fairfax, class of 1950, and later married the former Joyce McDaniel.
Bob dedicated 21 years of his life serving our country as a member of the U.S. Navy on board the U.S.S. Horne as a Chief Signalman. He had the distinguished pleasure to have served with Commander Stanfield Turner. After retiring from the Navy, he was employed by Toof Farm for over 20 years and also for the Georgia Elementary School.
Bob enjoyed being outdoors and rarely missed a chance for Sunday morning bass fishing with his fishing companions “Pop” and Doug. He was an avid deer hunter and spent many crisp, cool mornings hunting along the hills of Route 104 in Fairfax and Cambridge. Bob was a talented handyman truly a “jack of all trades and master of all.”
Bob was unconditionally available to help out people with whatever they needed and was especially proud of having constructed a Westford barn cupola with a friend. Bob always looked forward to cutting wood never having his chain saw far from his reach. He was a wonderful, dedicated husband, father, grandfather and friend and will be greatly missed by all of those who had the true pleasure to know and love him.
He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 45 years, Joyce, of Cambridge; a daughter, Barbara Shelly, and husband, Steven of Warner-Robins, Ga.; a son, Robert Stewart Jr. of Jackson Hole, Wy.; a stepson, Delbert Murdough and wife, Sonya of Wenatche, Wash.; a stepdaughter, Sherry Lynn Harris and husband, Randy of Adairsville, Ga.; two brothers, Douglas Stewart and wife, Margaret “Peggy” of Fairfax, Vt., and Richard Stewart and wife, Susan of Arlington, Vt.; two grandchildren, Kamerin Lynn Shelly and Brandyn Robert Shelly; five step-grandchildren, Andrew, Randy, Paul Ray, Kimberly and Stephanie; several great-grandchildren; one aunt, Thelma Swan; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and special companion and best friend “Izzy.” He was also predeceased by his sister, Barbara Popple, in January of this year.
Visiting hours will be held Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the A. W. Rich Funeral Home Fairfax Chapel. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at 11 a.m. in the United Church of Fairfax with the Rev. Elizabeth Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Westford.
Memorial contributions may be made in Bob’s memory to Fairfax Rescue, P.O. Box 228, Fairfax, Vt. 05454. Friends who wish may forward on-line condolences by visiting www.awrichfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by John D. Workman of the A. W. Rich Funeral Home, Fairfax Chapel, 1176 Main St. Fairfax, Vt. 05454.
ILONKA SCHUMP
BERKSHIRE, Vt. / NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Ilonka Schump, age 72, passed away Tuesday morning, Sept. 13, 2005, at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt. with her loving family at her side.
She was born Feb. 7, 1933, in Banna Kom-Megye, Hungary and was the youngest of seven sisters and one brother.
In 1956, she emigrated from Hungary to the United States, became a U.S. Citizen and made her home in East Haven, Conn. For the past 10 years she has made her home in Berkshire, Vt. Ilonka was baptized in the Catholic faith and over many years she was studying the practices of the Jehovah Witness faith, which she embraced.
She is survived by her husband, Sandor J. Schump of Berkshire, Vt., they were married April 12, 1958; her children, Ilonka Shibilski and her former husband, John of East Haven, Conn., Eva Luysterborghs of New Haven, Conn., David Schump of New Haven, Conn., Carol Gaynon and her husband, Jerry of Colchester, Vt., and Susan Anderson and her husband, John of Colchester, Vt.; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son, Sandor L. Schump on July 9, 1992
A time of visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m., with a prayer service being held at 7 at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave, Enosburg Falls, Vt.
A graveside committal service will be held Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, at 2 p.m. at the Beaverdale Memorial Park, 90 Pinerock Ave., New Haven, Conn.
For those who wish, contributions in her memory may be made to the Northwest Dialysis Unit, 7-8 Crest Rd., St. Albans, Vt. 05478, where she received excellent care for the past several years
MARY MEIGS NEWTON
BURLINGTON - Mary Meigs Newton, 81, died Saturday morning, Sept. 10, 2005, in Haven Health Care in St. Albans. Mary was a longtime resident of Burlington. She was born Feb. 16, 1924, in Johnson, the daughter of Harry Davis Newton and Mary Meigs Newton.
Mary was raised in Johnson and was a graduate of Johnson Normal School. She taught primary school in Woodstock. Mary was employed for 32 years by The Lane Press in Burlington as a proofreader. She retired in January 1990, from the Offset House in Essex.
After her retirement, Mary was involved in a senior citizens group in Burlington and taught Sunday school at the First Congregational Church in Burlington. She was an avid reader.
She is survived by cousins, nieces, and nephews. Mary was predeceased by her parents; a son, Thomas Gary Newton; and a brother, Malcolm Newton.
Funeral services were held today, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. in the First Congregational Church in Morrisville. Visitation was Tuesday morning at the church from 10 a.m. until service time. Interment followed in Laporte Cemetery, Morrisville.
White-Fiess Funeral Home of Morrisville is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Vt. and N.H. Chapter, 10 Ferry St., Suite 427 B, Concord, N.H. 03301-5004.
ECHO CLARK DECKER
SWANTON - On Saturday evening, Sept. 10, 2005, Echo, age 84, finally decided she had enough and wanted to rest. The youngest of seven children, she was born in Clarenceville, Quebec in 1921 and was named for the character in a Greek mythology that her mother was reading during her pregnancy.
She was raised during the height of the depression by her siblings, after both of her parents had died by the time she was 13. She left school after completing the 7th grade to help provide for her family and worked as a cleaner, telephone operator, waitress, seamstress and cook. After World War II, Echo moved to the states and married Gordon Vosburg of Alburg, who died shortly thereafter.
In 1950, she married Ralston Decker, a local dairy farmer in Swanton. Echo worked with him on the farm and gave him two sons until his own death in 1969. Widowed again, she continued to work and provided for her family by doing whatever tasks or sacrifices were necessary to keep her boys living on their family farm. In her later years she developed a variety of ailments and medical conditions that made her life difficult, however she was well known to her family and care providers for her Yankee stubbornness and defiance to conventional medical wisdom. You never left Echo's house hungry, or without a fresh opinion about what was going on in the world and where she stood on a subject.
For more than 30 years, Echo held off several forms of cancer, heart conditions, and visual impairment. She relied heavily on the loving attention that several of her aides, friends, and care providers gave her over her final years, becoming ultimately for her, the daughters she never had. Her family wishes to emphasize how it was only through their efforts and dedication that she was able to remain looking out at her own farmland for so many years from her own bed.
She is survived by her two sons and their wives: Wesley and Dolores of Swanton, and Walter and Denise of Grand Isle. Her daily attention was focused on her grandchildren and great-grandchild, Travis, Jessica, Kim, Kelley, Connor, Sophie, Brogan and Ryan.
Echo's family extends its gratitude to the many healthcare providers that attended to, cared for and listened to Echo's needs for the many years.
In respect with her wishes, there will be no formal services or funeral. Instead, she would ask that you sneak a child a piece of chocolate or candy that they really don't deserve and ask them to tell you a story.
It is asked that any contributions in Echo's name be directed to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, Vt. 05478; the Missisquoi Valley Rescue, P.O. Box 22, Swanton, Vt. 05478; or the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 37 Elmwood Ave., Burlington, Vt. 05401-4390.
STERLING D. WEED
ST. ALBANS - Sterling D. Weed, 104, renowned orchestra leader and instructor of over 4, 000 music pupils and a musician who played for over one million people, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at his home. He was born in St. Albans Town on July 20, 1901, the son of the late Baxter W. and Henrietta (Jenne) Weed.
Sterling was born and raised on a farm and held many different jobs during his early years. He played for the Empire Theater for three years before sound movies began, worked for Chamberlin and Simpson Auto Dealers, Empire Milking Machines, Aseltines Grocery, Green Mountain Packing, Farmer Coop in Essex Jct., and while holding these jobs, he played in Sault's Orchestra for five years. He then went to Polk College in Laport, Ind. for three years, graduating in 1928. There he learned piano and music and tuning electric pianos and player pianos. He played in an orchestra and band while in Indiana.
Sterling joined Weed's Orchestra in 1928 as manager and formed Weed's Imperial Orchestra in 1930. He was director and teacher for the St. Albans Boys Band and later the St. Albans School Band. He also taught music in Bellows Free Academy of Fairfax, Milton, Enosburg and Franklin schools. He was leader of concert orchestras at St. Mary's High School and Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans. He directed the Enosburg Town Band, DeMolay Band, and Civic Symphony Orchestra in St. Albans. Recently, he had been playing on the Spirit of Ethan Allen and has played at the inauguration for three Vermont Governors. Sterling played on Friday nights for 32 years at Selby Lake in Canada and 18 years at Lake Carmi. He was a member of the Franklin-Grand Isle Preservation Trust Fund.
Survivors include Sterling's special friend, Meredith Gillilan of Fletcher; a cousin, Wilma Cowie of Westford; sisters-in-law, Frances Flanders of St. Albans and Shirley Heller of Herndon, Va.; a step-daughter, Judy Derby of Enosburg; a stepson, Richard Hoburn of Swanton; several nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews. He was predeceased by two wives, Leona Waite Weed in 1967 and Marion Wilder Weed in 1990; two brothers, Lorenzo Weed and Ora Weed; and a special friend, Cleon Gillilan on Aug. 24, 2005.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, at 11 a.m. in the First Congregational Church on Church Street. Interment will be in the family lot in St. Albans Bay Cemetery. Friends may call at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main St., St. Albans on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Franklin County Museum, P.O. Box 722, St. Albans, Vt. 05478, where a room is dedicated to Sterling.
