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Garner, Mrs. Mary Jordan. Mrs. Garner, who died on Feb. 27, 1934, was born at West Derby, England. She came to this country with her mother; married Mr. Allen Garner in 1865, and they came to Kezar Falls in 1881. Mrs. Garner had long been identified with community affairs. Surviving at the time of her death were four children, Wm. A. Garner, Mrs. Alice Merryfield, Mrs. Eva Chellis and Mrs. Florence Norton; eight gandchildren, Allan Garner, Ruth
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Garner, John Garner, Allan Chellis, Margaret Chellis, Harry Merri- field, Charles Fox and Carleton Fox.
Garner, William A. (78), d. 1954. Mr. Garner was born in Lewis- ton, Maine, the son of Allen and Mary Jordan Garner. He was educated in the public schools of Kezar Falls; a graduate of Parsons- field Seminary and the Philadelphia Textile School. He was general manager of the Kezar Falls Woolen Company for many years and served as treasurer until his death which occurred at his summer home at Pine Point, Maine. Mr. Garner had also been president of the Kezar Falls National Bank and the Oxford Land and Lumber Company, and treasurer of the Cornish & Kezar Falls Light and Power Company. He was a 50-year member of Drummond Lodge, No. 118, AF & AM, and a life member of Ossipee Lodge No. 40, Knights of Pythias. He was a charter member of the Kezar Falls Kiwanis Club. Mr. Garner was widely known for his outstanding achievements in the business world, and his leadership and enthusi- astic support was influential in many community and state projects. Mr. Garner married Bertha M. Ridlon in 1901. Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Miss Ruth E. Garner; two sons, Allan F. and John W .; one sister, Mrs. Florence G. Norton; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Giles, Edgar L. (80), d. Aug. 31, 1956. Mr. Giles was born Aug. 20, 1876, in Eaton, N. H .; the son of John and Ellen Ellis Giles. He received his education in the schools of Eaton, and as a young man was a shoe worker in Manchester, N. H., and Lawrence, Mass. He married Alice M. Brooks of Eaton on Oct. 21, 19.03. They came to Kezar Falls in 1911 and subsequently became proprietor of Hotel Malvern, which position he held until his retirement in 1946. He was actively engaged in real estate, lumber and cattle business for many years. He was interested and prominent in all affairs of the town, and had served about 30 years on the Board of Assessors for the Porter-Kezar Falls Village Corporation and many years on the Porter Republican Town Committee, and for two years served as an Oxford County Deputy Sheriff.
Mr. Giles was a charter member of the Kezar Falls Kiwanis Club; a member of the Masonic order; a former member of Ossipee Lodge,
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Knights of Pythias, Kezar Falls, and a member of the Parsonsfield- Porter Historical Society. Mr. and Mrs. Giles observed their 50th wedding anniversary in 1953.
Mr. Giles is survived by his widow, Alice Giles; one son, Howard A. Giles of Biddeford; two daughters, Miss Erma Giles of Kezar Falls and Mrs. Everett W. Emerson of Farmington, N. H .; one brother, Thomas Giles of Portland; one sister, Miss Clara Giles of Farmington, N. H., and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held at the Stanley Funeral Home, Kezar Falls, with Rev. Henry O. Megert of the Riverside Methodist Church offici- ating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, Kezar Falls.
Gilman, Frank W. {86), d. Sept. 2, 1940. Mr. Gilman was born in Tamworth, N. H., June 22, 1854; the son of George W. and Eli- nor Bickford Gilman. On June 7, 1881, he married Veldina M. Bickford, the daughter of Jesse Bickford, and since then had made his home on the Bickford Farm. As a young man he learned the carpenter's trade which he followed until about 10 years before his death. He assisted in building several railroad stations for the Maine Central Railway. Mr. Gilman was the oldest male resident of Porter at the time of his death.
Gilman, Mrs. Veldina M. Bickford (91), d. Jan. 1, 1944. Mrs. Gilman was born on the homestead farm, Porter, Aug. 8, 1852; the daughter of Jesse and Lucy French Bickford. She spent her entire life on the farm - the oldest resident of Porter in 1944. Mrs. Gil- man had been a member of the Methodist Church for more than 80 years!
Surviving are two sons, Arthur, with whom she lived, and Her- man of West Fryeburg; one daughter, Mrs. Viola Pratt of Kezar Falls: 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Gilpatrick, Owen P. (49), d. 1943. Mr. Gilpatrick died at his home on Brownfield Road, South Hiram. He was the son of Caleb W. and Elizabeth Lord Gilpatrick of Hiram. Surviving, besides his widow, Mrs. Lillian Whalen Gilpatrick, are one son, Maynard; three sisters, Mrs. Josie P. Perry of Cornish, Mrs. Achsah M. Adams of Hiram and Porter, Mrs. Celia F. Holland; his father, Caleb W. Gil- patrick, and several nieces and nephews.
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Gilpatrick, Alpheus (85), d. 1938. Mr. Gilpatrick was born in Hiram, but moved to Porter when a young man. He was the son of Alpheus and Hannah Boynton Gilpatrick. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Byron Lord, on River Street. Funeral services were held at the home with the Pentecostal Evangelists, the Misses Dagmar Lindberg and Virginia, officiating. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lyman Gilpatrick and Mrs. Arthur Lord of Wolf- boro, N. H., Mrs. Sheridan Champion and Mrs. Byron Lord of Ke- zar Falls; seven grandchildren, Mrs. William Kane of North Con- way, N. H., Mrs. Reginald McDaniel of Bridgton, Chalmers Lord of New York City, Flora and Iris Lord of Wolfboro, N. H., Howard Wescott of Kezar Falls, Mrs. Percey Peers and Mavis Champion of Kezar Falls; five great-grandchildren.
Gilpatrick, Caleb (82), d. 1948. Mr. Gilpatrick was born in Hi- ram, the son of George and Elizabeth Boynton. He spent his entire life in Hiram. Since a young man, Mr. Gilpatrick had been a mem- ber of Ossipee Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and had been issued a life membership of the Hiram Lodge. He died at the home of his daugh- ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Holland of South Hiram. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Celia Holland, Mrs. Achsah Adams and Mrs. Josie Perry; several grandchildren.
Goodwin, Alton (72), d. 1950. Mr. Goodwin was born in Hiram, the son of Frank P. and Eliza Bradeen Goodwin. He received his early education in the schools of that town, and was a graduate of Cornish High School. He was for many years a builder and carpen- ter, and a retailer of building material. He was a former member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and was affiliated with Charter Oak Grange of South Hiram, and the Contello Tribe of Red Men of Kezar Falls. Mr. Goodwin died at his home on Summer Street, Kezar Falls. Surviving are his widow, Bernice Stacy Goodwin; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Ainsworth of South Peabody, Mass .; two grandchildren, Richard and Susan Ainsworth; a brother, Frank P. Goodwin of Kezar Falls; a sister, Mrs. Edith Edgecomb Ford of Law- rence, Mass .; several nieces and nephews.
Goodwin, Mrs. Eliza N. (90), d. 1950. Mrs. Goodwin was born in Porter, the daughter of John and Hannah Jane Fox Bradeen. She
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married Frank P. Goodwin in 1877, and for thirty years they lived at the "New Settlement" in Hiram. Mrs. Goodwin died at the home of her son, Frank P. Goodwin, Jr., on Summer Street, Kezar Falls (town of Porter). Surviving are her son, Frank P .; one daughter, Mrs. Edith Edgecomb Ford; six grandchildren; seven great-grand- children; one nephew and three nieces.
Gould, Samuel W. (83), d. 1935. S. W. Gould was born in Por- ter on Jan. 1, 1852; the son of Eldrich and Ruth Clements Gould. His boyhood was spent in Hiram, and his college preparation at the Parsonsfield Seminary in North Parsonsfield. He worked as a quarry- man at Gloucester, Mass., during vacation. He was graduated from the University of Maine in 1877, majoring in engineering. While attending college, he constructed the first fraternity house on the campus, he also built the first hen house behind the college build- ings which ultimately evolved into the Agricultural College. Mr. Gould studied law in the office of Ayr and Clifford in the village of Cornish, and was later admitted to the Oxford County Bar. Judge Edward F. Danforth persuaded Mr. Gould to settle in Skowhegan which became his permanent home. Mr. Gould held many im- portant offices during his brilliant career: Postmaster at Skowhegan, 1897, 1921-22; Congressman from the Third District in 1910; trustee of U. of M .; president of the Somerset Central Agricultural Society (Skowhegan Fair); president of the Skowhegan Water Company; di- rector of the Somerset Traction Company; president of the trustees of Bloomfield Academy and the Library Fund; member of the Som- erset Bar Association and the Law Library Association. He con- structed numerous houses in Skowhegan, one of which "Hotel Ox- ford" bore the name of his native county, Oxford. Mr. Gould de- voted his later years to farming, and his son, Champ Clark Gould, is now proprietor of one of the cattle farms established by his father. Mr. Gould was twice married; first to Miss Nellie L. Winslow of Gor- ham (d. 1921), later to Miss Grace Cain who survives with the son, Champ Clark Gould.
Granville, Harry F. (41), d. 1944. Mr. Granville was born in Por- ter, the son of Harvey D. and Alice Fogg Granville. He was a for- mer procurement engineer of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in
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California. He died at his home "Apple Acres" in the hamlet known as Durgintown, town of Hiram. Surviving besides his parents and widow, Marie A. Granville, are three sons, Richard D. Granville, Philip D. and David E .; one granddaughter, Barbara Lee; two step- daughters, Alma and Louella McInness.
Granville, Harvey D. (74), d. 1948. Mr. Granville was the son of Rufus and Caroline Pantz Granville, and a resident of Kezar Falls, town of Parsonsfield. He received his education in the town schools and Parsonsfield Seminary, from which he graduated in 1892. He had been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Seminary since 1915, and a vice president and chairman of the executive board for the remaining twenty years. Mr. Granville taught school for fifteen years and was the first principal of Porter High School, and later principal of the Bean Memorial High in Brownfield. He also served as superintendent of the Porter and Parsonsfield schools. Mr. Granville was a member of the farm group during his state legisla- tive career, in both House and Senate. He sponsored a bill creating third class roads and led the battle for the passage of the first gaso- line tax measure. Furthermore, when a member of the Legislature, he served at one time as Republican floor leader, was House Chair- man of the Committee on Ways and Bridges. He was also a mem- ber of the Committee on State Lands and Forest Preservation, and Chairman respectively of the House Committee on Military Affairs and Public Utilities Committee. Mr. Granville was, for a long time, head of the Sokokis Lumber Company. He was also affiliated with the Maine Road Equipment Company of Portland. Mr. Granville was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Drummond Lodge of Parsonsfield and Ossipee Lodge No. 40, Knights of Pythias, Kezar Falls. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Alice Fogg Granville; four grandchildren, Richard D., David F., Beverly and Philip D .; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Palmer.
Greenan, Mrs. Maybelle (70), d. 1947. Mrs. Greenan was born in Brownfield, the daughter of Lydia Libby and Joseph O. Gentleman. She was the wife of the late John E. Greenan (d. 1955). Mr. and Mrs. Greenan made their home, for more than thirty years, in Re- vere, Mass., before their coming to Kezar Falls in 1942. Surviving
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are two sons, John E. Greenan, Jr. of Lynn, Mass., and Wirt V. Greenan of Melrose; two half-sisters, Mrs. Lydia Milliken and Mrs. Beaulah Hutchinson of York, Pa .; one nephew and four nieces.
Greenan, John E. (80), d. 1955. Mr. Greenan was stricken while working in his garden. Mr. Greenan was a charter member of the Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society, a member of the Riverside Methodist Church, the Kiwanis Club, a member of the Board of Selectmen in the Town of Porter for eight years, and an active mem- ber of the Porter Republican Town Committee.
Hardy, Mrs. Marcia E. (84), d. 1942. Mrs. Hardy was born on the old Ridlon Homestead at Kezar Falls; the daughter of Magnus and Emily Emery Ridlon of Hollis and Buxton. She died at Cambridge, Mass.
Hubbard, Mrs. Laura N. (54), d. 1929. Mrs. Hubbard was born in Parsonsfield; the daughter of Charles B. and Julia Brown Pendex- ter. She is survived by her husband, Frank W. Hubbard, and a sis- ter, Miss Maria Pendexter.
Hughes, Mrs. Edith Price (78), d. 1953. Mrs. Hughes was born in Lincolnshire, England, and was the daughter of Joseph and Eliza- beth Barker Price. She was the wife of Rev. Cymbred Hughes, pas- tor of the Oak Street Friends Church in Portland, Me. Rev. and Mrs. Hughes and family came directly from England to Kezar Falls in 1912. They resided here for six years - he was pastor of the Riverside Methodist Church.
Huntress, Darling (87), d. May 18, 1932. Mr. Huntress was born in the town of Hiram, Feb. 8, 1845; the son of John Huntress and Emma Lord. He married Zylphia A. Hartford in the fall of 1869 - they settled in Porterfield, a charming hamlet in the town of Porter. Four children were born to them - two were still living at the time of his death. Mrs. Huntress died in 1936.
Mr. Huntress was a life-long member of the Free Baptist Church of Porter. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sydney Mc- Donald of Kezar Falls. Survivors were, besides his widow, two children: Mrs. S. P. McDonald of Kezar Falls and Mrs. Charles Walker of Porterfield; 11 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, four nieces and four nephews.
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Johansen, Christian (75), d. 1955. Mr. Johansen was born in Asbo, Ribeant, Denmark. He was the son of Danish parents. He went to sea at the age of 14, spending several years sailing the high seas, and visiting many countries of the world. Mr. Johansen served in the Boer War (1899-1900). He came to the United States in about 1905, and married Marie L. C. Lawsen of Massachusetts in 1908. The couple later moved to Effingham Falls, N. H., where they lived for many years. His wife died in 1947, and on Dec. 18, 1949, he married Mrs. Bessie Stearns of Kezar Falls. Mr. Johansen was a printer by trade. He was a member of Ancient Odd Fellows of Massachusetts; of the Danish Society of Dannebrog; of the Effing- ham Grange and the Porter Grange. He was also a member of the Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society. Mr. Johansen died at his home on Bridge Street, Kezar Falls. Surviving are his widow, a brother in Copenhagen, Denmark; two foster sons and a son, Alfred Johansen of Reno, Nevada.
Kawanaugh, Enola Chapman (60), d. 1951. Mrs. Kawanaugh was born in Porter. She graduated from Porter High in 1908; from Bates College in 1916. She taught school for over twenty-five years; eleven years at the Delaware High School in Wilmington, Del.
Libby, James (24), d. 1823. He was the son of Hanson and Lydia Libby. He had served in the War of 1812-14. (See "Private and Communal Burial Grounds")
Libby, Levi (76), d. 1886. He was surveyor of highways and townways in 1854. See his "Account Book" at the Parsonsfield-Por- ter Historical Society.
Libby, Mrs. Levi (Liza D.), (80), d. 1892. The wife of Levi Libby.
Libby, Mrs. Warren (Mary), (66), d. 1895. The wife of Warren Libby.
Libby, Warren Libby (83), d. 1919. He was the author of "War- ren Libby Diaries." These diaries give valuable information about the weather and every-day accounts of his life on the farm in Porter and with his town's people. Diaries cover a period of 64 years (1855-1919) - at the Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society.
Libby, Walter Jefferson (97), d. 1952. Mr. Libby was born in the town of Porter; the son of William and Susan Marston Libby. He
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lived for 52 years on the farm known locally as the "Walter Libby Farm." The place is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James Dooley and family. Mr. Libby's wife, Arvilla Walker, died in 1934. Mr. Libby died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tripp Linscott. Three other daughters survive: they are Mrs. Edith Hall of Kezar Falls, and Mrs. Inez Sanborn and Mrs. Ellen Eastman, both of Hamden, Conn., also three grandchildren.
Lord, Byron B. (77), d. 1953. Mr. Lord was born in Porter; the son of Ezra and Mary Jane Merrifield Lord. He was the oldest mem- ber in line of service in the Costello Tribe of Red Men, having be- longed to it for 55 years. Mr. Lord was also a member of the local Grange, the Kiwanis Club, Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. Surviving, besides his widow - see below, are his son, Chalmers B. and a granddaughter and grandson, all of New York; a brother, Roy F. Lord (d. 1954) of Porter.
Lord, Mrs. Grace G. (74), d. 1954. Mrs. Lord was born in Porter; the daughter of Alpheus and Ella Gilpatrick. She was the widow of Byron B. Lord. Mrs. Lord died at the home of her son, Chalmers B. Lord of Long Island, N. Y. Surviving, besides her son, are three sisters, Mrs. Lyman Gilpatrick and Mrs. Arthur Lord, both of Wolf- boro, N. H., and Mrs. Sheridan Champion of Kezar Falls.
Lord, Mrs. John (née Mary Gould) (94), d. 1906. Mrs. Lord mar- ried John Lord in 1838. She was the mother of Frank Lord, and Mary, wife of Freeman Stacy.
Lord, Harry D. (66), d. 1948. Mr. Lord was born in Kezar Falls, and was the son of John Freemont and Mary MacDonald Lord. He acquired his education at the schools in his home town, and was graduated from Bridgton Academy at Bridgton, Maine. He also attended Bates College. He married Hazel C. Hannaford of Cape Elizabeth in 1905. His baseball career began in 1906 with the New England League. He was a former Captain of the White Sox and the Boston Red Sox baseball teams. Later he managed several in- dependent clubs, including a Dixfield team. He coached the South Portland High School team for one year. Mr. Lord was a member of the Masonic Chapter at S. Portland and the Portland Command- ery, and a former member of the Portland Rotary Club. Mr. Lord
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had a summer home near Colcord Pond - at the "Simeon Day Place." He died in a Westbrook hospital after several years of ill health. Interment was at Riverside Cemetery at Kezar Falls. A committal service was held with the Rev. Henry O. Megert of the Riverside Methodist Church officiating. Surviving, besides his widow, are one sister, Mrs. Royal W. Hasty of Portland; one daugh- ter, Mrs. Woodbury F. Howe of S. Portland; one son, H. Donald Lord of Kezar Falls; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Lord, Roy F. (73), d 1954. Mr. Lord was born in Porter August 25, 1880, the son of Ezra and Jennie Merrifield Lord. He attended the local schools and was graduated from Shaw's Business College, Portland. He was a bookkeeper at the Kezar Falls Woolen Mill for 51 years, retiring in 1951. Mr. Lord was a member of Ossipee Lodge, Knights of Pythias. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Luella Cotton Lord; a daughter, Miss Marion F. Lord, a teacher in Wash- ington, D. C .; and a nephew, Chalmers Lord, of New York City.
McDaniel, Dr. Silas A. (78), d. 1922. Dr. McDaniel was born in Freedom, N. H., and he moved to Kezar Falls in the early 1870's, establishing his home on Main Street, where he resided for the rest of his life. His education, as a veterinary surgeon, was acquired at the Portland Medical School, where he studied for two years, and at Dartmouth College for two years. His trips into the countryside ex- amining cattle and testing for tubercular trouble engaged much of his time and energy. Dr. McDaniel was also a teacher - he taught more than one hundred terms of school, a few of which were at Par- sonsfield Seminary. He began teaching in Porter in 1875 - last year in Porter was in 1900.
McGraw, Dennis D. (78), d. 1954. Mr. McGraw was born at Portsmouth, N. H., the son of Dennis and Mary Gannon McGraw. He learned the blacksmith trade in Rochester, N. H., and worked for 40 years at that trade in New Hampshire and after he moved to Kezar Falls. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie McGraw; one son, John Dennis McGraw of Porter (d. 1954); one daughter, Mrs. Maisie Searles of Eliot; one grandson, Dennis, and a granddaughter, Eleanor, both of Eliot, Maine.
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McGraw, John D. (49), d. 1954. He was born at Madison, N. H., the son of Mrs. Annie T. McGraw and the late Dennis D. McGraw. His parents moved to Kezar Falls when he was a small child, and at which place he attended the local school. He married Annie South- wick of Kezar Falls in 1925. They lived at Porter Village.
Marston, Mrs. Lula M. (68), d. Mrs. Marston, the widow of Dr. Clarence Marston, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Randolph Churchill of Kezar Falls. Mrs. Marston had formerly lived, for 40 years, at East Brownfield. Surviving are a son, Dr. Paul C. Marston of Kezar Falls and Baldwin; three daughters, Mrs. Marguerite Churchill of Kezar Falls, Mrs. Arlene Dimock of Au- burn, and Mrs. Ruth Buckley of Lewiston; a sister, Mrs. Elmer Bick- ford of Portland; a brother, Parsons Richardson of Augusta; six grandchildren, Mrs. Pauline Garner, Miss Mary Marston, Robert Churchill of Kezar Falls, Charles Churchill of Oklahoma, Ann Buck- ley and Paul Buckley of Lewiston; a great-grandchild, Suzanne Gar- ner of Kezar Falls; three nieces, Mildred Boyden, Mardell Marston of Portland, Mildred Marston of Chicago, Illinois; two nephews, Robert Marston and Frank Bickford of Portland, Maine.
Mason, Aaron H. (78), d. 1903. A prosperous farmer, teacher, school superintendent.
Mason, Frank (70), d. 1952. Mr. Mason was the son of Frank and Alona (Towle) Mason. He died at Bangor, Maine. Surviving are his widow, Myrtle Ranney of Stetson, and four sisters - one of Porter, Mrs. Florence Garland.
Mason, Fred L. (73), d. 1942. Mr. Mason was the son of Wm. S. and Eliza Foster Mason. He was born at the homestead in Porter, where he spent practically all his life. He is survived by his widow, Ruth Sawyer Mason, and one son, William F. Mason.
Mason, Irving (85), d. 1948. Mr. Mason was born in Porter; the son of Gideon and Elizabeth Mason. He was a jeweler by trade, conducting business in his shop for 40 years. Mr. Mason belonged to Ossipee Lodge, Knights of Pythias for many years. He is sur- vived by a son, Warren who lives on Summer Street, Kezar Falls; four grandchildren, Mrs. Arnold Dall, Mrs. Lois Pease, Delbert and Harold Mason, all of Kezar Falls; five great-grandchildren.
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Mason, Mrs. Mary G. (76), d. 1938. Mrs. Mason was born in Porter; the daughter of Samuel and Josephine Stanley. She is sur- vived by one daughter, Mrs. Josephine Ridlon; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Mabel Sawyer.
Mason, Mrs. Ruth (60), d. 1948. Mrs. Mason was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso Sawyer. She married Fred Mason (d. 1942) of Porter. Mrs. Mason left the old Mason Farm following the death of her husband, and moved to Kezar Falls, where she was employed at the Kezar Falls Woolen Mill. Surviving are a son, William F. Mason; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Thomas of Springfield, Illinois; a brother, Burley Sawyer of Wolfboro, N. H .; a niece, Mrs. Roland Wentworth of Porter; two nephews, Fred and Elwin Sawyer of Por- ter, and a grandchild, Judy Ruth Mason of Kezar Falls.
Merrifield, Mrs. Alice (80), d. 1946. Mrs. Merrifield was born in Lewiston, Maine; the daughter of the late Allen and Mary Garner. She was married to Charles T. Fox in 1889, who passed away after a few years of married life. They had two children, Carleton T. and Charles G. Fox. Mrs. Fox was married to the late William O. Mer- rifield on Jan. 7, 1900. She was very active in community affairs. Mrs. Merrifield was a charter member of the Ladies' Magazine and Reading Club and the Kezar Falls Library Association; a member of the Woman's Society for Christian Service. Mrs. Merrifield was treasurer of the town of Porter for twenty years (1910-1930); the first woman elected to that office in the town. Suviving are three sons, Carleton T. Fox, Charles G. Fox, Harry A. Merrifield; a step-daugh- ter, Mrs. Jessie Merrifield Stacy; a brother, William A. Garner (d. 1954); a sister, Mrs. Florence Garner Norton; three grandchildren, Betty Ann Merrifield, Mavis Fox, Helene F. Jewell; four step-grand- children, Mrs. Pauline S. Gehrs of St. Joseph, Mo., Dexter Stacy, El- ton Merrifield, Mrs. Geneva M. Gilpatrick of Kezar Falls; seven great-grandchildren.
Merrifield, Ralph Elton (62), d. 1943. Mr. Merrifield was born at the Merrifield Homestead on School Street; the son of William O. Merrifield and Fannie Wormwood. He had spent all his life, from the time he left school, working in his father's bobbin mill. Sur- viving at the time of his death were one son, Elton D. Merrifield;
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