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Stacy, Mrs. John (née Ruth Gould) (94), d. 1865. Ruth Gould married John Stacy in 1792. They settled in Porter in 1804. Mrs. Stacy, who was born in 1771, was the daughter of Joseph Gould, Jr. and Ruth Remick Gould, Jr. They came to Parsonsfield from Ber- wick in 1795. They had five children, Oliver and Salome were born in Berwick, Jordan and Hannah were born in Parsonsfield, and George, born in Porter. The children all settled in Porter.
Stacy, Lieut. Lucian (28), d. 1898. Lieut. Stacy was born in Por- ter, Sept. 5, 1870; the son of George E. and Mrs. Olive Chapman Stacy. He died in Gorham, Maine, of malarial fever contracted at Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 4, 1898. Lieut. Stacy spent his juvenile years on the homestead farm and attending the local schools. From the primary schools he went to Bridgton Academy, graduating in the fall of 1888. During his vacations he taught school and otherwise applied himself with great self-reliant ability to acquire means for supporting himself when he entered upon classical instruction. He entered Bowdoin College in 1889. Here also he became a diligent
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student and stood well in his class. He possessed a splendid physique and perfect health, and to preserve these when his habits became more sedentary he turned his attention to athletic exercises, and soon reached the foremost rank as a football player. He also was captain of the only victorious freshmen boat crew in the history of Bowdoin. Having decided to enter upon a military occupation, he left college during his junior year to accept a cadetship at West Point, N. Y. At the military academy he made easy and commend- able advancement in his drill. Here also his fine social qualities endeared him to his instructors and classmates. He continued his athletic practices, and was regarded as one of the best "halfbacks" at West Point. Graduating from the military school in 1896, he was immediately assigned to a lieutenantcy in the 20th Regiment, U. S. Army, and stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he accompanied his regiment to Mobile, Alabama, thence to the scene of combat at Caney, Cuba. "I was near him in the fight at Caney and his courage was sublime." So wrote Capt. J. F. Morrison, Capt. 20th Infantry, from Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas. (Letter dated, Sept. 20, 1898)
Lieut. L. Stacy died at the home of his brother, Dr. Clinton Stacy of Gorham, Maine, and his body was laid to rest in the family lot in Riverside Cemetery at Kezar Falls, Maine.
A large, framed photograph of Lieut. Lucian Stacy hangs in "Memorial Hall" of the home of the Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society, Kezar Falls.
Stacy, William C. (67), d. July 10, 1945. Mr. Stacy was born in Porter, May 3, 1878; the son of Freeman and Mary Lord Stacy. He was a U. S. Mail carrier on Route No. 2 until 1942 when he retired after thirty years of service. Mr. Stacy died at the home of his son, Herman, at Porter Village. Surviving are six sons, Clinton of Strat- ford, Conn., Herman of Porter Village, Ralph of Portland, Russell of Kezar Falls, Myron of Camp Gordon, Ga., Arthur of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va .; three daughters, Mrs. Frances Goodrich of Palmyra, Mrs. Ruth Bradshaw and Mrs. Grace Sawyer of Kezar Falls; 11 grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Alton Goodwin, and one brother Sherman Stacy of Cliftondale, Mass.
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Stanley, Mrs. Amanda H. (99), d. 1944. Mrs. Stanley, the widow of John Stanley, Jr., who died on Feb. 13, 1944, was the oldest resi- dent of this community at the time of her death. She was the daughter of Isaac and Susan Gould Stanley - the last survivor of a family of ten. Mrs. Stanley passed away at her home, "Sunny- side Farm," on Stanley Pond, where the Stanley-Gould reunion was held for many years. She had been a member of Riverside Metho- dist Church for 75 years; of the Rebekah Lodge at Cornish for 60 years; of the Charter Oak Grange at South Hiram for 38 years. Sur- vivors at the time of her death were: Mrs. Sylvia Prince, her daugh- ter, who lived with her mother; a son, Noyes Gould Stanley of Waban, Mass., a grandson and two great-grandsons.
Stanley, Mrs. Bessie Lord (86), d. 1950. Mrs. Stanley was born in Wolfboro, N. H. She had lived in Porter until the death of her husband, Alvin C. Stanley, in 1931. Since then she had made her home with her stepson and his wife, the Rev. and Mrs. Curtis L. Stanley in Westbrook, Rockland and Bath. Mrs. Stanley was the last living charter member of the Advent Christian Church of Kezar Falls. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery.
Stanley, Carl J. (72), d. 1954. Mr. Stanley, a life-long resident of Kezar Falls, died at his home on Summer Street. He was born here on Jan. 11, 1882, the son of George and Alemina Mason Stanley. He had been a bookkeeper at the Oxford Land and Lumber Company for more than thirty years. Mr. Stanley attended the local schools and the Parsonsfield Seminary. He was a member of Masonic bodies and a charter member of the Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society. Mr. Stanley is survived by his widow, Mrs. Fannie Bibber Stanley, formerly of South Harpswell; and a son, Roger E. Stanley of the U. S. Air Force.
Stanley, Mrs. Blanche P. (64), d. 1943. Mrs. Stanley was born at Lynn, Mass., the daughter of Thomas C. and Mary Chapman Page. She had resided in Porter for nearly 60 years; married to Mr. Stanley on Dec. 24, 1893. Mrs. Stanley was survived by her husband, Sidney B. Stanley (d. 1955); three sons, Orion R., Preston J., and Keith L., all of Kezar Falls; two daughters, Lena, the wife of Raymond Strout of Portland, and Alma, wife of Dr. David Young all of Salt
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Lake City, Utah; a brother, Herman Page of South Weymouth, Mass., a niece, Mrs. Dorothy Page Wait of South Weymouth; a nephew, Lucien of Panama, and six grandchildren.
Stanley, Mrs. Elizabeth J. (78), d. 1955. Mrs. Stanley was born at Kearsarge, N. H., the daughter of Albert and Martha Eastman. She died in Portland. Mrs. Stanley is survived by her husband, Mr. Ralph Stanley, and several nieces and nephews.
Stanley, Mrs. Elma A. (70), d. 1954. Mrs. Stanley was born in Waterboro, the daughter of George Tarbox and Jennie Brown Tar- box. Besides her husband, Mr. Everett G. Stanley, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Frank Stevens of Hollis Center; four children, Mrs. Herbert Guptill, Mrs. Daniel Lord, Fulton E. Stanley, all of Kezar Falls, and Mrs. Adis M. Stearns of South Portland; 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Stanley, Mrs. Grace Stacy (45), d. 1931. Mrs. Stanley was born in Porter, the daughter of Freeman and Lucy Lord Stacy. She was sur- vived by her husband, two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Garland of Porter, and Mrs. Bernice Goodwin of Kezar Falls; two brothers, Sherman Stacy of Cliftondale, Mass., and William Stacy of Kezar Falls. Rev. Arthur A. Callaghan officiated at the funeral services.
Stanley, Isaac M. (79), d. May 23, 1925. Mr. Stanley was born in Porter, 1846; the son of Rev. John and Salome Stacy Stanley. He was engaged in various enterprises during the years he resided in Kezar Falls, and for ten winters in the later years of his life he had charge of an orange grove near St. Augustine, Florida. At the time of the Civil War, while living in Philadelphia, he enlisted in the Marine Corps.
Mr. Stanley died at the home of his son, Roland Stanley, only a few days before Memorial Day (1925) when he was to have given the address at the Riverside Cemetery.
Stanley, Rev. John (78), d. 1894. Rev. Stanley was the son of William and Susannah Gould Stanley. He married Salome Stacy, April 9, 1840, and lived in Porter until his death, Dec. 11, 1894. He was a preacher of the Freewill Baptist Church, often delivering sermons at the Porter Meeting House. Four of his ten children were alive at the Stanley-Gould reunion in 1931: Randall of Porter,
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Hannah Cole of Conway, Olive Danforth of Brownfield, and Tobias of Connecticut.
Stanley, Mrs. Minnie A. (74), d. 1936. Mrs. Stanley was born in Porter, the daughter of Aaron H. and Almenie Towle Mason. She was the widow of George S. Stanley. Mrs. Stanley died at the home of Mrs. Mabel Sawyer. She was survived by a son, Carl J. Stanley (d. 1954), and a grandson, Roger E. Stanley.
Stanley, Orman L. (64), d. 1940. Mr. Stanley was born in the town of Porter; the son of Preston J. and Naomi Stacy Stanley. He was graduated from Parsonsfield Seminary. He taught school in Porter for two years, and served as superintendent for five years. Mr. Stanley was the originator of the plan to organize the Kezar Falls National Bank which was instituted in 1910; since then he had been cashier of the bank also its vice president. Mr. Stanley was the post- master at Kezar Falls during the period, 1903-1913. He had been prominent in many business and political activities; treasurer of the Oxford Land and Lumber Company of Kezar Falls; member of the school board for 25 years, and moderator at town meetings for 25 years; member of the Legislature in 1909, of the Senate in 1917 and 1918; member of Governor William Tudor Gardiner's Executive Council from 1929 to 1933. Mr. Stanley was a 32nd degree Mason, and member of the Shrine, Knights of Pythias; Red Men, and Kezar Falls Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Ridlon Stanley; three daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Locke of Bridgton, Mrs. Nathaniel Leonard of New York, and Mrs. Harry Wishman of Bos- ton; one son, Mr. J. Malcolm Stanley of Kezar Falls.
Stanley, Preston J. (49), d. Nov. 27, 1902 at which time he was the postmaster in Kezar Falls, and with his son, Orman, had carried on a large trade in dry goods, clothing, furniture, etc. He was the son of Rev. John and Salome Stacy Stanley, being among the younger of ten children. He is survived by his wife, Naomi Stacy Stanley, and three sons and three daughters, Sidney B., Orman L., Sherman P., Evelyn M., Florence M., and Ina N., and two grand- children.
Stanley, Randall L. (78), d. 1940. Mr. Stanley was the son of Rev. John and Salome Stacy Stanley. He is survived by three sons,
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Harry, Ernest and Irvin; three daughters, Mrs. Mae Thompson of Conway, N. H., Mrs. Bertha Pence and Mrs. Mabel Libby of Farm- ington, N. H., one brother, Tobias Stanley of North Woodstock, N. H., one sister, Mrs. Olive Danforth of Brownfield, and several grandchildren.
Stanley, Sidney B. (80), d. 1955. Mr. Stanley was a life-long resi- dent of Kezar Falls; the son of Preston J. and Naomi Stacy Stanley. He graduated from Parsonsfield Seminary in 1898, and from the New England Institute of Anatomy and Embalming, Boston. He was a funeral director for nearly 40 years. Mr. Stanley held numer- ous town offices, such as director and assistant cashier of the Kezar Falls National Bank; a member of the superintending school com- mittee for 28 years; Sunday School superintendent of the Riverside Methodist Church for 47 years; charter member and past president of the Kiwanis Club; charter member of Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society. Mr. Stanley also served one term in the State Legislature in 1943. Mrs. Stanley, the former Blanche Page, died in 1943. Mr. Stanley is survived by three sons, Orion R., Preston J., and Keith L .: two daughters, Mrs. Raymond L. Strout of Portland, and Mrs. David Young of Raleigh, N. C .; three sisters, Mrs. Evelyn M. Wat- kins of Kezar Falls, Mrs. John W. Higgins of Skowhegan, and Mrs. Ina N. Emery of Saco; ten grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Stanley, Sherman P. (59), d. 1939. Mr. Stanley was born in Kezar Falls, the son of Preston J. and Naomi Stacy Stanley. He was edu- cated in the local schools and Parsonsfield Seminary. He had been employed at the Kezar Falls Woolen Mill for 45 years, 30 of which he was superintendent of the spinning department. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Myrtie Stanley; a son, Neal; two brothers, O. L. Stanley (d. 1940) and Sidney B. Stanley (d. 1955); three sisters, Mrs. Ina N. Emery, Mrs. Evelyn Watkins and Mrs. Florence S. Higgins.
Stanley, William (46), d. 1822. Mr. Stanley married Susanna Mor- rison in 1797; eight or nine years later, he, together with his oldest and youngest brothers, Joseph and Elisha, respectively, left Shapleigh for Porterfield where William bought two lots (200 acres), numbers
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nine and ten on "B" range. There were a dwelling, barn and grist- mill on the property when he bought it - all for one thousand dollars! However, he did not remain long in what by now (1807) had become the town of Porter. He moved to the nearby town of Hiram where he built a house, across the road from where the Union Church once stood. He also constructed two sawmills - one at the outlet of Stanley Pond, the other near the site of the present sawmill in the village of South Hiram. Four generations of Stanleys have had an interest in this latter sawmill. William Stanley was the first settler in South Hiram. He probably brought his family from Porter to Hiram not later than 1810. William Stanley died at his home in Hiram on April 27, 1822; his wife passed away on July 16, 1836. They both rest near the smiling waters of Stanley Pond.
Stanley, William (78), d. 1939. Mr. Stanley was born in Kezar Falls, the son of John and Martha Fox Stanley. Funeral services were held at the Advent Christian Church. Rev. Henry Simonds, pastor of the church, officiating.
Here is an historical note about the ancient House of Stanley: The Isle of Man, situated in the Irish Sea, equidistant from Ireland, England and Scotland, passed to the great House of Stanley in 1405. This famous Lancashire family ruled in Man up to the year, 1736, when the lordship came into the possession of the Duke of Athol.
During the 331-year reign of the Stanleys, there was one outstand- ing figure that holds our attention, namely; the Seventh Earl of Derby - "The greatest of all the Lords of Man," the people of the Isle of Man called him. The Earl himself gives us the secret of his popularity - he writes: "When I first came among the people, I seemed affable and kind to all, so I offended none. For taking off your hat; a good word; a smile or the like, will cost you nothing, but may gain you much."
Staples, Mrs. Aurelia Weeks (76), d. 1935. Mrs. Staples was born in Hiram, the daughter of Clark H. and May Stanley Weeks. She was the widow of Mark L. Staples, and lived on Main Street, Kezar Falls. Surviving are one son, Raymond Staples; one granddaughter, Mrs. Kenneth Totman of Fairfield; three great-grandchildren, Ken- neth, Jr., Donald and Richard.
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Stearns, David E. (88), d. 1937. Mr. Stearns was born at Dens- burg, Germany, Jan. 10, 1849; the son of Isaac and Rebecca Gans Stearns. He came to this country in 1865, at the age of 16, crossing the Atlantic in an old sailing vessel which, after a voyage of two months, landed at Castle Garden in New York City. As a young man, he traveled on foot through the states of Maine, New Hamp- shire, Vermont, Connecticut and northern New York, selling articles from his pack which he carried on his back. He later sold his wares from a horse-drawn cart, followed some time later by operating gen- eral stores at Lovell, South Hiram and Conway, N. H. Mr. Stearns opened a grocery and meat store in Kezar Falls about the year, 1907, and retired from active business in 1928. His home was on Bridge Street, Kezar Falls. Mr. Stearns was a member of the Bridgton Lodge of Masons; a charter member of Lovell Lodge, K. of P., and later helped to organize Ossipee Lodge No. 40. He was also at one time a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge of Bridgton. Mr. Stearns was survived by four children, Mrs. Luella M. Ridlon, Mrs. Ethel S. Weeks (d. 1948), William E. Stearns and Frank M. Stearns; all of Kezar Falls and South Hiram. He also left 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Rev. C. F. Butterfield, pastor of Riverside Methodist Church, officiated at the funeral services.
Stearns, Frank M. (69), d. 1946. Mr. Stearns was born at South Hiram, the son of David E. Stearns. He was prominent in civic and political affairs of the town and county, and a prominent cattle dealer and lumberman. He served the town of Hiram as selectman for several terms; Porter chairman of the Oxford County Republican Committee; a county commissioner for six years; served in the State Legislature in 1916-17; past chancellor commander of Ossipee Lodge, Knights of Pythias; member of Greenleaf Lodge of Masons at Cor- nish; member of Costello Tribe of Red Men of Kezar Falls; past president of the Kezar Falls Kiwanis Club, and for many years man- ager of the Kezar Falls baseball team. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bessie Morrill Stearns; three sons, Adis M. of South Hiram, Bernard D. of Portland, and Raymond C. of Rochester, N. H., a daughter, Mrs. Harry Merrifield of Kezar Falls; five grandchildren, First Sgt. Hugh M. Stearns, U. S. Army at Camp Kilmer, N. J.,
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Pvt. Roger A. Stearns, U. S. Army, Heidelberg, Germany, Joyce and Cheryl Stearns of South Hiram, and Betty Ann Merrifield of Kezar Falls; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Weeks and Mrs. Luella Ridlon, both of Kezar Falls; several nieces and nephews.
Stearns, Mrs. Nora J. Stanley (70), d. July 1945. Mrs. Stearns was born in 1875; the daughter of Jacob and Lizzie Saunders Stanley, and the wife of William E. Stearns. She was an active member of the Grange, Pythian Sisters, and the Kezar Falls Library Association.
Stearns, William E. (70), d. April 1945. Mr. Stearns was born in 1875; the son of David and Linda Dyer Stearns. He married Grace Ridlon, who died in 1900, leaving a little daughter, Leah, who died at the age of nine. Mr. Stearns second wife was Nora J. Stanley (d. 1945). Mr. Stearns was a cattle dealer the greater part of his life. He was a member of the Kiwanis, the Grange, K. of P., and Masonic Lodge, and a Director of the Kezar Falls National Bank. Mr. Stearns had also been active in town affairs.
Stocks, Mrs. Flora (62), d. 1954. Mrs. Stocks was born in Porter, daughter of Aldo French and Olive Linscott French.
Towle, Fred (84), d. Aug. 16 or 17, 1956, at his home in Kezar Falls. Mr. Towle was born in the town of Porter, on Dec. 25, 1871; the son of Ezra James and Sarah Coolbroth Towle, and had lived here all his life. Until his retirement, he had been employed by the Kezar Falls Woolen Company.
Survivors are two sons, Wilson and Wellington, both of Portland; a nephew, George W. French of Bloomfield, N. J., and Kezar Falls, Maine; a niece, Mrs. Maurice Bragdon of Falmouth. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, Kezar Falls.
Towle, George Washington (88), d. 1917. Mr. Towle was born in Porter, the grandson of William Towle (1774-1841) who came to Porter in about the year, 1806, from Epsom, N. H. He was edu- cated in his home town of Porter, and managed an extensive lumber business for 22 years, becoming a very prosperous merchant. In 1881, Mr. Towle built the Kezar Falls Woolen Mill and established the manufacture of woolen goods. He was at different times director, treasurer and president. He was one of the leading stockholders of the Kezar Falls National Bank, and its first president. Mr. Towle
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held many town offices; was selectman for ten years, also treasurer and collector. He retired from active business in 1893. One of his largest bequests to his town was fifteen thousand dollars, left in trust for the Porter High School. A biographical sketch of Mr. Towle will be found on page 189 of the "Biographical Review of York County."
Trueworthy, Harry W. (71), d. 1951. Mr. Trueworthy died at the Osteopathic Hospital, Portland, after a short illness. He was born in Porter, the son of Fred and Eugenia Holmes Trueworthy. He passed most of his boyhood in Porter and Parsonsfield. He was married to Minnie Wilkinson in 1913. Surviving, besides his widow, are a son, Lloyd E. Trueworthy, and a daughter, Mrs. Eula Gilpatrick of S. Hiram.
Ward, Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Cochran (65), d. 1952. Mrs. Ward was born at Lemsford, Hatfield, England; the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Ann Cochran. She died at Kezar Falls. Surviving are her husband, Walter F. Ward, one daughter, Mrs. John Schatzel, and two grandchildren.
Watson, C. Winfred (55), d. 1936. Mr. Watson was born in Cornish, the son of Charles and Josephine Pugsley Watson. He spent almost 50 years in Kezar Falls, where he passed away at his home on Main Street. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elsie Watson; four sons, Vance, Elwin, Rodney and Vaughn; four daugh- ters, Mrs.,John Marsh of Bridgton, Mrs. Gerald Hallett of Wood- fords, Hilda and Charlotte; two granddaughters, and two sisters, Mrs. Maude Stacey and Mrs. Gertrude Fox.
Weeks, Mrs. Cora (77), d. 1949. Mrs. Weeks was the widow of Lester Weeks, and she died at Sidney, N. S., at the home of one of her daughters. Mrs. Weeks was the daughter of Jacob Stanley and Lizzie Saunders of Hiram. Besides her two daughters, she left a sister, Mrs. Flora Nason of South Hiram; several grandchildren and a nephew, J. Bruce Nason, U. S. N.
Weeks, Edwin C. (71), d. 1943. Mr. Weeks was born in the town of Porter; the son of John Henry and Sarah Merrill Weeks. He had been an employee of the Kezar Falls Woolen Company for 53 years. Mr. Weeks died at his home on School Street. He is survived by
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his widow, Lillian M. Weeks (d. 1943); one son, Cecil R. Weeks; three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Stetson, Mrs. Sarah Metcalf and Mrs. Julia Hodgdon; eleven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Stacy Weeks; one sister, Mrs. Susie Greene of Madison, N. H., and one cousin, Mrs. Lena Davis of New London, N. H.
Weeks, Mrs. Ethel S. (68), d. 1948. Mrs. Weeks was born in Lovell, the daughter of David and Linda Stearns. She had resided in Porter since a small child. She was a member of Macbeth Club, Woman's Society of Christian Service and the Methodist Church. Surviving, besides her husband, Stacy Weeks, are one sister, Mrs. Luella Ridlon, a daughter, Mrs. Thelma Meloon, both of Kezar Falls; a granddaughter, Mrs. Leatrice Martin of West Gorham; two grandsons, Merton Meloon of Fitchburg, Mass., and Maurice Meloon of Kezar Falls; two great-grandchildren, Sharon Lee and David Rus- sell Martin of West Gorham; and several nieces and nephews.
Weeks, John Henry (86), d. 1936. Mr. Weeks was born in Por- ter, the son of Clark and Mary Mason Weeks. He passed away at the home of his son, Stacy Weeks. Surviving are two sons, Edwin and Stacy Weeks of Kezar Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Susie Greene of Madison, N. H., seven grandchildren and seventeen great-grand- children.
Weeks, Irving (78), d. Feb. 1939. Mr. Weeks was born in Por- ter, June 22, 1860. Having attended schools here, including Kezar Falls High School, also Parsonsfield Seminary and Fryeburg Acad- emy, he taught school at Freedom and Eaton, N. H., Baldwin and Brownfield, Me. He later took up farming in the town of Porter. He had also served as town auditor. He was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Laura Stanley Weeks; a son, Frank Weeks, and three grandchildren.
Weeks, Mrs. Vesta (77), d. May 31, 1934. Mrs. Weeks, who was a native of Holderness, N. H., left two daughters, Mrs. Della Allen and Mrs. Addie McEwan of Dover, N. H .; a grandson, Allen Mc- Ewan, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Holt, Dover, N. H.
Weeks, Mrs. Lillian May (69), d. 1943. Mrs. Weeks was born at Eaton, N. H., the widow of Edwin C. Weeks. She died in Porter.
Wiggin, James H. (83), d. 1948. Mr. Wiggin was born in Tam-
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worth, N. H., the son of Joseph Alonzo and Frances Hutchins Wig- gin. He came to Kezar Falls from Effingham, N. H., in 1908. He had been an automobile dealer for several years before he entered the antique business in 1913. Mr. Wiggin was a member of the U. S. Trotting Association. Surviving, besides his widow, Mrs. Margaret Wiggin, is his brother, Mr. Arthur E. Wiggin of Kezar Falls. In- terment was at Effingham Falls Cemetery.
Wiggin, Mrs. Margaret (69), d. 1951. Mrs. Wiggin was the widow of James H. Wiggin. She was the daughter of John and Margaret Mallory Connelly of Boston, Mass. Surviving is one sis- ter, Miss Elizabeth Connelly, R. N. Funeral services were held with Solemn Requiem High Mass in the St. Mathew's Cathedral, Limer- ick, Maine. Interment was in Effingham Falls, N. H.
Wiggin, Arthur Elvy (79), d. July 31, 1956, at the Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, after many years of failing health. Mr. Wiggin was born in the town of Tamworth, N. H. on January 20, 1877; the son of Joseph Alonzo and Frances Hutchins Wiggin.
Following his marriage, he and Mrs. Wiggin lived for a few years in Greenfield, Mass., before coming to Kezar Falls in 1915 where they resided until fourteen months ago. Because of ill health they have been residing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hartford in Cornish, Maine.
Mr. Wiggin was employed by the Kezar Falls Woolen Company as a loom fixer until his retirement in 1946. He was a past member of the Kezar Falls Kiwanis Club.
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