Lilian H. Boothby

A memorial service was held 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 5, 2005 at the united Church in Walpole, MA. Burial was in Kennebunkport, ME.

Lillian H. Boothby, 81, resident of Parkview Care Center, died Monday, October 31, 2005.

Mrs. Boothby was a longtime resident of Walpole, Massachusetts, graduating from Walpole High School in 1941 and from the University of New Hampshire with honors in 1944. She worked as a teacher in Sharon, MA for 21 years before retiring in 1985. Mrs. Boothby moved to Fairfield to live near her son, Samuel Boothby in December 2003, three years after her husband died. While in Fairfield, she resided at Sunnybrook Assisted Living for 16 months and then at Parkview.

Mrs Boothby was active in the United Church in Walpole, the Cub Scouts and the Girl Scouts.

Survivors include her children and their families; two sons, Samuel Boothby of Fairfield, IA and Charles Boothby of Waldoboro, ME and one daughter, Margaret Elmer of Cabot, VT. Mrs. Boothby was grandmother to seven grandchildren. One sister, Fayette Bassey of Tucson, AZ also survives her.

Predeceasing Mrs. Boothby is her husband, Charles M. Boothby.