Doris Brown

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• Census: 1930, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 10; Address:
  268 Pleasant Street
• Graduation: 1947, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Graduation: 1965, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Employer: From 1967 to 1991, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Employer: say 1980
• Residence: 2007, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Obituary: 5 Nov 2007
• Last Full Review: 3 Oct 2020

Notes:

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Census:
She was living with her divorced father.

Graduation:
She graduated from Orange High School.

Graduation:
She graduated from Fitchburg State Teacher with a teaching degree.

Employer:
She taught at the Ralph C Mahar Regional High School.

Employer:
She worked at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, Orange, Massachusetts.

Obituary:
Doris Barber passed away Friday November 2 2007 at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer, MA.

Doris was born in Rutland Vermont August 7, 1929 the daughter of Phillip and Mary (Kelloway)Brown.

She grew up in Vermont. Later moving to Orange where she graduated from Orange High School in 1947 later moving to New Salem where she lived for many years. She obtained her teaching degree from Fitchburg State Teachers College in 1965 and started her teaching career at the Ralph C Mahar Regional High School in 1967, where she was the science coordinator until her retirement in 1991. Doris was very active in the science department and was instrumental in organizing the annual Mahar Science Fair for over 20 years she received the science educator of the year award for Franklin County in 1979. She was a member of the South Athol United Methodist Church and was very active in all church Activities especially the church fairs and suppers.

Doris and her husband Elwyn enjoyed traveling going to all 50 states and also England and Scotland. They especially liked traveling in New England and some of there biggest highlights was several trips driving to Alaska. She enjoyed fishing and was a member of the Mahar Fish and Game Club.

Doris was a family-oriented person and enjoyed spending time with her husband(who was her high school classmate)
children and grandchildren.

Her husband of 49 Years Elwyn C Barber died in 1996.

She leaves two sons Steven Barber and his wife Claire and Michael Barber and his wife Anne Both of New Salem six grandchildren Lonnie Bonefant, Fawn Pomelow, Mallory Barber, Allison Wyatt, Derek Barber, and Beth Barber, Six great grandchildren Landyn, Krystina, Cole, Austin , Jack, Jenna. And a sister Grace of Saratoga Springs NY A daughter Susan Barber Died in 1991.

Funeral Services will be Tuesday November 6 2007at 11:00 am at Witty"s Funeral Home 158 South Main St Orange with the Rev Thomas S. McKeown Officiating burial will follow at South Cemetery in Orange and there will be a calling hour from 10:00 am until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to the South Athol United Methodist Church C/O Zane Dubour Po Box 211 Athol MA 01331 Or the Teachers Scholarship Fund at Mahar C/O Ralph C Mahar Regional School South Main St Orange Ma 01364

Doris married Elwyn Chester Barber in 1948 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Elwyn (son of Lee Wilfred Barber and Mabel Orissa Graves) was born on 6 Apr 1929 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Mar 1996 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 26 Mar 1996 in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Claire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 18 Oct 2020

Family/Spouse: Anne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]