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Alice L. Soule, 93, wife of the late Doctor Gilmore W. Soule, departed from this life, Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at Windward Gardens, Camden. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, March 21, 1909, she was the daughter of Reverend Arthur F. and Marion Townsend Leigh. With her minister father, she lived in many communities throughout Maine as he served different pastorates. Her final secondary schooling was in Gardiner where she graduated from Gardiner High School in 1926. She later graduated from Simmons College and in 1930 from New England Deaconess Hospital, School of Nursing.
On March 27, 1933, she married Dr. Gilmore W. Soule in Derry, New Hampshire. After her marriage, Mrs. Soule continued her career as a Registered Nurse at the New England Deaconess Hospital.
She moved to Rockland with her husband in 1938. As a homemaker, her family was very important to her. She was involved in many community efforts including, volunteering with the Girls Scouts, PTA, Farnsworth Museum, Knox County Nurses Guild, Knox County Women's Hospital Auxiliary and as an active communicant of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. "My mother rallied for, and was passionately involved in the medical needs of this area," her daughter stated.
Following her husband's death in 1967, Mrs. Soule re-entered nursing as one of the first nurses with Mid-Coast Home Health, now known as Kno-Wal-Lin. In 1994, she moved to the Methodist home and in 1998 moved to Windward Gardens, where she has since resided.
Mrs. Soule is survived by one son, Daniel W. Soule and his wife Jeanne Gamage of York; one daughter, Mary Soule Ingalls and her husband John M., Sr., of Cape Elizabeth; eleven grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
January 11, 2004Myrna Bryant Hulme, of Jacksonville, Florida and Bremen, Maine, died January 7, 2004 at age 97. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was a graduate of Boston Teachers College, Class of 1927, and she taught in the Boston School System for four years.
She was predeceased by her husband, RADM John Hulme (1906-1997), and her son, Dr. George Hulme, who died with his two young sons in a tragic accident in 1979.
She is survived by two sons, John Hulme (wife Donna), Nelson Hulme (wife Dorothy); eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
March 23, 1999Theresa McLain, 87, of Orange, died March 17, 1999, of natural causes.
Survivors: daughter, Patricia Fisher; sisters, Elizabeth Gaudreau, Marguerite Fournier, Helen Dam; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
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Mrs. Arolyne R. Libby, 40, of North Auburn, died unexpectedly Sunday at her home. She was born at Waldoboro, May 29, 1922, the daughter of Jesse E. and Rhonda Western McLain. Educated in Lewiston schools, she was married June 21, 1941 to Louis Libby.
She is survived by her husband, one son, Daniel of Auburn; a brother, Earl McLain of Hartford, Conn; four sisters, Mrs. Marion Creamer, of Wiscasset; Mrs. Elsie Schwartz of Waldoboro; Mrs. Martha Creamer of Lewiston; and Mrs. Norma Clark of Auburn
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LEWISTON - Lewis E. Libby, 82, of Leeds, died Wednesday evening at Central Maine Medical Center.
Born at South Portland May 17, 1907, the son of James B. and Hortense Emmons Libby, he was educated at Leeds Elementarey School and Scarborough Schools, and was a 1924 graduate of Lewiston High School.
Mr. Libby was an Army Veteran of World War II, and also served briefly in the U.S. Navy. He was married to Arolyn McLain on June 28, 1941. She died Nov. 11, 1962. On June 6, 1970, he married Marguerite Carver, who died July 4, 1981.
He was employed by National Biscuit Co. for 10 years, and owned a store at West Poland. He was also owner and operator of North Auburn Cash Market for 21 years, retiring in 1972.
In 1972, Mr. Libby moved from North Auburn to Park Way in Auburn. In 1982, he moved to Leeds.
He was a member of Ashlar Lodge No. 105, AF&AM.
For the past year due to failing health, he had resided with a sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert Clark in Auburn.
Survors include one son, Daniel of Leeds, one stepson Ronald Carver of Poland, one brother, Herbert of Leeds; and one grandson.