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- Milford Daily News, September 22, 2012
Dorothy M. Burton (Picture included)
Dorothy M. (Bassett) Burton, 98, formerly of 9 Blackstone Street, Mendon, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Countryside Health Care of Milford. She was the beloved wife of the late Westley Burton who died in 1981. She was born on March 7, 1914 in Woonsocket, RI, the daughter of the late Verne and Carrie (Holbrook) Bassett. She spent her early years in Uxbridge, graduating from Uxbridge High School, Class of 1933. Mrs. Burton was a resident of Hopedale for 23 years before moving to Florida and later returning to Mendon in 1984. Mrs. Burton had been employed in the main office of the former Draper Corporation in Hopedale for 14 years, retiring in 1970. She had previously been employed at the former Hopedale Coal and Ice Co. In her retirement, she began volunteering at the Milford Hospital in 1990. Mrs. Burton was a member of the Union Evangelical Church in Hopedale for more than 50 years. Mrs. Burton is survived by two daughters, Joyce Anderson and her husband Kurt of Slingerlands, NY and Gail Earle and her husband Richard of Uxbridge; 5 grandchildren, Cheryl Kelly, Linda Stewart, Robert Anderson of New York, Richard Earle of Uxbridge and Laurie Christie of FL, along with 10 great-grandchildren. She also leaves a niece Eleanor Doble of NH and a nephew William Chasteen of SC. She was predeceased by two sisters, Bertha Ranslow and Edith Chasteen. She was very proud of all her family and enjoyed sewing, knitting and crafting gifts for them. She enjoyed outdoor walks and spending time with her great-grandchildren and she will be sadly missed. Funeral services will be held Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 at 11 AM in the Union Evangelical Church, 25 Dutcher St., Hopedale. Burial will follow in Hopedale Village Cemetery, Rte. 16, Hopedale. Visiting hours will be held Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 from 3-5 PM in the Buma-Sargeant Funeral Home, 42 Congress St., Milford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Mrs. Burton's memory may be made to the Union Evangelical Church, c/o Memorial Fund, 25 Dutcher St., Hopedale, MA 01747 or the Countryside Health Care of Milford, c/o Activity Fund, 1 Countryside Drive, Milford, MA 01757.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1914 - 2012 (98 years)