Elaine Elizabeth Woodworth1

F, #16825, b. Jan 4, 1922, d. Jul 27, 2011
Pedigree

Family

Gerald Earl Derry b. Feb 8, 1926, d. Jun 4, 2006

Chronological Events

Birth*Jan 4, 1922 Elaine Elizabeth Woodworth was born on Jan 4, 1922 at Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
Marriage*Sep 28, 1968 She married Gerald Earl Derry, son of Earl Harrison Derry and Ada Mildred Lane, on Sep 28, 1968.1 
Death*Jul 27, 2011 Elaine Elizabeth Woodworth died on Jul 27, 2011, at age 89 at Maple Lane Nursing Home, Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.2 
ObituaryJul 28, 2011  OBITUARY: Elaine Woodworth Welch Derry, 89, a lifelong resident of the Northeast Kingdom, died on Wednesday, July 27, surrounded by her family at the Maple Lane Nursing Home in Barton.

Born January 4, 1922, in St. Johnsbury, she was a daughter of Lyle S. and Ruby D. (Bowden) Woodworth.

Mrs. Derry graduated from Lyndon Institute, Class of 1940. She married Laurence S. Welch in December 1944. She met him while taking flying lessons. To this union, three children were born. She and Mr. Welch later divorced. She married Gerald E. Derry on October 28, 1968. He predeceased her on June 4, 2006.

Mrs. Derry worked for many area businesses, including as a receptionist at Brightlook Hospital, as a newspaper route driver for the Caledonian-Record, as a bookkeeper for Koppers Company, and later for J. and J. Lumber in East Burke. She and Mr. Derry owned and operated a bed and breakfast in East Burke for many years, accommodating skiers and snowmobilers. She enjoyed flowers (especially gladiolas) and birds (especially chickadees). She loved all animals and had several favorites through the years. She frequently spoke of Sandy, a quarter horse she owned many years ago. An artistic person, Mrs. Derry was often called upon to design and paint posters for community events. She was a strict grammarian who insisted her children learn often-overlooked subtleties of English language usage, including the proper verb tense and the difference between subjective and objective pronoun forms. She was an enthusiastic and very competent proofreader, and she delighted in both the discovery of the occasional double entendre and in the creation of her own.

Mrs. Derry is survived by her children and their spouses: Lauren "Joe" and Anne Welch of East Burke, Lyle "Jerry" and Lynn Welch of West Burke, Laurelie and Dennis Chapman of Fairbanks, Arkansas; two grandsons: Corey Welch of Waterbury and Jeffrey and Robin Welch of Scotts Mills, Oregon; three great-grandchildren: Austin Welch, Kyla Welch, and Carter Welch; two stepsons: Reginald and Kay Welch of Lyndonville, and Richard and Ruth Welch of East Burke; a sister, Shirley Renner, of Durham, New Hampshire; a sister-in-law, Eleanor Woodworth of Lebanon, Maine; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her mother and father, Mrs. Derry was predeceased by two brothers, Dale and Donald Woodworth; a half-brother, Carlton Woodworth; and her stepmother, Lillian Woodworth.

A graveside service was held in the Woodmont Cemetery in East Burke on July 29 with the Reverend Christina Findlay officiating.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to either SAD/SAC, care of The Caledonian-Record, P.O. Box 8, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819, or the Maple Lane Nursing Home Activity Fund, 6 Maple Lane, Barton, Vermont 05822.

To sign an online memorial, please go to www.pearsonsfh.com.

Information provided from Pearson Funderal Home LLC, Lyndonville, VT.3
 
Burial*Jul 29, 2011 She was buried on Jul 29, 2011 at Woodmont Cemetery, Burke, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 74961063.4 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.