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ILLSLEY, Frances Elizabeth (37999)

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Birth

  • Born on July 16, 1911 in Berwick, Kings Co., NS

Death

  • Died on October 06, 2006 in Fremont, Rockingham Co., NH
  • Buried in Auburn Village Cemetery in Auburn, Rockingham Co., NH

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  • Occupation: Teacher/ Tax Collector
  • Obituary: AUBURN -- Frances I. Wood, 95, died Oct. 6, 2006, in Colonial Poplin Nursing Home, Fremont. Mrs. Wood was born in Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada, on July 16, 1911, a daughter of Isaac and Annie (Freeman) Illsley. She was a resident of Auburn for most of her life. Mrs. Wood was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy, class of 1929, and a graduate of Plymouth Normal School, class of 1931. She taught in Bunker Hill School, a one-room schoolhouse in Auburn. She was a tax collector for Auburn for more than 10 years during the 1950s and into the 1960s. She had also worked for Gulton Industries in Manchester as an electronics assembler. Mrs. Wood was a member of the Longmeadow Congregational Church, Auburn. She is survived by two sons, William Wood of Auburn, and Stanley Wood of Auburn; a daughter, Elizabeth Tolbert of Stow, Mass.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul S. Wood, in 1999, and a son, Allan in 1956. She was also predeceased by her brother, Charles Illsley. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m.in the Longmeadow Congregational Church, 4 Wilsons Crossing Road, Auburn. Burial will follow in the Village Cemetery in Auburn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Longmeadow Congregational Church, 4 Wilsons Crossing Road, Auburn, NH 03032. For more information, go to www.peabodyfuneralhome.com New Hampshire Sunday News Manchester,NH October 8, 2006

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