Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Dearborn
First Name
Marion
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Knox
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Dexter, ME
Date of Birth
1911-12-09
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
2000-12-16
Publication
Courtesy of TheDailyME
Obituary
MARION K. DEARBORN DEXTER, Marion K. Dearborn, 89, died December 16, 2000 at a Dexter health care facility. She was born December 9, 1911, in Dexter, daughter of George and Edith (Josselyn) Knox. She Attended Farmington Normal School and then graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor’s Degree in education. She taught school in Corinna, Garland, Ripley and Dexter until her retirement in 1971. She was a member of the Maine Retired Teachers Association, the Dexter United Methodist Church, and was a former member of the Dexter Municipal Golf Club. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years Walter L. Dearborn in 1994. She is survived by three children and their spouses, Barry and Beverly Dearborn of Windsor, Conn., Ron and Susan Dearborn of Fairbanks, Alaska and Jean and Dana Rioux of Sherman Mills; 3 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren. Private services will be held at the Crosby & Neal Funeral Home in Dexter. Public graveside services will be held at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Dexter in the spring. Those who wish may make donations to the Dexter Sunshine Club, Nancy Baldwin, Treas., 59 Acadia St., Dexter, ME 04930.