Dorothy Augusta (Darling) Brown died peacefully on July 26, 2014 in Damariscotta with her family by her side.

Dorothy was born June 8, 1915 in Somerville, Mass., to Edward B. and Marguerite (Hutchins) Darling.

Dorothy was a graduate of Medford High School. Throughout her years in Medford, she was active in the Methodist-Episcopal church. She married V. Allen Brown of Edgecomb in 1935. After moving to Edgecomb, she became the treasurer for the town. She later resigned when she and Allen moved to Bremen, where they operated Allen’s lobster business, known as the Lusty Lobster, Inc. She was the bookkeeper for the business until she retired in 1980. The Browns became residents of Florida and lived in Fort Myers for a numbers of years, summering in East Boothbay and later in East Edgecomb.

Dorothy’s husband of 64 years, Allen, died in 2000.

She is survived by: her son, Robert R. Brown and his wife Cynthia; sister, Ruth Hall and her children, David Hall and his wife Pat and Jeanne Hall Mellen and her husband, Gerald; nieces, Pam Trainor and Pat Ammiroult; granddaughter, Dianne Brown Gustafson Peirce and her husband, Lyle Peirce and children, Michael, Nicholas, Andy and Jeanna Gustafson; daughter-in-law, Evelin Brown Stanley and children, Karen and James Brown; step-grandson, Mike Orff; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a grandson, Kenneth Allen Brown, a brother, Robert F. Darling, and a sister-in-law, Gwen Darling.

At Mrs. Brown’s request there will be no funeral. At a date to be decided, the family will gather to honor and remember her life.

A permanent Book of Memories has been established in honor of Dorothy A. Brown at www.hallfuneralhomes.com.  

Arrangements are entrusted to the staff of Hall’s of Boothbay.