Obituary

Louise D. Jewett

Tue, 09/04/2018 - 9:00am

Louise D. Jewett, 105, of Head Tide Hill Road, Alna died Aug. 24, 2018 at her residence.

She was born in Whitefield on Oct. 28, 1912, a daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth (Knight) Dunton.

In 1937 she married Allen K. Jewett at the King’s Mills Church in Whitefield. Louise traveled with Allen during his time in the military and returned to Alna in 1980. She was a school teacher in King’s Mills (Whitefield), Alna, Gardiner and Brunswick.

She was a member of the Bath Brunswick Retired Teachers Association, the First Congregational Church Wiscasset and a lifetime member of the Eastern Star.

She enjoyed flowers and planting around her home.

She was predeceased by her husband, Allen K. Jewett on Nov. 27, 1993; two brothers, Harold Dunton and Everett Dunton; and three sisters, Grace Marston, Georgia Foye and Effie Dunton.

She is survived by one niece, Georgia Bailey of Berwick; many great-nieces and great-nephews, great-great nieces and nephews; great-great-great nieces and nephews; and her family member and caretaker, Carolyn A. Fairservice of Whitefield.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7 at the First Congregational Church Wiscasset, UCC, 28 High Street, Wiscasset. A gathering will follow in the fellowship hall. Burial will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive in Augusta.

Memorial contributions may be made to Friends of the Head Tide Church, P.O. Box 138, Alna, 04535.

Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath, 04530. Condolences may be made online at www.Daiglefuneralhome.com.