Obituaries 7-1-14
Mary Ann KnappBRANDON:Mary Ann Knapp, age 80, died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.Mrs. Knapp was born in Pemaquid, Maine on March 29, 1934, the daughter of James and Gladwyne (Curtis) Fuller. Her early years were spent in Maine. In 1945 she came to Shoreham and graduated from Shoreham High School, class of 1952. Following her marriage in 1954 she moved to Brandon. For several years she worked in special education, as a speech aide, at Lothrop Elementary School in Pittsford. She had long tenure on the Brandon Area Rescue Squad, served on the Board of Directors for the Brandon Cemetery Association and was a member of the Neshobe Sportsman Club. She and her husband retired to Galax, VA in 1993 where she was active in her church and a bridge club. She also loved crafts, camping, socializing with her many friends and going to the casino in Cherokee, NC. In 2010 they returned to Brandon. Surviving is her husband; Murray R. Knapp of Brandon, whom she married in Shoreham on September 6, 1954, 2 sons; Dale L. Knapp (and wife Ellen) of Brandon and Kent A. Knapp (and wife Laura) of South Burlington and her sister, Theo Fuller-Lowell of Salisbury. 2 granddaughters; Hillary Knapp and Kelsey Knapp, many nieces and nephews and several cousins survive her as well. Mary-Ann was predeceased by a son Mark F. Knapp and a sister Barbara Fuller. The memorial service “In Celebration of Her Life” will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at 10 AM, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Brandon. The Rev. Margo Fletcher, Rector will officiate. The graveside committal service and burial will follow, in the family lot, at Pine Hill cemetery. Following the ceremony the family will receive friends in the church “Undercroft” for a time of fellowship & remembrance. Friends may call, at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon on Wednesday, June 25, from 6-8 PM. Memorial gifts in her memory may be made to; The Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733. Bristol |
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