WINDSOR, VT
Alice J. King, 102, a longtime resident of Windsor, passed away Sunday morning, May 6 at the Willows of Windsor in Windsor.
She was born June 1, 1909 in Watertown, MA the daughter of Harry and Edith (Bradlee) Wood. She received her schooling in Tilton, NH and Littleton, MA. She married Graton L. King in Plainfield, NH on April 20, 1935. Alice was employed at the former Gallagher Chemical Company in Windsor and later at Young's TV Store and Smith's Taxi, also in Windsor.
Alice was a very loving and caring grandmother. Her grandchildren feel blessed to have had her actively participate in raising them.
She enjoyed riding motorcycles and celebrated her 100th birthday by riding on a Harley Davidson. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, great grandchildren and her "grand puppies." She enjoyed the fall foliage, taking rides and relaxing while sitting on the front porch of "The Willows of Windsor".
She was predeceased by her husband in 1969 and by her daughter, Georgia J. Furman on January 24, 2010. She was also predeceased by four brothers, Wendell Wood, George Fullerton, Samuel Fullerton and Laurence Fullerton, and by three sisters, Nettie Keay, Maida Brown and Edith "Ginny" Cameron.
Survivors include four grandchildren, Jean Beaulieu and her husband, Larry of Windsor, Terri Hage of Windsor, Cathy Niboli and her husband, Lance of Cornish, NH and David Furman and his wife, Janet of Windsor, her seven great grandchildren, Heather and William Henne, Felicia and Nevin Niboli, Heidi and Joel Hage and Nathaniel Furman, several nieces and nephews, and her extended family at the Willows of Windsor.
A graveside service will be held, Friday, May 11 at 10:00 AM in the Ascutney cemetery in Windsor. The Rev. Amanda Lape-Freeberg, Pastor of the Old South Congregational Church in Windsor, will officiate.
The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor is entrusted with the arrangements.