Obit 2013- Grace E Maynard (Morris related in Advocate)
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- Subject: Obit 2013- Grace E Maynard (Morris related in Advocate)
- From: "Bruce clarke" <Bruce_clarke_uid1942@yahoogroups.inv_ alid>
- Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2016 16:28:05 -0000
Maynard, Grace (Morris),
99, of Avery Heights, Hartford, widow of George B. Maynard,
Jr., passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Born in New Jersey, daughter of Grace (Nichols) and Richie H. Morris,
she had resided in West Hartford most of her life and spent summers at the
family's lake cottage in Vernon. A long-time member of the Universalist Church
of West Hartford, in 1990 she received the Wallace Fiske award for Distinguished
Service. Among her favorite hobbies was gardening; she was an active member of
the West Hartford Garden Club for twenty-five years and was made an Honorary
Member in 2005. A graduate of Bay Path College, Grace had been employed as secretary at
Conning & Company, Hartford Empire Company, Kingswood School, and the
Hartford Seminary Foundation. Throughout their married life she and George
enjoyed trips to Maine and Nova Scotia and, after retirement, they traveled in
Europe with friends. Grace had a keen interest in family heritage
and was thrilled when, at age 82, she visited the home where her grandfather was
born in Devonshire, England.
Grace is survived by her son Robert Maynard and his partner Joyce Goode of East
Windsor, her daughter and son-in-law Judy and Dave Kilbon of East Granby,
grandsons David and Jim Cersosimo and Josh Maynard,
four great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by
her sisters, Helen Breece and Ruth Walsh.
A
memorial service will be conducted on May 25, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Avery
Heights Chapel, 705 New Britain Avenue, Hartford, CT, followed by a reception.
Burial will be in the Ellington Cemetery at the convenience of the family. In
lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of the
Universalist Church of West Hartford, 433 Fern Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
or to the Avery Heights Village Fund, 705 New Britain Avenue, Hartford, CT
06106. Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home of West Hartford has charge of the
arrangements. For directions and online condolences, please visit www.taylorandmodeen.com.