MCLELLAN Audrey Leigh

Female 1919 - 2010  (91 years)


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  • Name MCLELLAN Audrey Leigh 
    Birth 9 Jul 1919  Topsfield, Washington, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • (Kai-o-Waza Lodge on Farrar Lake.)
    Gender Female 
    _UID 12C36F7337DF4C55B9488DEDADF9E12898CC 
    Death 22 Aug 2010  Greenville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • (OBIT: GREENVILLE- Audrey Leah (McLellan) Thornton, 91, died August 22, 2010, at C.A. Dean Hospital in Greenville. She was born the first child of Arthur and Hazel McLellan, July 9, 1919 at Kai-o-Waza Lodge on Farrar Lake, Topsfield, Maine.

      Audrey was educated in local schools, graduating from Lee Academy. She continued her education at Washington State Normal School in Machias, and graduated from University of Maine at Orono. The first year of her teaching career was at South Princeton. She also taught for 8 years at the Topsfield Elementary School. Audrey completed her career by teaching for 22 years at Greenville Elementary School, retiring after more than 30 years in 1978. She took great pride in the teaching of her students and enjoyed seeing their successes as young adults. During her retirement years, she experienced endless hours working in her magnificent flower gardens.

      She held leadership positions in numerous organizations; local, state and national teacher associations, Delta Kappa Gamma, and Alpha State. She was also an active member of the Union Evangelical Church, having served many years as a deaconess and on many various committees. Audrey lived her life with grace, dignity, and faith. She was very thankful for her busy and full life as a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, homemaker, aunt, teacher, and friend.

      She became the loving and devoted wife of Vaughn Thornton in 1941. This unionproduced four sons and a daughter whom she dearly loved. Besides her husband ofGreenville, she is survived by two sons, Michael and his wife, Judith ofGreenville Jct., and Greg and his wife, Jayne of Falmouth; a daughter, Robin ofGreenville; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren whom she cherisheddeeply, Michael II and his wife, Jackie of N. Waterboro, Mitchell and his wife,Vanessa of GA, Nicholas and Elizabeth of Portland, Stefanie of Greenville, andKristin and Casey of N. Waterboro; also many nieces and nephews, who were veryspecial to her. Audrey was predeceased by an infant son, a son, Jeffrey, and abrother, Roger McLellan.

      Family and friends are invited to visit from 11 am to 12 pm Saturday, August28, 2010 at the Union Evangelical Church in Greenville where a memorial servicewill be held at 12 pm with the Rev. Dr. Robert Veon officiating. Those who wishto remember Audrey with a contribution may donate to the Jeffrey B. ThorntonScholarship Fund at the Greenville High School, P.O. Box 100, Greenville, ME04441.)
    Person ID I87264  Noyes Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2010 

    Father MCLELLAN Arthur Warren,   b. 23 Jan 1891, Bancroft, Aroostook, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1974, Greenville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother NOYES Hazel Ella,   b. 27 Sep 1897, Topsfield, Washington, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1987, Greenville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 26 Jun 1916  Princeton, Washington, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F8898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
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    Family ID F34381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S4990] Correspondence-Email-McLELLAN David, Comments: Audrey L. Thornton ; 4 November 2010; Paul M. Noyes.

    2. [S329] Pamphlet-Noyes.

    3. [S6311] Internet-Database-ancestry.com-Maine Marriage Records, 1713-1937, Princeton, ME.