Mary Anne Ashton King , 68, of St. Johnsbury, passed away late
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. She was born in St. Johnsbury on Jan. 1, 1940,
the only child of Donald and Helen (Whalen) Ashton. She
graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy with the class of 1957.
She received her bachelor's degree from Mt. Holyoke College in
Amherst, Mass., and her doctorate in education from the
University of Vermont. A longtime teacher and administrator at St.
Johnsbury Academy, Mary Anne contributed greatly to the
formation and running of the ESL (English as a Second
Language) program. She was a longtime trustee at St. Johnsbury
Athenaeum and active member of the North Congregational
Church. She is survived by her husband, Bradford King; three
sons: Daniel King and wife, Elisa, of Denver, Colo., Andrew King
and wife, Abigail, of Cleveland, Ohio, Jason King and wife, Diana,
of Barre Town, Vt.; two grandchildren Jesse and Hannah; her
mother-in-law Alfreda 'Freddie' King of St. Johnsbury, Brad's
brother Ronald King of Cohoes, N.Y.; Brad's sister Carol Wilkes
and husband, John, of Linton, Ind. Memorial services will be held
Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. at the North Congregational
Church with pastor and friend, the Rev. Jay Sprout, officiating. A
reception will follow the service downstairs at the church.
Memorial contributions could be directed to any of the following:
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171 Main St., St. Johnsbury VT
05819; North Congregational Church, 1325 Main St., St.
Johnsbury VT 05819; or to St. Johnsbury Academy (earmarked
for the ESL Program), 1000 Main St., St. Johnsbury VT 05819.
|
|
|
