BEATRICE (BRIGGS) PYNE, HINGHAM, MA – Beatrice (Briggs) Pyne, of Hingham, MA, passed away peacefully at her home on December 8, 2017, at the age of 100.
Beatrice was the loving wife of the late Edward S. Pyne. They were married for 64 years. She is survived by her son, Stephen B. Pyne and his wife, Frances, of Mansfield, MA, and a daughter, Julianne Jordan of Norwell, MA. She was predeceased in death by her six older siblings, Howard T. Briggs, Helen Briggs Thelma Briggs, all of Houlton, and Stella Houghton of Livermore Falls, Maine, and Norma L. Briggs of Carteret, New Jersey, and Chester L. Briggs, who was killed in WWI. The Houlton American Legion Post is named in his honor.
Born on August 27, 1917, in Houlton, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. Briggs and Elizabeth (Wiggins) Briggs. Beatrice was a 1935 graduate of Houlton High School and moved to Hingham, MA, in 1944 with her husband.
She was an active member of St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in Hingham, MA, where she
served as parish secretary for five years. She retired from Talbots of Hingham after twenty-two years of service.
A funeral service was held at St. John the Evangelist Church, 172 Main Street, Hingham, MA 02043 on Saturday, December 16 at 11:00 a.m. All relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. For additional information and online condolences, please visit www.downingchapel.com
