Wright, Marguerite M., 94, January 16, 2013. Graveside services will be announced in the spring. Arrangements by Dunn Funeral Home, Houlton.
MARS HILL & BRISTOL, CT – Marguerite McCrum Wright, 94, died Jan. 16, 2013 at a Bristol, CT healthcare facility. She was born June 5, 1918 in Blaine, the daughter of Walter and Mae (VanTasell) Bell.
Marguerite lived most of her life in Mars Hill. She was a member of the Mars Hill Baptist Church and the Mars Hill Community Club, where she held positions in all offices. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 60 years. She worked as a teacher’s aide for many years at the Fort Street Elementary School and loved helping the children. Marguerite was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hanson, MA where she lived with her second husband. She was a member of the Hanson Senior Walkers. She attended the Gorham Congregational Church. She loved gardening, bird-watching, sports – especially those that involved family members – baking, and volunteering at the Country Store for family in Hanson, MA. Her greatest joy was her family and friends, especially her grandchildren. A special thank you to the staff of Countryside Manor, where Marguerite was loved and cared for in the last years of her life.
Marguerite is survived by two sons, Martin McCrum and his wife, Julie, of Aiken, SC, and their sons, Greg McCrum and family of Dupont, WA and Jeff McCrum and family of Belville, NJ, Daniel McCrum and his wife, Deborah, of Gorham, NH, and their daughters, Sarah Ono and family of Oita, Japan, Ellen McCrum and family of Brooklyn, NY; step-son, Paul M. Wright and his wife, Judi, of Boston, MA; two daughters, Molly Lawrence and her husband Rodney of Morristown, NJ, and their children, Andrew Lawrence and family of Mechanicsville, VA, Meghan Lawrence of Greensboro, NC, Ann Cinotti and her husband, Alex, their sons, Marcus and Ethan Cinotti, all of Bristol, CT; step-daughters, Jane Marinelli of Malden, MA, Carol Harrington of Coral Beach, FL and Brenda Myette of Hanson, MA; six step-grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; sister, Gladys Henderson of Houlton; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husbands, Don L. McCrum, Jr. and Wesley W. Wright.
Graveside service will be announced in the spring. Gifts may be made in Marguerite’s memory to the Don L. McCrum Scholarship Fund or the charity of one’s choice, c/o Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park Street, Houlton, ME 04730. Online condolences and guest book: dunnfuneral.com.
