She was born in Bath on June 21, 1939, a daughter of Frank and Evangeline (Miller) Sparks Jr. She attended Woolwich schools and in 1956 graduated from Morse High School in Bath.
In 1939, she won the prettiest baby in Bath awarded by The Bath Daily Times for which she was very proud of. On Aug. 30, 1957, she married Leon Hathorne and they resided in Wiscasset. She was employed by the Department of Human Services. She raised their family and was known as “Sarge.” She was the tax collector for the town of Wiscasset for 14 years, retiring in 1989.
Diane was a member of St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church in Wiscasset and a member of the Female Charitable in Wiscasset.
She enjoyed gardening, reading, feeding birds, the ocean and especially loved spending time with her family, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, Leon M. Hathorne, on June 12, 2005, and by one brother, Michael Sparks.
She is survived by three daughters, Holly Mills and her husband Robert of Prospect, ME., Jill Moody and her fiancé Matthew Huber of Wiscasset and Jayne Lewis and her husband Richard of Boothbay, one brother, Frank Sparks of West Bath, two nephews, Andrew Sparks and Franklin Sparks, five grandchildren, Shannon Moody and her fiancé Joey Brown, Katie Goodenow and her husband Gregory, Abbie Hayward and her husband Kyle, Rebecca Moody and her fiancé Colton Thayer, and Ashley Reis and her husband Daniel, four greatgrandchildren, Noah Haggett, Emma Goodenow, Max Goodenow and Stephen Goodenow.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Riverside Cemetery in Woolwich. A gathering of family and friends will follow at St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall in Wiscasset.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, ME 04578. Condolences may be made online at www.DaigleFuneralHome.com.
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