DAYTON — Virginia Waterhouse Procter, 80, of Waterhouse Road, passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford.
She was born in Waterboro on March 28, 1934, the daughter of J. Carleton and Gladys Pearce Waterhouse Sr.
She attended local schools and graduated as valedictorian from Thornton Academy in 1951. Virginia later graduated from Aurora Christian College in Aurora, Illinois in 1955.
She was the town clerk and treasurer for the town of the Dayton for many years. On her 80th birthday, she received a Special Recognition from the state of Maine for her 38 years of service.
Virginia will be remembered for her warm personality and smile. Virginia was also the treasurer for the Goodwins Mills Advent Christian Church for more than 40 years. While a longtime member of the church, she was involved in the Women’s Home and Foreign Missions Society and the choir.
She was also the treasurer for the Historical Society of Dayton.
She enjoyed reading, knitting, crossword puzzles, watching sports and spending time with her family and friends.
She is preceded in death by: her husband, Howard E. Procter Jr.
She is survived by: two daughters, Elizabeth Procter Gray of Webster, Massachusetts, and Kathryn Procter Saunders of Hillsborough, New Hampshire; two brothers, James C. Waterhouse Jr. of Dayton, and Donald A. Waterhouse of New Sharon; a sister, Barbara Waterhouse Smith of Orono; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and 11 nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may call at the Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home, 365 Main St., Saco on Friday, Feb. 6 from 5 -7 p.m.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at noon Saturday, Feb.7 at the Goodwins Mills Advent Christian Church, 498 Goodwins Mills Road, Dayton, ME 04005. Pastor Nick Foss will officiate.
A spring burial will be at the Goodwins Mills Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband.
Memorial contributions may be made in Virginia’s memory to the Advent Christain Church, 498 Goodwins Mills Road, Dayton, ME 04005.
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