Beatrice M. Timson

LUNENBURG - Beatrice M. Timson, 85, of West Main Street, died Tuesday morning November 13, 2007, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a brief illness.

Mrs. Timson was born in Lunenburg on July 11, 1922, the daughter of Alfred and Malvine (Bilodeau) Sivegny.

Beatrice has been a lifelong resident of Lunenburg having worked on the family farm and as a teen performed housework and child care. She later worked as a volunteer at Craft-Bag in Gilman. On June 20, 1946, she married William Timson and they had two children.

She was a Communicant of St. Leo's Catholic Church, Lunenburg, and was very involved in church activities.

Beatrice loved to volunteer in the kitchen at the Headstart program and at the Elementary and Middle Schools. She was fond of watching the children play and through her later years many of the children fondly referred to her as "Grammy".

Surviving family members include her son Danny Timson and his wife Debra of Lunenburg; a daughter Brenda Bryant and her husband Richard of Lunenburg; she also had five loving grandchildren whom she cared about very much and many nieces and nephews. Her husband William predeceased her and she was the last of six siblings.

Visiting hours will be held Friday evening, November 16, from 6-8 PM at the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family.