BARBARA (MOODY) ROULLARD

GUILFORD – Barbara (Moody) Roullard, 89, died Nov. 11, 2003, at a Dover-Foxcroft nursing home. She was born April 20, 1914, in Madison, the daughter of Orion and Mabel (Caldwell) Moody. After the death of her mother, she was brought up by a very dear aunt, Dora (Moody) Dill. She graduated from Madison High School as valedictorian, attended Farmington Normal School and was a member of the class of 1936 at Bates College. On June 19, 1937, she was married to Edward Roullard of Skowhegan. They lived in Sanford, North Anson and finally moved to Guilford in 1958, where she taught school for several years. She attended the Guilford United Methodist Church and has been a member of the Piscataquis Retired Teachers Association and the Zephyrus and Abaris Clubs. She was respected and loved by all who knew her. All of her family sought her wise and steady wisdom. She was a focal point of stability in the lives of her children and grandchildren and we are all better people for having known her. She was a devoted wife, mother and friend. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years in 1989; and a great-grandson, Brian Gene Hersey in 1998. She is survived by a son and his wife, Dr. Paul and Jane (Mayo) Roullard of Embden; twin daughters and their husbands, Janet and Richard Hersey and Joyce and Darold Applebee, all of Guilford; eight grandchildren, Mary Jane Roullard of Skowhegan, Debra Stergion of Nashua, N.H., R. Scott Hersey and his wife, Rene, of Greenville Junction, Barbara Stone and her husband, Baxter, of Guilford, Karen Ward and her husband, Ardene, of Brewer, Mark Applebee and his wife, Denine, of Milford, Mass., Edward Roullard of Munich, Germany, Dr. Ronald Hersey and his wife, Debra of Avon, Mass.; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Elizabeth O’Malley of Castine; and a niece, Jane O’Malley of Orrington. At her request there will be no public calling hours. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003, at the Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, 21 Oak St., Guilford, with the Rev. Dr. Margaret (Dodie) Stowe officiating. Burial will be in the Lawn Cemetery in Guilford. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make donations to the Physically Challenged Group, Piscataquis Regional YMCA in Dover-Foxcroft or to the Guilford Memorial Library.