PRESQUE ISLE and FORT FAIRFIELD – Beatrice A. Wasson, 86, wife of the late Vaughn B. Wasson, died Sunday morning, Sept. 23, 2007, at a Caribou health care facility, after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 23, 1921, in Woodland, Aroostook County, the daughter of Edward and Julia (Searles) Patterson. Beatrice attended local schools and was married to Vaughn B. Wasson in 1939. She had been employed at A & P Processing Plant, Fort Fair-field, for 15 years and Fort Fairfield Community General Hospital for more than 20 years. She attended Fort Fairfield Pentecostal Church the Presque Isle Church of Jesus and most recently, Woodland Pentecostal Church, and had been a resident of Presque Isle for 22 years. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wasson was predeceased by her husband, Feb. 22, 1984; her son, Earl N. Wasson, May 4, 1974; four brothers, Fred, Basil, Sterling and Donnie Patterson; and three sisters, Helen Little, Charlotte Patterson and Madeline Jordan. She is survived by one grandson, Sam Wasson and his wife, Kim, of Presque Isle; several nieces and nephews. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main St., Fort Fairfield. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the funeral home with the Rev. John Palmer officiating. Friends may also call 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of services. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield. A time of continued fellowship with refreshments will be held immediately after the interment service, at the VFW Paul Lockhart Post No. 6187, Presque Isle Street, Fort Fairfield. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Mrs. Wasson to the American Cancer Society, New England Division, Inc., One Main Street, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
BEATRICE A. WASSON
