ORRINGTON and BANGOR – Sarah (Stinchfield) Noyes, 87, wife of Worth L. Noyes, died March 13, 2006, at a Bangor healthcare facility. She was born July 4, 1918, in Bangor, the daughter of Eben and Mollie (Gilpatrick) Stinchfield. She was a graduate of Bangor High School, EMMC School of Nursing and Boston University School of Education. Mrs. Noyes was director of the Red Cross Blood Mobile during the Korean War traveling by train throughout Maine. Sarah held many nursing positions in the Bangor area some of which include being an instructor at Eastern Maine General Hospital, director of Public Health Nursing of Bangor and spent many years in private duty nursing. She was also an officer and member of Husson College E.M.M.C. Nursing Alumni Association. Sarah enjoyed a life time of involvement at Hersey Retreat starting as a child attending church camp to hosting family reunions with her husband and concluding as a host of Elder Hostel. She was a member of the East Orrington Congregational Church and a former member of the First Universalist Church, Bangor and former honorary deacon and president of the Association of Universalist Women; member of the three T’s of the E.O.C.C. Mrs. Noyes was treasurer and former president of the Nurses Alumni Association, a former member of the American Nurses Association and was Alpha Laureate of Beta Sigma Phi. She was a charter member of the Milwee Chapter O.E.S. No. 198 of Orrington. Mrs. Noyes was one of the 1990 Jefferson Award winners honoring her lifetime of caring for others. In addition to her husband of 58 years; are four children, Mollie Noyes and her husband, Jim Miller, of Belfast, Michael Noyes of Orrington, Jennifer Noyes of Albuquerque, N.M. and Melanie Noyes of Orrington; one stepdaughter, Jean Hannah of Laverne, Calif.; one stepson, Worth Noyes Jr. of Ventura, Calif.; one brother, Eben Stinchfield and his wife, Helen, of Bangor; four grandchildren, Jozlyn and Christopher Noyes of Orrington, Lucretia and Levi Miller of Belfast. In addition she loved her stepgrandchildren as her own, they are Judi, Jamie, Jenny, Heather, Tracy, Randall, Michael, Chris; and 13 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her daughter, Mary Jane; two brothers, Paul and Eugene Stinchfield; her grandson, Charles Hannah; and her stepdaughter, Janice Beggs. A service of remembrance will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, at East Orrington Congregational Church with Pastor Carl Schreiber, officiating. Spring interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Brewer. The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments at the church immediately following the service. If you would like to remember Sarah in a special way please take flowers to someone you love. A service of Brookings-Smith, Clark-Piper Chapel, Brewer where condolences may be expressed at www.brookingssmith.com
SARAH (STINCHFIELD) NOYES
