BELFAST – Linda Bates Hazard, 64, died Dec. 6, 2008, in Rockport, after a six-month battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 3, 1944, in Hanover, N.H., the daughter of William and Doris (Sawyer) Bates. She graduated from Woodstock (Vt.) Union High School in 1962 and the University of Vermont in 1966. She taught primary school in Hampden, Va., and Portland. She earned a Master of Library Science degree from Clarion University in 1986 and was librarian at Crosby Junior High School and Troy Howard Middle School, and later became librarian/ media specialist for K-8 in the Wiscasset school system until her retirement in June 2008. She was a member of the Maine Teacher’s Association and Northport Golf Club. Linda is survived by her husband, Paul Hazard of Belfast; a daughter, Kate Hazard of Milford, Mass.; a daughter, Molly Hazard and her husband, Paul Mohler, of Cary, N.C.; three grandchildren, Kathryn, Caroline and Andrew Mohler; three sisters, Laurel Knapp and her husband, Greg, of Fair Haven, Vt., Beverly Severance of her husband, Lloyd, of Bridgewater, Vt., and Arlene Henson and her husband, George, of Deep River, Conn.; many nieces and nephews; and a special niece and great-nephew, Michelle and Tyler Lavin of Fair Haven, Vt. She was predeceased by her parents; brothers, Wayne and Wendall; sister, Marilyn; and grandson, William. A private memorial service for the family will be held at a later date. Gifts in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society or the March of Dimes. Arrangements under the care of Crabiel-Riposta Funeral Home, 182 Waldo Ave., Belfast.
LINDA BATES HAZARD
