PITTSFIELD – Alice M. Bickford, 96, died Feb. 3, 2009, at a Pittsfield hospital after a period of ill health. Alice was born Oct. 14, 1912, in Solon, the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Jones) Matson. She was a graduate of Solon High School and an active member of Solon Congregational Church. She was a member of Keystone Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Solon. She was predeceased by her first husband, Glenn Sennett; her second husband, Earl Bickford; and her daughter, Beverly Sennett Berry. She is survived by her daughter, Thelma Sennett Vining and husband, Cliff, of Newport and Florida; her son-in-law, Dick Berry of Newport and Florida; three grandsons, Richard Berry Jr. of Plant City, Fla., Michael Vining of Dover, N.H., and Dr. Mark Vining of Worcester, Mass.; several great-grandchildren; and by a brother, Donald Matson of Southington, Conn. She will be remembered by a very special friend, Violet Foster Higgins of Pittsfield. Graveside services will be conducted in the spring at Village Cemetery, Pittsfield. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Service Center, 34 High St., Newport. To sign an online guest book and leave written tributes, please visit www.PhilipBrownFuneralHome.com.
ALICE M. BICKFORD
