ROCKPORT – Alyce Thompson Alexander, 93, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at Knox Center for Long Term Care, Rockland. Born Jan. 23, 1916, in Prentiss, she was the daughter of Arthur R. and Candace (Baldwin) Thompson. She was a graduate of Brewster Academy, Wolfboro, N.H., and Washington State Teachers College, Machias, where she received her teaching certificate. While in college, Alyce met her future husband, Herbert W. Alexander of Camden. They married in 1935, in New Hampshire. Mrs. Alexander taught school in Prentiss and in the mid-coast area for several years. After her husband’s discharge from the U.S. Army, they purchased a farm in Simonton’s Corner, Rockport, which became Alexander Egg Farm. Since 1947, Mrs. Alexander had managed the egg farm, collecting as many as 400 dozen eggs, seven days a week. At one time they had 135,000 laying hens and sold eggs at the farm, but also to local bakeries, restaurants and stores, including the Rockland school lunch program. In her spare time, she served on Rockport School Board, and was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Farm Bureau. As a young girl, she had been a member of Rainbow Girls. Surviving are her daughter, Candace Arau of Rockport; two grandchildren, Alex Arau and his wife, Lana, of Rockport and Cathleen Harris and her husband, James, of Charles City, Va.; two grandchildren, Tori Arau and Colby Arau, both of Rockport; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Herbert W. Alexander in 1966; her daughter, Frances G. Alexander in 1994; brothers and sisters, Candace A. Hale, William Thompson, Eleanor Thompson, Phyllis Hamilton, George Thompson and Arthur Thompson Jr.; and her son-in-law, Basil D. Arau. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at West Rockport Cemetery with the Revs. David English and Ralph Miller co-officiating. Memorial donations may be made to The Basil D. Arau Memorial Scholarship Fund, Camden Hills Regional High School, care of Angela Carlsen, 24 Keelson Drive, Rockport, ME 04856. Arrangements are with Long Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 9 Mountain St., Camden.
ALYCE T. ALEXANDER
