NEWPORT – Lois Elaine Salisbury Elkins Haywood, 82, died Dec. 6, 2009, at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth. She was born April 17, 1927, in Town Hill. She was predeceased by her mother, Phyllis Iveney; her stepfather, George W. Iveney; her first husband, Earl Elkins; her second husband, Bill Haywood; and two sons, Roland Elkins and Russell Elkins. She is survived by her daughters, Gloria Bessette of Bass Harbor and Janet Murphy of Florida; a sister, Virginia Gray of Ellsworth; nine grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, several nieces and nephews. There will be a graveside memorial service at Riverside Cemetery, Newport, in the spring. Donations may be made in her name to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, 170 U.S. Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105 or the American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086-1240. Arrangements by Crosby & Neal, Newport. For an online guest register, go to www.CrosbyNeal.com.
LOIS ELAINE SALISBURY ELKINS HAYWOOD
