GARFIELD PLANTATION – Dorothy B. (West) Robinson, 92, passed away peacefully Sept. 19, 2010, at Mars Hill Nursing Home. She was born June 13, 1918, in Garfield Plantation, daughter of Howard and Elma (Clayton) West. An avid outdoors person throughout her life; she enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing and snowmobiling. In later life, she spent many hours crocheting and was an avid reader. While raising six children she also played an important role during harvest, driving truck, rolling barrels, and picking potatoes, and any necessary task. She always had a large garden from which she gathered and canned or froze great quantities of vegetables necessary to feed a large family. As her children grew and started having children of their own, she heaped large portions of love and attention on each. A big part of her life included the many animals she raised and loved. She is survived by her daughter, Charlotte (Robinson) Rafford Howe and granddaughters, Dorothy, Darlene and Jean Rafford, of Mapleton; sons, Allan Rafford and his wife, Lisa, and their three sons, Christian, Ben and Jeremy, of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Deane Rafford and his wife, Kim, of Garfield Plantation and their children, Daniel and Vanessa and great-granddaughters, Alyssa and Anna, daughters of Deanna (Rafford) Trombley; son, Richard and his wife, Susan, of Burlington, Conn., and their daughters, Lisa, Wendy, Terri, Katie, and stepson, Daniel Libby; son, Donn and his wife, Myra, of West Columbia, S.C., and granddaughter, Kim Martin, and two grandsons, Donn B. and Daniel R., and three great-granddaughters; daughter, Carol and her husband, Milton Ouellette of Thornton, N.H., and two grandchildren, Milton Jr. and Melinda LaBrecque and great-grandchildren, Christopher and Joey LaBrecque and Justin and Marlene Ouellette; daughter, Virginia and her husband, Terry Overlock, of Ocala, Fla., and grandson, Terry Jr. and his wife, Nancy, and two great-grandsons, Christopher and Derek, of Mobile, Ala. She was predeceased by her husband, Wayne; son, Daniel; great-granddaughter, Deanna Marie (Rafford) Trombley; and son-in-law, Tom Howe. She will be sorely missed by good friends, Jerry Bruner, Wendy and Hollis Robinson. A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Robinson Family Cemetery, Horsebrook Road, Ashland. Those who wish may contribute in her memory to Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 170 U.S. Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105. Arrangements are a service of Stimson-Ouellette Funeral Home, 114 Exchange St., Ashland. To leave online condolences, please visit www.ouellettefuneralhome.com.
DOROTHY B. ROBINSON
