KENNEBUNK – Kathleen “Katie” Faye Carpenter, 91, of 3 Huntington Common Drive, and longtime resident of York, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. She was born July 4, 1919, in Lincoln, a daughter of the late Lloyd L. and Harriet Mae (Smith) Ludden. She graduated from Mattanawcook Academy and was a member of the school orchestra. She was a part time pianist and organist for Lincoln Congregational Church and later for Community Church, Cocoa Beach, Fla. She was a graduate of Farmington State Normal School and a member of Lambda Epsilon sorority. She taught school in Lincoln until her marriage to Hervey in 1943. During World War II she joined the local Motor Corps, a division of the American Red Cross. She was a Girl Scout leader for Brownie Scouts in Cocoa Beach, Fla., and later for a troop of Girl Scouts in Lincoln. She was a member of First Parish Congregational Church for many years and was past president of the Women’s Fellowship and also served as a deaconess. After her children had left home for college she returned to the class room as a substitute teacher and teacher’s aide. She loved to dance and along with her husband were longtime members of Nubble Lighthouse Keepers Square and Round Dance Club. Her husband, Hervey B. Carpenter; and a brother, Abbott S. Ludden, predeceased her. She leaves her daughter, Laurie Lee Rowan and her husband, Thomas, of Kittery; a son, James R. Carpenter and his wife, Mimi, of Biddeford Pool; four grandchildren, Daniel G. Bennett, E. Andrew Bennett, Warren L. Bennett and Fontessa Carpenter; a great-grandson, Henry Schwartz; many nieces and nephews. Calling hours for Katie will be held 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at First Parish Congregational Church, 180 York St., York. Memorial contributions may be made to York Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 238, York, ME 03909. Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com.
KATHLEEN ‘KATIE’ FAYE CARPENTER
