Virginia Morton

SOUTH WELLFLEET — Virginia (Maguire) Morton, wife of the late Lynwood B. Morton, died on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at her home. She was born on Feb. 19, 1909, in Monson, and was the daughter of the late Jesse J. Maguire and Anita (Anne) Watson Maguire, and the niece of the late Dr. Frank G. Maguire of South Wellfleet.

Virginia, while living in Washington, D.C., and Rockville, Md., was a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Joseph H. Milan's Chapter #41, and a member of the Montgomery County Chapter #93. Retiring from the Montgomery County Maryland Health Department, she relocated to South Wellfleet in 1968.

She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Wellfleet and a life member of the South Wellfleet Neighborhood Association, serving as secretary as well as chairman of District #2 on the board. She was also a hostess chairman and vice president of the Volunteers for Outer Cape Health Service (AIM), a member of the Wellfleet Historical Society, past chairman of the Knitters and Rippers of South Wellfleet and Wellfleet, and a past member and secretary of the Orleans Women's Club.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Arleen and Pete Barnhouse of South Wellfleet; three grandchildren, Steven Barnhouse and Janet Barnhouse of Louisville, Ky., and Robert Barnhouse of Silver Spring, Md.; three great-grandchildren, Erik, Jennifer, and Lisa; one nephew and several nieces, Bernard Savoie, June Savoie, Alice Bachand, Prudence Mitchell, Joan Roebuck, Cynthia Vella, and Roberta and Janice Maguire; and sister-in-law, Toshiko Maguire.

The family gives heartfelt thanks to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod for their loving and kind care.

Memorial gifts in Virginia's memory may be made to the Wellfleet Firemen's Relief Association, Wellfleet Police Relief Association, or Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Nickerson Funeral Home

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