Barbara Stephen

STEPHEN, Barbara (Hill) Of Montpelier, VT died Oct. 20 at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin after a brief illness. She was 99 years old. She was born at home in Wakefield, MA, April 29, 1909, to Arthur Sanders Hill and Elizabeth Doleman Hill. She attended Wakefield High School, graduating in 1926. She married Charles Stedman Stephen of Melrose, MA in 1929. Barbara lived most of her life in Wakefield and Lynnfield, MA, moving to Montpelier to be near her family in 2000. The focal point of Barbara's life was her family. She took great pleasure in following the activities of her children and grandchildren. She was an avid gardener and reader and enjoyed camping and exploring the back roads of New England earlier in her life. She is survived by three sons and their wives: Charles and Patricia Stephen of Lincoln, Nebraska; Sanders and Mary Stephen of Braintree, VT; Mark and Susan Stephen of Ea. Montpelier, VT. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren and by her younger sister, Alice Hill Gillespie of Lynnfield, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Vermont Food Bank in Barre or to the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier. A memorial service and reception are planned for Sunday, Nov. 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Old Meeting House in Ea. Montpelier.