Frances S. Reynolds

Frances S. Reynolds 1916 - 2008 BRATTLEBORO Frances S. Reynolds, 92, of Country Hill in Brattleboro, died peacefully early Saturday morning, Dec. 27, at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Newport, Vt., on Feb. 1, 1916, daughter of Ephriam and Gertrude H. Thompson Smith. She was raised and educated in Newport graduating from Newport High School. She went on to attend the Conservatory at Stansted College in Quebec, Canada and later graduated from Wheelock College in Boston, Mass., where she earned her degree in Education in 1939. A well respected and beloved kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Reynolds started her teaching career in Brattleboro, at Green Street School in 1941 and later taught kindergarten at Academy School in West Brattleboro where she retired from in 1978. She was the recipient of the Weigand Award in 1973 for teaching excellence in the Tri-State area.. Mrs. Reynolds enjoyed music and playing both the violin and piano and for many years taught both violin and piano in Brattleboro. She was a longtime member of First Congregational Church in West Brattleboro. On July 20, 1941, in Brattleboro, she was married to Preston Reynolds. Her husband of 32 years predeceased her in 1973. She leaves, two sons, Jonathan Reynolds of Dummerston and Christopher Reynolds of Pittsford, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Miriam Hickox. FUNERAL NOTICE: Graveside services will be conducted in the springtime in Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery on Orchard Street where she will be laid to rest next to her husband. There are no calling hours at the funeral home. Memorial contributions in Mrs. Reynolds's name may be made to; The Reformer Christmas Stocking, P.O. Box 703, Brattleboro, VT 05302-0703. Messages of condolence may be sent to the Reynolds family through the funeral home at, www.atamaniuk.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the ATAMANIUK FUNERAL HOME.