Patricia Poor

Patricia (Laing) Poor, 59, of Taylor Road, Stow, MA died Wednesday, (October 9, 2002) at Emerson Hospital, Concord, after a short illness. She was born in Hartford, daughter of the late Philip and Helene (Pawelcik) Laing. A resident of Stow for the past 25 years, she was the widow of Alan F. Poor who died in 1996. She grew up in Hartford and had also lived briefly in Rhode Island before moving to Stow. Mrs. Poor was an active member of the community having organized senior citizen tours for the Council-on-aging for several years. She was also a former secretary of the Union Church in Stow and a member of its Service Club. She had also been a 4-H leader in past years. She leaves three sons, Joseph Poor and his wife, Melissa of Westborough, John Poor and his wife, Pam of Framingham and Edward Poor of Framingham. She also leaves four grandchildren, Jake, Alex, Alysha and Hannah Poor and a companion, J. Richard Whiting of Stow. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 12 at 10 a.m. in the Union Church of Stow, Great Road, Stow. Rev. Susan Butler and Rev. Julia Proctor will officiate. Visiting hours at the Fowler-Kennedy Funeral Home, 42 Concord St., Maynard will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Instead of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the charity of one's choice.