Barbara A. Woodbury

Barbara A. Woodbury
Formerly of Billerica, MA; 79

OGUNQUIT, ME AND BILLERICA, MA -- Barbara A. Woodbury, 79, a resident of Ogunquit, and formerly of Billerica MA, died May 25, 2016, at her residence following a 7 year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).

Barbara was born July 7, 1936 in Weymouth, MA, the daughter of Morrill Radcliffe and Dorothy Avery Allen. She grew up in Braintree, and was educated at the Perkins primary school, Thayer Academy and Bridgewater State Teachers College

While vacationing in Ogunquit with her family, she met the love of her life, Peter, who was working as a bellhop at the Graham Hotel where she was staying. They were married several years later in Braintree.

Briefly residing in various states as Peter served in the Navy, they settled in Billerica, MA where they raised their family. She was a Girl Scout Leader for many years and later was employed by GSA as a trainer of volunteers. Her love of gardening and flower arranging led her to operate a small floral business, Forget-Me-Not Bouquets, for several years. She was also active in the Billerica Historical Society, the Billerica Garden Club, and the League of Women Voters.

Moving to Ogunquit in 1998, and after several years as curator of the Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit, she became an active force in the Ogunquit Preservation Commission. Also as chair of the Winn House Restoration Committee, she continued her historical involvement until the Ogunquit Heritage Museum and Dorothea Jacobs Grant Common were completed.

Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Peter R. Woodbury of Ogunquit; a son, Bruce A. Woodbury and his wife, Barbara of Westford, MA, and a daughter Brenda R. Finn and her husband Stephen of Dracut, MA; two grandchildren, Patrick and Nicholas Woodbury, both of Westford, MA; and a sister, Eleanor Driver of North Andover, MA.

Barbara is predeceased by a sister, Cynthia Allen Stewart.

WOODBURY -- A celebration of Barbara's life will be held Saturday, June 25th at 11 O'Clock AM at St. Peter's by the Sea, 535 Shore Road, Cape Neddick, ME. Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Friends of the Ogunquit Heritage Museum, P.O. Box 723, Ogunquit, Maine 03907, or to the Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit, PO Box 801, Wells, ME 04090 in Barbara's memory. To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Barbara's Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com. Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Rd Wells, ME 04090.