She was born in Lewiston, Maine, the daughter of Lewis and Nana Cole Peck.
She was raised and educated in Lewiston. She also attended Hudson College in Springvale. Her grandfather, Bradford Peck, founded Peck's Department Store in 1880. The store was sold to Filene's of Boston in 1947. Her father, Lewis, was the oldest of three boys and manager of the store.
She enjoyed traveling with her husband Kenneth, and they took many trips together. She enjoyed playing bridge, and eating at the Downeast Restaurant in Yarmouth, where she was a member of the Breakfast Club.
She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth in the 1970s.
She is survived by two sons, John B. Bell Sr. of Sequin, Texas and Richard D. Bell of Dallas, Ore.; five grandchildren, including Marjorie G. West, who has taken care of her for many years; eight great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Marjorie West and her family would like to thank the staff at the Gorham House for the attentive and personal care they gave to her grandmother.
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She was born in Lewiston, Maine, the daughter of Lewis and Nana Cole Peck.
She was raised and educated in Lewiston. She also attended Hudson College in Springvale. Her grandfather, Bradford Peck, founded Peck's Department Store in 1880. The store was sold to Filene's of Boston in 1947. Her father, Lewis, was the oldest of three boys and manager of the store.
She enjoyed traveling with her husband Kenneth, and they took many trips together. She enjoyed playing bridge, and eating at the Downeast Restaurant in Yarmouth, where she was a member of the Breakfast Club.
She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth in the 1970s.
She is survived by two sons, John B. Bell Sr. of Sequin, Texas and Richard D. Bell of Dallas, Ore.; five grandchildren, including Marjorie G. West, who has taken care of her for many years; eight great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Marjorie West and her family would like to thank the staff at the Gorham House for the attentive and personal care they gave to her grandmother.
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