1921 – 2013
PORTLAND — June W. Scothorne, 92, of Gateway Commons in Gorham, died Sunday, Dec. 8, at a Portland hospital.
She was born in South Paris on June 14, 1921, a daughter of M. Herbert and Myra Austin Woodworth. June attended South Paris schools, graduating in 1940. In 1942, she married Ernest “Ben” Scothorne; he predeceased her in 1980.
She lived most of her adult life in Lovell and Naples, until moving with her daughter, Gail, to Gorham in 2001. June belonged to the National Button Society and was a ham radio operator. She was also a direct descendant of the Mayflower. June was a member of First Parish Congregational Church of Gorham.
June loved collecting buttons and was an avid golfer, as well as an artist and seamstress.
Survivors include her son, Brian and his wife, Nancy Scothorne, of Holderness, N.H.; daughter, Gail Kalloch of Gorham; a sister, Alice Thyng of South Paris; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Online condolences may be sent to www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com.
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