Isabel was born 3rd of 7 children of Guy Everett Farris (1883-1962) and Amy Josephine Ellingwood (1896-1976).
She married Joseph E. Bedard (1889-1961) 10 March 1939 and they had eleven children:
Stacy W (1938-1998)
Yvonne (1940-)
Pauline J. (1941-)
Joseph Guy (1942-2003)
Carolyn O. (1943-)
Leroy H. (1944-)
Lenny A. (1946-)
Johnny (1947-)
Arlene J. (1948-)
Kathy
Shirley
From Oxford Funeral Services obituary:
SUMNER - Isabel Emma Farris Bedard, 95, of Sumner died Monday, May 25 at her home. She was born in Hebron on October 20, 1919 the daughter of Guy and Amy Ellingwood Farris.
She married Joseph Bedard and had been employed at A. L. Stewart.
She made her home on Upper Sumner Hill where she raised her 11 children on her own after she was widowed. She enjoyed her big vegetable gardens and picking blueberries in the fields near the farm house. She enjoyed watching and identifying the birds at her many feeders. Sunday’s were a day of family gatherings for one of her delicious meals of beef stew or chop suey. She was a great cook who passed on her love of cooking and providing unto her family. She was a strong, hardworking woman who loved her family.
She is survived by her sons Leroy, Lenny and Johnny; her daughters Yvonne, Pauline, Carolyn, Arlene, Shirley and Kathy; sisters Jody and Jane; 38 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Joseph; sons Stacy and Joseph; grandsons Danny, Jeff, Timmy and Clifford; great granddaughter Annabelle; sons-in-law Joel, Clifford and Robert; daughter-in-law Pat; brothers Horace and baby boy; and sisters Elva, Iva and Joyce.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in East Sumner. Family and friends may attend visitation on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Sumner Congregational Church.
She married Joseph E. Bedard (1889-1961) 10 March 1939 and they had eleven children:
Stacy W (1938-1998)
Yvonne (1940-)
Pauline J. (1941-)
Joseph Guy (1942-2003)
Carolyn O. (1943-)
Leroy H. (1944-)
Lenny A. (1946-)
Johnny (1947-)
Arlene J. (1948-)
Kathy
Shirley
From Oxford Funeral Services obituary:
SUMNER - Isabel Emma Farris Bedard, 95, of Sumner died Monday, May 25 at her home. She was born in Hebron on October 20, 1919 the daughter of Guy and Amy Ellingwood Farris.
She married Joseph Bedard and had been employed at A. L. Stewart.
She made her home on Upper Sumner Hill where she raised her 11 children on her own after she was widowed. She enjoyed her big vegetable gardens and picking blueberries in the fields near the farm house. She enjoyed watching and identifying the birds at her many feeders. Sunday’s were a day of family gatherings for one of her delicious meals of beef stew or chop suey. She was a great cook who passed on her love of cooking and providing unto her family. She was a strong, hardworking woman who loved her family.
She is survived by her sons Leroy, Lenny and Johnny; her daughters Yvonne, Pauline, Carolyn, Arlene, Shirley and Kathy; sisters Jody and Jane; 38 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Joseph; sons Stacy and Joseph; grandsons Danny, Jeff, Timmy and Clifford; great granddaughter Annabelle; sons-in-law Joel, Clifford and Robert; daughter-in-law Pat; brothers Horace and baby boy; and sisters Elva, Iva and Joyce.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in East Sumner. Family and friends may attend visitation on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Sumner Congregational Church.
Isabel was born 3rd of 7 children of Guy Everett Farris (1883-1962) and Amy Josephine Ellingwood (1896-1976).
She married Joseph E. Bedard (1889-1961) 10 March 1939 and they had eleven children:
Stacy W (1938-1998)
Yvonne (1940-)
Pauline J. (1941-)
Joseph Guy (1942-2003)
Carolyn O. (1943-)
Leroy H. (1944-)
Lenny A. (1946-)
Johnny (1947-)
Arlene J. (1948-)
Kathy
Shirley
From Oxford Funeral Services obituary:
SUMNER - Isabel Emma Farris Bedard, 95, of Sumner died Monday, May 25 at her home. She was born in Hebron on October 20, 1919 the daughter of Guy and Amy Ellingwood Farris.
She married Joseph Bedard and had been employed at A. L. Stewart.
She made her home on Upper Sumner Hill where she raised her 11 children on her own after she was widowed. She enjoyed her big vegetable gardens and picking blueberries in the fields near the farm house. She enjoyed watching and identifying the birds at her many feeders. Sunday’s were a day of family gatherings for one of her delicious meals of beef stew or chop suey. She was a great cook who passed on her love of cooking and providing unto her family. She was a strong, hardworking woman who loved her family.
She is survived by her sons Leroy, Lenny and Johnny; her daughters Yvonne, Pauline, Carolyn, Arlene, Shirley and Kathy; sisters Jody and Jane; 38 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Joseph; sons Stacy and Joseph; grandsons Danny, Jeff, Timmy and Clifford; great granddaughter Annabelle; sons-in-law Joel, Clifford and Robert; daughter-in-law Pat; brothers Horace and baby boy; and sisters Elva, Iva and Joyce.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in East Sumner. Family and friends may attend visitation on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Sumner Congregational Church.
She married Joseph E. Bedard (1889-1961) 10 March 1939 and they had eleven children:
Stacy W (1938-1998)
Yvonne (1940-)
Pauline J. (1941-)
Joseph Guy (1942-2003)
Carolyn O. (1943-)
Leroy H. (1944-)
Lenny A. (1946-)
Johnny (1947-)
Arlene J. (1948-)
Kathy
Shirley
From Oxford Funeral Services obituary:
SUMNER - Isabel Emma Farris Bedard, 95, of Sumner died Monday, May 25 at her home. She was born in Hebron on October 20, 1919 the daughter of Guy and Amy Ellingwood Farris.
She married Joseph Bedard and had been employed at A. L. Stewart.
She made her home on Upper Sumner Hill where she raised her 11 children on her own after she was widowed. She enjoyed her big vegetable gardens and picking blueberries in the fields near the farm house. She enjoyed watching and identifying the birds at her many feeders. Sunday’s were a day of family gatherings for one of her delicious meals of beef stew or chop suey. She was a great cook who passed on her love of cooking and providing unto her family. She was a strong, hardworking woman who loved her family.
She is survived by her sons Leroy, Lenny and Johnny; her daughters Yvonne, Pauline, Carolyn, Arlene, Shirley and Kathy; sisters Jody and Jane; 38 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Joseph; sons Stacy and Joseph; grandsons Danny, Jeff, Timmy and Clifford; great granddaughter Annabelle; sons-in-law Joel, Clifford and Robert; daughter-in-law Pat; brothers Horace and baby boy; and sisters Elva, Iva and Joyce.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in East Sumner. Family and friends may attend visitation on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Sumner Congregational Church.
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