Alwilda Letitia (Gray) Munson, 91, of Wiscasset, died July 14 at Hill House Assisted Living in Bath.
Allie was born in Winn on March 10, 1921, a daughter of Eugene James and Letitia May (Travis) Gray.
The daughter of an immigration officer, she was raised in several Aroostook County towns. Allie graduated as Valedictorian from Fort Fairfield High School in 1939 and from Aroostook State Normal School in 1942. She earned her Bachelor’s of Science and Master’s of Science degrees from University of Maine in Orono. She married Harold Arthur Munson in 1946. She taught elementary school for many years in Washburn, Houlton, Hallowell and Wiscasset.
Allie was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, the Rebekahs, Retired Teachers of Lincoln County, the Congregational Church of Wiscasset where she taught Sunday school and was a member of the Organ Society, the Wiscasset Senior Center, the Mayflower Society, Friends of the Wiscasset Library, the Jaycee Wives’ Club in Augusta, and the Augusta Players. She also served on the Maine State Board of Optometry.
She was an avid reader and active participant in her family’s life and her community.
She was predeceased by her sister, Emma Octavia Conlogue.
She is survived by daughter, Teresa Gail Golan of Freeport; son, James Arthur Munson and wife Lori of Wiscasset; sister-in-law, Marian Munson of Presque Isle; granddaughters, Amy L. Brewer and husband David of Brunswick, Rachel E. Putnam and husband Jason of Bliss, Mich., Letitia M. Munson of Wiscasset; grandson, Travis A. Munson of Baton Rouge, La.; five great-grandchildren; and five nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours 6-8 p.m., Fri., July 20 at Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High St., Bath. Funeral service 11 a.m., Sat., July 21 at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, U.C.C. with Rev. John Potter officiating. A gathering of family and friends will follow in the Fellowship Hall. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Fort Fairfield at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, PO Box 7, Edgecomb, ME 04556.
Condolences may be made online at www.Daiglefuneralhome.com.
