Doris (West) Badger, lifetime resident of St. Johnsbury, died
May 19, 2008, at St. Johnsbury Health & Rehab Center at the
age of 93. She was a longtime resident of the Hawkins House
on Main Street.
She was born June 6, 1914, the daughter of the late Frank and
Alice (Mileham) West.
Doris was a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy and Lyndon
State Teacher's College. She taught in Glover and Orleans during
her early teaching career and subsequently at the Portland Street
School and for many years at the Arlington School. After 39 years,
she retired in 1976 and worked as a substitute teacher.
Doris enjoyed her summers spent at her camp on Harvey's Lake.
She competed in the Senior Olympic Games held every year in
Poultney. She also enjoyed traveling, bowling, walking, cross-country
skiing, her own yard sales and others, and her many visits to Texas.
Doris was a member of the AARP-Chapter 624 in St. Johnsbury, the
Caledonia and Southern Essex Retired Teachers Association, the
Grace United Methodist Church and a 50-year member of Mystic Star
Chapter #29 Order of Eastern Star.
Doris (West) Badger, lifetime resident of St. Johnsbury, died
May 19, 2008, at St. Johnsbury Health & Rehab Center at the
age of 93. She was a longtime resident of the Hawkins House
on Main Street.
She was born June 6, 1914, the daughter of the late Frank and
Alice (Mileham) West.
Doris was a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy and Lyndon
State Teacher's College. She taught in Glover and Orleans during
her early teaching career and subsequently at the Portland Street
School and for many years at the Arlington School. After 39 years,
she retired in 1976 and worked as a substitute teacher.
Doris enjoyed her summers spent at her camp on Harvey's Lake.
She competed in the Senior Olympic Games held every year in
Poultney. She also enjoyed traveling, bowling, walking, cross-country
skiing, her own yard sales and others, and her many visits to Texas.
Doris was a member of the AARP-Chapter 624 in St. Johnsbury, the
Caledonia and Southern Essex Retired Teachers Association, the
Grace United Methodist Church and a 50-year member of Mystic Star
Chapter #29 Order of Eastern Star.
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