Agnes died peacefully at Cadigan Lodge in Topsham from complications related to Parkinson’s Disease.
Agnes was a warm, hard-working and adventuresome woman. Her family and friends were the most important part of her life. She was close to her daughters and was proud of them. She faithfully sent cards for all occasions and her many thoughtful gestures let family and friends know she was always thinking of them.
Education was important to Agnes and she earned her BS in Education after 10 years of night school while working full time and raising her two daughters. She was an enthusiastic and creative teacher for 25 years sharing her love of learning with her elementary students. She went on to earn her MS in Education and was inducted into the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
She loved to travel and explored the world. She often traveled with friends but was comfortable traveling solo. As long as her health permitted she spent holidays and vacations with her daughters in Oregon and Idaho.
Agnes was a life long member of the United Baptist church and her faith sustained her thru hardships and more than 20 years of living with Parkinson’s Disease.
Agnes is survived by; her brother Wilbur and sister in law Barbara Hall and sister in law Priscilla Hall, her daughters and their spouses, Kathy Lamb and Amy Gantt-Lamb and much loved cousins, nieces and nephews.

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