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Dollie
Shibles
Jan 22, 1900 — May 19, 2002
BOOTHBAY HARBOR ?Dollie M. Shibles, 102, a longtime resident of Augusta, died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor. She was born in Montville, Jan. 22, 1900, the daughter of Fred and Hittie (Hall) Myrick. She attended Hall-Dale Elementary School and graduated from Freedom Academy in 1917. She traveled to and from school by horse and wagon, and walked 3 to 4 miles to elementary school. Dollie married Perry Shibles in 1924. Upon her husband's graduation from Colby College in 1926, the couple moved to Hartland, where Perry began his professional career as a superintendent of schools. They moved from Hartland to Dover-Foxcroft in 1927 and in 1941, moved to Augusta. Dollie resided in Augusta until October of 2000, when she moved to St. Andrews Village Assisted Living in Boothbay Harbor. Dollie was an active volunteer, a member of the Augusta Women's Club and Augusta China Club, and a devoted member of the Penny Memorial United Baptist Church. She was also a past member of the Order of Eastern Star of Kennebec Valley, the Retired Teachers Association, the Cecilia Club of Penney Memorial United Baptist Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She enjoyed doing fancy work, knitting, crocheting and embroidering. She was predeceased by her husband, Perry Shibles in 1992, and also a sister, Avis Cross of Freedom. Dollie is survived by a son, Foster Shibles and his wife, Marcella, of Boothbay; three grandsons, Bruce Shibles of Longmont Colo., Brian Shibles and his wife, Shelly, of Norway, and Dwight Shibles and his wife, Lori, of Cumberland Center; nine great-grandchildren, a nephew, a grand nephew and grand niece. A funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta, with the Revs. Myrick Cross and Robert Beaumont officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Freedom at a later date. Visiting hours will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bread of Life Ministries, 157 Water St., Augusta 04330, St. Marks Home for Woman, 57 Winthrop St., Augusta 04330 or the St. Andrews Hospital Palliative Care Unit, P.O. Box 417 Boothbay Harbor 04538-0417.
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