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Lillian E. (Mitchell) Pixton, 91 of Carolina, RI, died peacefully on Friday, June 2, 2023.  She was the beloved wife of William T. Pixton, who predeceased her on May 3, 2018. Born in Narragansett, RI on August 25, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Josie (Harrington) Mitchell. Mrs. Pixton was an active and devoted member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Alton, RI. She will be sadly missed by her two daughters; Linda Bernegger (Rudy) of Naugatuck, CT and Jessica Creamer...

Edith Geraldine (Pelcher) Durfee, 90, of Highview Ave. Hope Valley, RI, passed away at home surrounded by the love of her caregiver’s daughter in-law, Angela and sons, Ronald and Christopher and her three loving grandsons Storm Louis Sheridan Scott Durfee and Drayden Matteo and Edward Lallo. Born in Westerly, RI on December 10, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Harry W. (Pelchat) Pelcher and Edith May (Geer) Pelcher. She was married to her loving husband Edward Louis Durfee on May...

Roger “Rick” D. Pierce, 71, of Exeter, passed away after a long illness on Sunday, May 21, 2023. He was the husband of the late Christine L. (Tefft) Pierce. Born in South Kingstown, RI on May 26, 1951, he was the son of the late Anthony W. Pierce, Sr. and the late Nellie (Kelly) Pierce. Rick was a dedicated and hardworking employee over the years for NK Ambulance Job Corp, RI Ladd Center, EB Quonset along with being on the EWG School Committee. He also was a sponsor for ASPCA....

Meredith E. (Vadakin) Taylor, 78, of Tomaquag, Rd. Bradford, RI, died after a courageous battle with heart disease on Sunday April 16, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Robert L. Taylor Sr. Born in Westerly, RI on June 17, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Ella Mary (James) Vadakin. Meredith had a long and distinguished career selling Real Estate throughout, Rhode Island and southern Connecticut. She attended the Dunns Corner Community Presbyterian Church in Westerly...

Jonathan J.”Jon” Mowrey, 50, of Hope Valley, RI died peacefully on April 11, 2023. He was the beloved fiancée of Lisa Bergeron. Born in Wakefield, RI he was the son of Beverly Ann (Hammond) Mowrey and the late James V. Mowrey. Jonathan was a Maintenance Technician for Unified Global Packaging Group in North Kingstown, RI. Jonathan loved the outdoors and especially camping and boating. He also, loved music and was a local DJ for many years. Mr. Mowrey was a member of the...

Tammy J. Pride, 52, of Hopkinton, passed away surrounded by the love of her family at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London. She was the loving wife of Seth A. Pride. Born in Westerly, RI on January 14, 1971, she was the daughter of the late Walter Gillan, III and Gladys(Laplante) Gillan.    Tammy worked as a teacher assistant and custodian for the Chariho school system for 33 years. She had such compassion and love for all her coworkers and students. Along being a...

Wendy Irene(Peck) Gardiner, 69 of Exeter, RI passed away at South County Hospital on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Born in Warwick, RI on October 26,1953, she was the daughter of Lewis Peck and the late Irene F. (LaPointe) Lathrop and Arthur Lathrop. Wendy was an avid country music fan whom sung in a country band in her younger years. She took much enjoyment in listening and singing to her favorite country artists’ throughout the years. She would play and sing her favorite tunes which her...

Douglas S. DeMerchant, 90, of Carolina, RI died unexpectedly on Tuesday March 1, 2023 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Mary F. (Burrows) DeMerchant, sadly she predeceased him on March 21, 2021. Born in Providence, RI on May 6, 1932 he was the son of the late Oscar L. and Ethel (Kee) DeMerchant. Mr. DeMerchant was a carpenter by trade and was employed at Electric Boat in Groton, CT for many years before retiring. Doug was a life member of the Richmond Carolina Volunteer Fire...

Professor Kenneth Rogers was born in Needham, Massachusetts on June 1, 1939. He passed away peacefully, after a brief struggle with recently diagnosed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, on February 21, 2023 not far from his home in Richmond, Rhode Island. A scholar of sociolinguistics with a Ph.D. from Columbia University, Professor Rogers devoted his research to the study of Romance languages including Romanian, Romanche, Ladin, Catalan, but especially Occitan, a minority language spoken in...

Clyde Leroy Corbett, 77, of Carolina, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Avalon Nursing Home, Warwick.  He was the loving husband of Susan Anne (Kuna) Corbett and together they shared 45 years of marriage.  Born in Hermosa Beach, CA on September 19, 1945, he was the son of the late Daniel Albert and Leona (Walker) Corbett.    Clyde had many different jobs throughout his life some very interesting.  Clyde was a movie stunt man in Cheyenne...