Barbara L. Willson
July 5, 1918 — May 24, 2014
Barbara Fuller Willson
95, died at Lantana, Florida on Saturday, May 24, 2014.
Born July 5, 1918 in Belmont, Massachusetts, Barbara was the daughter of Ralph and Blodwen (Jones) Fuller. She graduated from Wayland High School and earned her RN from Mass. Memorial Hospital (now Boston University School of Medicine). She married and raised her family in Peabody, MA and worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Lynn Hospital for 35 years until retiring to Boynton Beach, Florida in 1978. Barbara was a longtime member of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Mrs. Brian (Karen) Crosby of Wakefield, RI and Mrs. David (Laurie) Cotton of Lake Worth, FL, grandchildren Lisa Willson Doe, Haverhill, MA, Laura Willson, Plano, TX, Daniel Crosby, Milton, MA, Paul Crosby, Medfield, MA, and Delaney Cotton, Lake Worth, FL and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Barbara was predeceased by her husband of 57 years David K. Willson, her son David T. Willson, her brother Ralph E. Fuller, Jr., and her special sister Mabel Stefaniak.
Services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 31, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, 3300A South Seacrest Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL. Interment at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church will follow the service.
Memorial contributions in Barbara’s memory are welcome at the National Parkinson Foundation, South Palm Beach County Chapter, PO Box 880145 Boca Raton, FL 33488-0145, (561) 306-2090, http://www.npfsouthpalmbeach.org .
95, died at Lantana, Florida on Saturday, May 24, 2014.
Born July 5, 1918 in Belmont, Massachusetts, Barbara was the daughter of Ralph and Blodwen (Jones) Fuller. She graduated from Wayland High School and earned her RN from Mass. Memorial Hospital (now Boston University School of Medicine). She married and raised her family in Peabody, MA and worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Lynn Hospital for 35 years until retiring to Boynton Beach, Florida in 1978. Barbara was a longtime member of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Mrs. Brian (Karen) Crosby of Wakefield, RI and Mrs. David (Laurie) Cotton of Lake Worth, FL, grandchildren Lisa Willson Doe, Haverhill, MA, Laura Willson, Plano, TX, Daniel Crosby, Milton, MA, Paul Crosby, Medfield, MA, and Delaney Cotton, Lake Worth, FL and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Barbara was predeceased by her husband of 57 years David K. Willson, her son David T. Willson, her brother Ralph E. Fuller, Jr., and her special sister Mabel Stefaniak.
Services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 31, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, 3300A South Seacrest Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL. Interment at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church will follow the service.
Memorial contributions in Barbara’s memory are welcome at the National Parkinson Foundation, South Palm Beach County Chapter, PO Box 880145 Boca Raton, FL 33488-0145, (561) 306-2090, http://www.npfsouthpalmbeach.org .
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