She was born March 19, 1928, in Pomfret, the daughter of Rodney Cecil and Bertha (Jonhnson) Bartlett. She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1946.
She married Raymond "Bud" Stearns on July 4, 1947, in Springfield. Mr. Stearns died in 1976. She went to work at Lloyd's Sundry, then bought and ran the business from 1960 to 1963. She also worked for Snow White Laundry as a bookkeeper in the late '60s.
She married Ronald Wilkins June 18, 1983. They lived in Londonderry and owned their own cleaning business. Mr. Wilkins died in 2011 and Mrs. Wilkins moved back to Springfield in 2014.
She enjoyed sewing doll clothes, gardening, reading, doing puzzles and playing bridge.
She is survived by her sons Raymond "Butch" Stearns and Randy Stearns, daughters Carroll Comstock and Marjorie Edson, seven granddaughters and four great-grandchildren, her brother Burnside Bartlett, her sister Gladys Bartlett and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Wilkins is predeceased by her husbands; four brothers, Bernard, Stuart, Stanley and Forrest; and a sister, Beatrice.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield, with a reception to follow at a location to be determined. Memorial contributions may be made to the Springfield Humane Society, 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, VT 05156. -
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