Mabe DRAPER

MABEL DRAPER TWOMBLY -- MORRISVILLE — Mabel Draper Twombly, 94, entered into eternal Genesis Eldercare in Morrisville after a lingering illness with her loving family at her side. She will leave a space in our family that can never be filled. She was born in Elmore on Jan. 23, 1911, the daughter of Dan and Adeline Jones Draper. She worked at the Drown Guest Home for many years and then worked at the State Hospital until her retirement after which she worked for several years as a Senior Companion in Morrisville. She was accomplished in doing many craft projects which included making afghans that were cherished by her family. She was a 50year member of the Lamoille Grange and a longtime member in the Pomona Grange and was also a member of the Vermont State and National Granges. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and a longtime member of the Women's Relief Care. Mabel is survived by her son, Delmer “Tad“ Twombly of Morrisville; daughter Gail Smith and husband John of Milton; her former daughter-in-law, Shirley Thuren of South Burlington; her grandchildren, Kelly Connelley and Kathy Chaffee of Morrisville; Kim Connelly of Jericho; Monique Genest of San Diego, Calif.; Robert Genest III of Colchester and Lehanna Twombly of Montpelier. She also leaves 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Preston Twombly, in 1967; her parents; and her brothers, Ernest, Carlyle, Daniel and Jay and his wife, Barbara; and also a granddaughter, Sarah Genest. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 6, at 11 a.m. in the White-Fiess Funeral Home, 165 Brooklyn St. in Morrisville. Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Out and About Inc., 11 Court St., Morrisville, Vt. 05661, or Lamoille Senior Citizens Center, P.O. Box 844, Morrisville, Vt. 05661.