Barbara Libby Smith^[1]

1928 - 2021  (92 years)

• Name	Barbara Libby Smith
  Birth	20 Jun 1928  [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	14 Apr 1930	Oxford, Oxford County, Maine   [4]
  Death	2 Jun 2021	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine   [2]
  Notes	Auburn, ME - Barbara Sanborn of Auburn, Maine passed away peacefully at the age of 92. She was a resident at the Auburn Hospice House upon her passing. Barbara was born in Lewistown, Maine on June 20, 1928. She was the only child of George H. Smith and Marion (Libby) Smith. Her childhood was spent between the two family homes one in Groveton, New Hampshire and the other in Welchville, Maine. She also spent summers with relatives on Orr’s and Bailey Island in Harpswell, Maine. After attending high school, she then went to work in the office of Wilner Wood Products in Norway, Maine. This is where she would meet her future husband Sherman Sanborn of Norway with whom she would marry in 1948. Barbara then became a full time stay at home mom to their four children. Years later, she entered the insurance business where she worked for the next 32 years. Barbara had many likes including cooking (which her blue ribbon apple pie fetched an auction best of $1200 at the annual Oxford Fair). She also enjoyed doing puzzles, playing cards, gardening, music and her beloved animals. She also served as Master of the Waterford Grange. She is predeceased by her husband Sherman, both of her parents, a sister Caribel Jackson, two son in laws Jack Grinsell and Wayne Lorrain, as well as a grandson Christopher Grinsell. Barbara is survived by her four children: Barbara Grinsell of Auburn, Maine, Jeff Sanborn of Minot, Maine, Kathy Lorrain of Auburn, Maine, Bette Sanborn Fecteau and husband Richard of Lewiston, Maine. She also leaves behind 6 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. No Service is planned The family would like to thank the Auburn Hospice House for their compassionate care of our mother in her final days.
  Person ID	I281	Reed
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	George Henry Smith,   b. 14 Jan 1893, Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine d. 9 Feb 1961, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Marion Genevieve Libby,   b. 2 Dec 1893, Maine d. 26 Jan 1981, Paris, Oxford County, Maine (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1925	Oxford, Oxford County, Maine   [3, 5]
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sherman Darius Sanborn,   b. 16 Mar 1919, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine d. 21 Sep 1985, Norway, Oxford County, Maine (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. (Living) Sanborn   2. (Living) Sanborn   3. (Living) Sanborn   4. (Living) Sanborn
  Family ID	F264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - 14 Apr 1930 - Oxford, Oxford County, Maine Death - 2 Jun 2021 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1259] . [S924] obits.dignitymemorial.com obituary. [S769] Bernice E. Durgin, Descendants of Bejamin C. Durgin, 1775-1954, (Brunswick, Maine, Russell A. French), p. 24. [S260] 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), ED 9-36, Sheet 7B, Dwelling 164, Family 190, George H. Smith household. [S42] Ancestry.com, Maine Marriages, 1892-1996, (The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2003).