Clarence “CJ” Minors, Jr. ‘82, 48, of Franklin, MA, died November 13, 2011, at UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He leaves behind his wife, Michelle LaFargue Minors, of 24 years, and his daughter, Brittany Michelle Minors. Born in Bermuda, on October 21, 1963, he was the son of Clarence Eugene Minors, Sr., of Bermuda and the late Jeanette (Vickers) Minors. Mr. Minors was a resident of Franklin for 18 years. He worked for the MA Department of Corrections for many years and previously worked as an Auxiliary Police Officer in Franklin. In addition to his wife, daughter and father, he is survived by his brother, Shawn Minors and his stepmother, Sharon Minors, both of Florida and two sisters, Charlotte Minors and Roloni Wesley, both of Chicago, IL. He is also survived by his father-in-law and mother–in-law, Leo and Joan LaFargue, of Pembroke and his sister-in-law, Laura LaFargue, of Quincy, MA. Pauline Thompson Morey ‘49, 80, of Stow, ME, died February 15, 2012, at the Bridgton Hospital in Bridgton, ME. She was born in West Fryeburg, to Perley Thompson and Ida Ballard Thompson, residents of West Fryeburg, on April 15, 1931. She was educated in Fryeburg schools until her freshman year of high school, when she started working on the farm to help out. Her last thirty years of employment were at the Bailey Manufacturing cut shop in Fryeburg. She was predeceased by her Clarence “CJ” Minors, Jr. ‘82 husband of 40 years, Harry Morey, Jr., in 1987. Of her six siblings, she was predeceased by two brothers, Robert Thompson and Ralph Thompson; as well as by three sisters, Beverly Thompson, Alice Eastman and Carolyn Small. She is survived by one brother, Perley Thompson, Jr. ‘54, of Fryeburg, a daughter, Sherry Morey McAllister ‘67, of Stow, ME, and her fiancée, Leonard Yeaton, Jr., of Conway; a son, Ronald Morey ‘73, of Stow, ME, and his wife, Donna Morey, of Boothbay, ME; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two greatgreat-grandchildren. Constance Patricia Barker Murkland ‘43, 84, of Venice, FL, died peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2011, in her own home. Born in Flushing, NY, on April 14, 1926, Pat was the daughter of the late Mark Stanley Barker and Mary Alice (Jenkins) Barker. She grew up in Montvale, NJ, and she completed a secretarial course after FA and worked for Snelling & Snelling in New York City. She was married to Richard H. Burt in 1946. They divorced and she made a new home in North Port Charlotte, FL, in 1962, with her three children. In 2000, she married Frederick Murkland ‘43. Pat was one of thirteen original employees at First National Bank of Venice and worked there until 1973. She was then self-employed as a bookkeeper and caregiver until her retirement. She was predeceased by her son, Richard Burt, in 1996, and her sister, Toni Scott, in 2001. She is survived by her daughters, Constance Burt of Bath, ME, and Kim Morgan of Pensacola, FL; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, two nieces; two nephews; and her three grand-nieces. Constance Patricia Barker Murkland ‘43
Frederick Murkland, Jr. ‘43
Frederick Murkland, Jr. ‘43, died peacefully May 22, 2012, in Golden, CO. He was 87. Mr. Murkland was a dedicated teacher, an all-around athlete, and a WWII US Navy veteran. Mr. Murkland was born January 11, 1925, to Frederick William and Esta Murkland, in Wakefield, MA. At the University of Maine, Mr. Murkland met Doris Bourassa and, in 1948, they were married. After graduating in 1950 with a UMaine bachelor’s of science degree in education, Mr. Murkland spent the rest of his life learning and sharing science with others. He obtained a master’s of science degree in education in 1962 from University of Connecticut and later pursued doctorate studies in marine biology at Bowdoin College and UConn. As a teacher, Mr. Murkland’s science classrooms included those at Putnam, CT High School, and at Bethel High School, where he taught biology from 1967 until retiring in 1988. In his retirement years in Venice, FL, Mr. Murkland was married to Pat Barker ‘43, a former Fryeburg schoolmate, from 2000-2011. Mr. Murkland is survived by his children, Richard, Daniel, James, Patricia, and Margaret Murkland; 2 grandchildren; his sister, Evelyn Murkland; and his sister-in-law, Sister Rita Bourassa, OSU.
Pat Barker Murkland ‘43 & Fred Murkland ‘43
Beverly Mills O’Boyle ‘56, passed away on March 2, 2012. She was 74. Born and raised in Fryeburg, Mrs. O’Boyle was the daughter of the late Edward and Clara Curtis Mills. While serving in the US Air Force, she resided in Oklahoma and Delaware, prior to moving to Bucks County, PA, 40 years ago. She was the accounting manager for O’Boyle’s Ice Cream in Bristol, PA, for -135Fryeburg Academy, 745 Main Street, Fryeburg, Maine 04037, (207) 935-2001 x 3137, www.fryeburgacademy.org, e-mail-alumni@fryeburgacademy.org