Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
OBITUARY Axaris Doysn

highly respected and prominent citizen holding important offices in the town Of Griswold He was postmaster at the time of his death, also treasurer of the Boardman school district, and a trustee | of St. Anne's church of Glasgo. He l was one of the selectman of the town | last year, and a member of the Forest ! CTS of America of Court Liberty, No 1S2 ! of Voluntown.
 To mourn his death he leaves besides l his wife. six children, Diana, Arcelia, 1 Armand, Yvonne, Bella and Odell. also i his father and mother, brothers, all ! of Glasgo, Edmond, Napoleon and Will fred. and five sisters. Mrs. Lucy Pechie and Eurephise of Glasgo; Mrs Clara Dechamp of Baltic, Mrs. Mary Grave line of Moosup and Mrs Howell Herbert of Voluntown.
 His funeaI was held at his home Friday at 10 o'clock. Solemn requiem mass was offered at St. Anne's church, with Rev Ludovic Paradis celebrant, Rev. Daniel Mass deacon and Rev. J. H. Seiferman of JeWett City sub deacon. Mrs George Sarazin of Jewett City was organist. Matilda Boucher of Volun town, Hermon Roberts of Pawtucket, R. l., cousin of MT. Doyon, and Wilfred Marceseau of Glasgo sang during the mass.
 The bearers were his three brothers and three brothers-in-law, Edmond, Ma poleon and Wilfred Doyon, and Eddie, Edmond Lavroix, and Napoleon Jarvis 1 Relatives and friends were present from Norwich Pawtucket. Taftville, Jewett City, Putnam, Moosup, Woon- socket, Plainfield, East Douglas, Baltic and Springfield.
 | There were beautiful flowers from many relatives and friends. The flowers in- cluded; Standing Cross of Ages, from wife; pillow from children; pillow from father and mother; standing arch from Mir. and Mrs. Edmond Doyon, Mir. and Mrs. Wilfred Doyon and MT and Mrs Howell Herbert; wreath from MT and Mrs. Napoleon Doyon; pillow from Mrs Lucy Pechie; basket from Miss Eure- phise Doyon; pillow from Mrs. Edward La Croix and Mir. and Mrs. Eddie La Croix; wreath from Mir. and Mrs. Ma poleon Jarvis; spray from Edmond La Croix; wreath c. L., No. 132, F. of A. |; cross from MT. and Mrs. Oscar Dugas of Putnam; spray. Miss Lydia Carter i; pillow from Mir. and Mrs. Amee Cori- aty; pillow from MT. and Mrs. Martin Monsees and Mir. and Mrs. Frederick
 Jarvis; wreath from Mir. and Mrs. Will liam Riley; spray from Mrs. Irene De-
 lisle and Mrs. Frank Bedard; spray and bouquet of dahlias from MT. and
 Mrs. Hiram Wilde; spray from Mrs.
 George Boardman; spray from Mir. and
 Mrs. Frank Eccleston; wreath from MT.
 and Mrs. P. J. Gustafson; spray from MT. and Mrs. Herbert Wilde; spray from National Clothing Go. of Norwich spay fom Eugene Smith of Norwich wreath from Schwartz Bros. of Nor wich; spray from Bishop & Bidwell of Norwich; spray from Charles Michaud
 and Clarence V. Lee; spray from MT. and Mrs. Robert Wilbur; large bouquet
 of dahlias from Mir. and Mrs Bazil Vincent
 Burial was in St Thomas cemetery.
 Among those present was a delegation
 from the Foresters of America.
 Mrs. Louisa Gilman Lane. t Louisa Gilman Lane. daughter of thu late William c. and Eliza Colt Gilman :, died Monday at her home in Norwich ; Town. Mrs. Lane was born in Norwich {; on Washington street. at what is nov . Pinehurst, the heme of Mrs Charles W :, Gale. Her father was identified wit
 early Norwich progress in many ways :, having been mayor of the city and con t nected with many business and philan s thropic undertakings.
 Q When she was a child, her famil! moved. to New York, remaining ther . for twenty years, Very soon after tn
 close of the Civil war the daughte
 Louisa went to Hampton Institute fo
 the Freedmen in Virginia with Mis-: / Jane Woofsey and taught there.
 Fifty years later she went back wit l' keen interest for the anniversary Dur Q ing all this time she retained a specia l. interest in the welfare of the colore a people, which was exemplihed by he e pleasure, only few weeks ago. in hay | ing the quartette of jubilee singers fror z the Chautauqla sing her the old spirit ' ual melodies and she listened with muc y pleasure when their leader told her tn 5 origin of their songs
 For many years she made her hom y with her bro.hsr. Daniel Colt Gilman g in New Haven. California and Baltl $ more, presiding over his household an taking a mothers place with his littl T. daughters.
 In 1883. at rhe home of her aunt. MT Peletsah Perit, on Hillhouse avenue 'i New Haven, she was united in marrias . with George W. Lane, and resided e New York city, but only for a shol
 time, as her husband died within yea o after their, marlia iage.
 After that she made her home wit
 her sisters and brother in Norwic
 Town. Later she greatly enjoyed man
 trips abroad and to California
 Her keen love for flowers. mus
 books and children continued to th
 end, and provcd a source of great plea
 ure in the latter months of her failiI
 health.
 She was deeply interested Tn all a
 tivitles for the betterment of the COT
 munity. She was always identified wi
 the United Workers. being a, member
 it's executive committee, as well as
 officer -. of the Rock Nook ChiIdrer so Home, first as treasurer then as seer ls tary. Until very recently she was [ secretary of the Home Missionary
 ciety of Park church and gave to n much time and thought.
 " About twelve years ago she and h T n sisters made a deed of trust of the Lo A' thorpe Meadows to the town of Norwi
 SO that this beautiful park might ah freely enjoyed by everybody and s s,, took great delight in watching { III III groups that assembled there for picni Ae When she. was too feeble to welcol
 them personally she enjoyed watchi
 them from her wheel chair on the upI
 porch.
 To- Mrs. Lane served as a member of nd Norwich Wonsn's Guild of the c a Beautiful committee of the invitati to committee of Old Home Week. aid 'as during the two hundred and hftieth z
 niversary celebration of the town. was a valued member of the Norwich To Ith school board under the district syste lch also of the Rural Association. donat urt prizes for pupils in the schools and did countless other ways gave of her taler
 time. interest and means toward all p lon jects for public welfare.
 to Her gentleuess and kindly W;
 rounded out her beautiful charact .N