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Ernest Cummings Marriner Jr. '40
Ernest Cummings Marriner Jr. ’40, Jan. 23, 2013, in Grinnell, Iowa, at 92. He served in the Army before earning a master’s in public administration at Syracuse. He was a municipal administrator in Maine and California. He retired to Wayne, Maine, and was a volunteer lobbyist for AARP. He was a member of Colby’s Alumni [cut off]
Alexander Anton
Alexander Anton ’40, Oct. 28, 2012, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, at 93. An immigrant from Albania, he graduated from Harvard Dental School in 1942 and joined the U.S. Army. After leaving the service with the rank of major, he practiced orthodontic dentistry in Portland, Maine. He built furniture, radios, and his family’s first color television. Predeceased by a daughter, he is survived by two daughters, a son, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Ruth Millett Maker
Ruth Millett Maker ’36, Oct. 23, 2012, in Berlin, Vt., at 97. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate, she had a brief career as a hospital lab technician before marrying and having three sons. She was a member of the Springfield, Vt., school board and was active in Methodist and Congregational churches. Predeceased by her husband, Paul, and two brothers, Donald H. ’28 and William Millett ’34, she is survived by her three sons, two grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters. Her father, Robert N. Millett 1893, was also an alumnus.
Briley Thomas Grant
Briley Thomas Grant ’35, Jan. 22, 2013, in Waterville, Maine, at 98. For several years she was an instructor at Thomas College, which was founded by her father. She was predeceased by her husband, Ford Grant ’34, and a brother John L. Thomas Jr. ’42. She is survived by two sons, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Anne Martel Eastman '35
Anne Martel Eastman ’35, Nov. 17, 2012, in Brockport, N.Y., at 98. She taught English, French, and Latin in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, including as dean of girls and head of the language department at East Greenwich Academy in Rhode Island and head of the French department at Spencerport High School in New York. [cut off]
Roderick E. Farnham '31
Roderick E. Farnham '31, a personnel director for Great Northern Paper Company and Colby emeritus trustee, died December 2, 1994 in Bangor, Maine, at 85. He was born in Brownville Junction, Maine, and attended schools in the area. As a youngster he worked for the Canadian Pacific Railroad and later worked in what is now Baxter State Park, guiding climbers up Mt. Katahdin. He was a history major at Colby and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. From 1968 to 1976 he served three terms in the Maine House of Representatives, where he introduced the state law requiring hunters to wear blaze orange. For many years before his retirement in 1972 he was a lobbyist and personnel director for Great Northern Paper Co. in the company's Woodlands Department. His service to the College was lifelong and devoted. He was an alumni trustee from 1959 to 1965, chair of the Alumni Council and president of the 50-plus club. For his many years of superb work as class agent he received the G. Cecil Goddard Award, the highest recognition given by the College to its class agents. The Colby Brick awarded to him and his wife of 57 years, Margaret Davis Farnham '28, cited "one of Colby's great teams." He served several local organizations as well, including the Hampden school board, water commission, conservation committee, library board, historical society and Kiwanis Club. His brother Albion L. Farnham '35 predeceased him. Survivors include his wife, his stepson, Alden C. Sprague Jr. '53, a son, three daughters, including Patricia Farnham Russell '62 and M. Jane Farnham Rabeni '66, two brothers, including Raymond W. Farnham '36, a nephew, Raymond W. Farnham Jr. '67, 11 grandchildren, including Jeffrey Russell '87, Timothy Farnham '91 and Margaret Russell '92, and a great-grandson.
Allen C. Hodgkins '23
Allen C. Hodgkins '23, a dentist, died October 5, 1994 in Ellsworth, Maine. He was 95. He was born in Eastport, Maine, and after Colby graduated from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He practiced dentistry in Waterville until 1948, when he was commissioned senior dental surgeon with the U.S. Public Health Service and served in Alaska for two years. Subsequently he lived in Lamoine, Maine. He was town selectman and assessor for 14 years and served on the planning board and the school building committee. His wife, Leurene, and several nieces and nephews survive.
Clyde E. Riley '27
Clyde E. Riley '27, a teacher, died July 9, 1994 in Worcester, Mass., at 89. He was born and educated in Bridgton, Maine, and majored in geology and education at the College. After Colby he earned a master's degree in education from the University of Maine. He was a member of Theta Kappa Nu fraternity and Xi Epsilon Mu professional fraternity. He began his career at East Boothbay High School in Maine and was a science teacher at Westboro High School in Massachusetts for 40 years, retiring in 1969. He was the recipient of two National Science Foundation grants for teachers and attended several NSF institutes. He was a Shriner and a Mason. His brother Arthur B. Riley '16 and niece Virginia Coggins Eilertson '55 also attended the College. He is survived by his wife, Josephine, his niece, two nephews and grandnephews and grandnieces.
Ava Dodge Barton '28
Ava Frances Dodge Barton '28, a teacher and civil servant, died July 3, 1994 in Atlanta, Ga. She was 89. Born in Newcastle, Maine, she graduated from Lincoln Academy. At Colby she majored in French, was a member of Phi Mu, Kappa Alpha and the Glee Club and played softball, field hockey and volleyball. She taught at Lincoln Academy and in the Wiscasset, Maine, schools, and later was employed by the Office of Price Administration in Damariscotta and the Selective Service in various Maine communities. She leaves a son, Charles, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Margaret McCann Merrill '31
Margaret McCann Merrill '31, a homemaker, died September 25, 1994 in Skowhegan, Maine, at 85. She was born in Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School. She was an English major at Colby, and after graduating she taught at the Good Will-Hinckley School and was a bookkeeper at Waterville's Thayer Hospital. She married Edward N. Merrill II in 1938 and was a homemaker and mother. She is survived by a daughter, Susan Blaisdell, a grandson, two great-grandchildren and two cousins.
