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Ruth Yeaton McKee '37, July 4, 2000, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, at 85. She was a social worker at Ellis Memorial Settlement House in Boston before her marriage to Jack McKee. In the 1970s she moved to Boothbay Harbor, where she served on the Boothbay Region Land Trust and in many other community activities. Survivors include her sons, Richard C. McKee and Douglas E. McKee, a daughter, Katherine Boyd, two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
Lillian Stinchfield Salmon '37, June 18, 2000, in Skowhegan, Maine, at 86. She taught in Maine high schools in Strong, South Berwick and Flagstaff and at Erskine Academy in South China. Predeceased by her husband and four brothers, including Theron '33, Raymond '39 and Philip '40, she is survived by her son, Richard Salmon, and several nieces and nephews, including Peter L. Salmon '53 and Richard H. Stinchfield '69.
William Robert Walkey '38, February 21, 2000, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at 85. A World War II Army veteran, he was a lifelong resident of Hanson, Mass., where he owned and operated Walkey's, a grocery and liquor store. He was a water commissioner, member of the board of health and founder and president of the Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his son, John R. Walkey, two daughters, Marsha Booth and Jeanne Mahon, a brother and sister, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Alyson C. Hooper '39, May 25, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 85. She was a hospital recreation worker for the Red Cross during World War II. After the war she worked as an advertising copy writer and for several years was a writer for the Portland Sunday Telegram. An entrepreneur and feminist, she opened the Portland branch of the Boston-based Keene Advertising Agency and was actively involved in many women's issues. Three nieces and two nephews survive her.
Jean Burr Smith '39, July 30, 2000, in Wayne, Maine, at 82. A teacher of mathematics, she conducted workshops around the U.S., Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia combating math anxiety. Her numerous awards included Colby's Outstanding Educator Award in 1990. She retired as a professor of mathematics at Middlesex Community College in Connecticut. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Alexander Smith, her four children, including Judith Smith Lucarelli '70, and her brother, Horace Burr '40.
Clayton E. Young '39, May 25, 2000, in Freeport, Maine, at 83. He was an Army master sergeant in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. A lobsterman until he retired at 73, he also ran the store on Matinicus Island, Maine. Predeceased by his wife, he is survived by his son, Robert O. Young, his daughter, Jeanette Beaudoin, two grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
Virginia Gray Schwab '40, May 11, 2000, in Ventura, Calif., at 82. A U.S. WAVE officer during World War II, she later was a Navy wife and homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Herbert S. Schwab, her daughter, Ann Schwab, and her son, Andrew P. Schwab '71.
Elizabeth Youmans Wathen '42, May 15, 2000, in Bastrop, Texas. A lab technician in Florida before her marriage to James Russell Wathen in 1947, she was a homemaker following the birth of her sons, James Jr. and Daniel.
Elizabeth Peters Goettel '42, February 4, 2000, in Overland Park, Kan., at 78. She was a flight instructor until 1944, when she was recruited and certified to fly B-24 aircraft in the Woman's Air Service Pilot program during World War II. In later years she worked at Crouse Hospital. Survivors include her three daughters, Kathryn Goettel, Mary Pickhaver and Nancy Yeamans, her son, Kenneth Goettel, and three grandchildren.
Perley M. Leighton '43, March 21, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 77. He served in the Army Signal Corps in the Philippines and New Guinea during World War II. After teaching English at Colby, he was executive director of Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut. Before his retirement he was director of special juvenile projects for Connecticut. Survivors include his former wife, Deborah Leighton, a son, two daughters and two grandchildren.
William Emmons Taylor '43, February 28, 2000, in Mechanic Falls, Maine, at 78. He turned an interest in sports as a student at Colby into a career as editor and sports writer for the Lewiston Sun-Journal from 1943 until he retired in 1990. Several relations, including his mother, Agnes Walker Taylor '08, and his uncle, Justin O. Wellman, Class of 1898, attended the College. Survivors include his niece, Heather McCarthy, his nephew, Michael McAleer, a grandniece, two sisters-in-law and distant cousins.
