Willa E. GLIDDEN

PORTLAND - Willa E. (Glidden) LaPlant, 95, of Yarmouth, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 22 at The Maine Medical Center, Portland,. A longtime resident of Falmouth, she was born Aug. 2, 1910 in Mars Hill, the daughter of Leah C. (Steeves) Glidden and Marion H. Glidden. She was a direct descendent of Richard Warren and was a member of the Maine Mayflower Society. After graduating from Lewiston H.S. in 1928, she was employed by New England Telephone & Telegraph. She was promoted to Supervisor and Instructor. Upon her marriage, Sept. 2, 1939, to John R. LaPlant (deceased 1998), she was Required to leave her job at the telephone company so Willa became a homemaker. She was a devoted wife, mother, and community volunteer. She was an active member of the Foreside Community Church and past president of their Women's guild. She was a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star WINNEGANCE #119, and past president of the Foreside Garden Club, earning a lifetime membership in The Garden Club Federation of Maine. She is survived by her son, John L. LaPlant of Harwichport, Mass.; a daughter, Charline L. Oelfke of Shirley, Mass.; and a stepdaughter, Lucille McMahon of Watertown, Mass. She has eight grandchildren, four great-grand- children and many nephews and nieces. Services will be held at the Foreside Community Church on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005 at 10:30 a.m.