Vaughndella Bonnie P. SMALL

PORTLAND - Vaughndella Bonnie P. Caron, 70, of Oxford Street, Portland, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005 on her 54th wedding anniversary at a local hospital after a long illness. She was born in Portland a daughter of Raymond and Margaret Curit Small where she attended local schools. Bonnie was a life long resident of Portland for 70 years where she worked for the former Bon Bon Sweet Shoppe, Universal-Walkins Commercial Laundry, and Fairchild National Semi-Conductor. She was primarily a homemaker of 54 years raising nine children. She enjoyed family, cooking, gardening, spending weekends playing card games with her children. She loved all her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and neighbors kids. She also a great daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She is predeceased by her husband, Everett Caron; three brothers, Raymond Small Jr., Donald Small, and Lawrence Small; and a sister, Alice Grant. She leaves eight daughters, Deanna Foster, Jeanette Quatrano, Theresa Caron, Karen and her husband Gerry Stover, Brenda and her husband William Southwick, all of Portland, Vaughndella and her husband Thomas Higgins of Scarborough, Constance and her husband Nelson Palmer of Windham, and Sharon and her husband Ray Bragg of Buxton; a son, Raymond Caron of Portland; three sisters, Marjorie Moody, and Sharon Peacock, both of Portland, and Katherine and her husband Nicholas DiPietro of Westbrook; 18 grandchildren; and four great-granddaughters. Visiting hours will be held Thursday, Nov. 17, from 9-11 a.m. at Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., Portland. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Forest City Cemetery, South Portland.