- REBECCA I. (COUSINS) KNIGHT
DEER ISLE - Rebecca Imogene (Cousins) Knight, 92, died Oct. 11, 2002, at a local nursing facility, on the anniversary of her birth. She was born in her Stonington home Oct. 11, 1910, the eldest child of Robert K. and Agatha (Grindle) Cousins. She graduated from Stonington High School as Valedictorian in 1928 and from Bates College in 1932, where she was selected as Wittiest Woman and Biggest Sleepy-head, traits that she continued to demonstrate throughout her lifetime. She taught French, algebra, and history at Stonington High School, worked as a bookkeeper for Ralph Barter, and taught French at Thomaston High School, but her principal work experience was as postal clerk in Stonington, and later in New Canaan, Conn., retiring to her Stonington home in 1972. She was married to Elwood "Buster" Knight, a U.S. Army Ranger who was killed in action on Feb. 25, 1945. She was also predeceased by her sister, Helene (Cousins) Stephens, Dec. 26, 1986; and by her son, Robert Elwood Knight, Feb. 20, 1988. She is survived by her daughters, June (Knight) Carter of Ellsworth and Helene Ada (Knight) Whitehouse of Augusta. She is survived by nine grandchildren, Glendon James Carter and his wife, Mary, Elwood Knight Carter, and Mark Ronald Carter of Ellsworth, Daniel Alton Whitehouse of Arizona, Debra Allison Whitehouse of Augusta, and Rebecca Amber Whitehouse and her husband, Robert Weed of Stonington, and Michael Knight, Christopher Knight, and Michelle "Shelley" Knight of Georgetown, Conn.; her great-grandchildren include: Maegan, Catherine, and Jordan Carter of Ellsworth, Tasha and Ryan Whitehouse of Tennessee, and Spencer, Hannah, Trevor and Mark Anthony Knight of Georgetown, Conn., and Amethyst Rose and Aidan Robert Weed of Stonington. She is also survived by special relatives, Bette (Stetson) Cameron of Camden, Amy (Cousins) Hutchinson of Portland, and Laura (Gross) Griffin of Thornton, Calif. Rebecca was most fortunate in maintaining close long-term friendships while enjoying the fellowship of new friends, former students, bridge partners, fellow church-goers, dedicated care-givers, and cherished neighbors. Friends are invited to visit with the family 6-8 p.m. Sunday, at the Bragdon-Kelley-Campbell Funeral Home, Main Street, Stonington. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Stonington, 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, with the Rev. Richard A. Lembo, pastor, celebrant. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Oceanville. Guests are invited to the Parish Hall to share conversation and refreshment, two of Rebecca's greatest pleasures. Memorial gifts may be made to Opera House Arts, P.O. Box 56, Stonington, ME 04681 or the Island Nursing Home, Box 124, Deer Isle, ME 04627. 1
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