Lucille M. (Miller) Calhoun, a resident of Reading for 49 years formerly of Medford, died at the Woodbriar of Wilmington Nursing Facility in Wilmington. She was 86 years of age.
Lucille was born in Medford, Massachusetts on June 3, 1928 the daughter of Howard and Florence (Lane) Miller. Lucille graduated from Medford High School class of 1936. She worked for several years at the Killam Elementary School in Reading in the cafeteria. She was a longtime member of the Congregational Church in Reading and a member of the Reading Craftsman. She was an avid square dancer and loved to read, sew and knit. She and her husband spent every summer at Lake Ivanhoe Campground in Wakefield, NH.
She was the beloved wife of the late James S. Calhoun, Jr. Devoted mother of Diane C. Andrews and her husband Robert of Stoneham and the late Richard J. Calhoun. Cherished sister of Donald Miller and his wife Edith of W. Newbury, Eleanor Elliott and her husband Carlton of Wakefield and the late Howard Miller of Medford. Loving grandmother of Bobby and Mike Andrews of Stoneham. She is also survived by several loving nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 3 at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading at 12pm. Burial to follow in Charles Lawn Cemetery, Reading. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 10-12. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Lucille's memory to the charity of one's choice. For directions and on line guest book visit johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com