Pearl Shirley (Le Fort) Doubleday

Pearl Shirley (Le Fort) Doubleday, widow of the late Maurice A. Doubleday, died September 1, 2018 in Colchester, formerly of Hebron. She was born in Manchester, CT on January 13, 1932, to the late Warren E. and Florence (Hart) LeFort.

Pearl Shirley graduated Class of 1951 from South Manchester High School. She married Maurice on June 23, 1951. From September 1960 to June 1970 she worked at Arbor Acres Farm, Inc., in Glastonbury, the last four years as Assistant Export Manager shipping day old pedigree chicks around the world to the many branches. Pearl Shirley was a member of the Manchester Grange #31 since 1947 and became a life member. She also joined the Amston Lake Fire Department Auxiliary in 1960. She became a charter member of the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and is also a life member. She was a secretary in both Auxiliaries for many years. Pearl Shirley was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Hebron. She lived in the Hebron area until 1998 before moving to the Florence Mill Senior Complex in Rockville, where she became Chair Person of the Florence Mill Activity club for many years.

Pearl Shirley is survived by a daughter and her partner, Mary Ann and Floyd Bealer of Amston, CT; her beloved granddaughter, Stephanie Ann, and her beloved grandson, Stephen Maurice, both of Amston.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at 10:30am at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 30 Church Rd. in Hebron, CT. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hebron Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 911, Hebron, CT, 06248. 

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