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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with mother and grandmother in 1930.
1930 Census: Enfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Mildred E. Carpenter, gr-dau, age 8, bp MA, p's bp MA
Obituary:
Telegram & Gazette Newspaper (Worcester, Massachusetts) Mar 1, 2003
WEST BROOKFIELD -- Mildred E. (Carpenter) Stirling, 81, of Church Street Extension, died Thursday, Feb. 27, in Quaboag on the Common Nursing Home.
Her husband of 56 years, Allan "Pete" H. Stirling, died in 1998. She leaves a son, Robert A. Stirling of Hollis, N.H.; a daughter, Elizabeth A. Clarke of Northboro and Van Buren, Maine ; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was born in Enfield, daughter of William H. and May E. (Horr) Carpenter, and moved here in 1938. She was one of the last residents to leave Enfield when it was flooded to create the Quabbin Reservoir. She attended Belchertown High School in Belchertown before graduating in 1939 from Warren High School.
Mrs. Stirling and her husband spent many years traveling and camping in the summer, and spent 10 years in Florida and Texas in the winters. She was a member of First Congregational Church.
Funeral services will be held in the spring at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in West Brookfield. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to West Brookfield Rescue Squad Inc., PO Box 540, West Brookfield, MA 01585. Varnum Funeral Home Inc., 43 East Main St., is directing arrangements.
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