SCARBOROUGH – Mary Louise Record, 89, of Bliss Street, Pine Point and Piper Shores, Scarborough, died in her sleep on Oct. 16 at Piper Shores.

Her death came on what would have been the 66th anniversary of her wedding to Auburn native, Nelson B. Record.

Mrs. Record was manager of Sea-Ward on the Ocean Front, a family-owned bed-and-breakfast at Pine Point for 46 years. In 2001 she was among the first residents of Piper Shores, where she worked in many ways to help create a sense of community and sustained her life-long practice of reaching out to people in need.

Born in Fall River, Mass., a daughter of Dr. Frank B. and Grace (Newell) Hinckley, she was a graduate of Durfee High School in Fall River. In 1937 she received her A.B. degree from Brown University where she majored in music with a concentration in piano and organ.

She served as organist for several churches in Fall River, and was for many years accompanist for her sister, Lydia, a concert violinist.

While in college Mrs. Record was a feature writer for the Providence Journal and, upon graduation, became Director of the Pembroke College and Brown University News Bureaus.

In 1956 she was named assistant vice-president of Brown University for Pembroke College and served as an administrative officer of Brown until her retirement in 1974 when she and her husband moved to Maine.

For many years Mrs. Record was a member of the Rhode Island Committee of the United States Civil Rights Commission and was on the board of the John Hope Settlement House in Providence. In 1997 she received the John Hope Award from Brown University in recognition of her volunteer activities.

Mrs. Record was a member of the Board of Corporators of Maine Medical Center and was a very active volunteer at the hospital in the Emergency Room and the Special Care Unit, and more recently worked with Radiation Therapy patients. In May 2003 she was recognized for having worked for more than 5,000 hours as a volunteer.

In Providence she was an active member of Beneficent Congregational Church. In Scarborough she was a member of the Blue Point Congregational Church, where she held the posts of church treasurer, clerk, chairman of the Stewardship Committee, and editor of the church newspaper. She was the author of the recently published history of the church, as well as her own personal memoirs.

Survivors include two sons, Dr. N. Burgess Record of Wilton and Dr. Stephen A. Record of Brunswick; a sister, Mrs. W. Kelly (Lydia) Woods of Salem, Ore.; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband of 49 years, Nelson B. Record, a native of Auburn, died in 1986. A son, Thomas Hinckley Record, died in 1989.

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