YORK – Susan Janet Samson, 50, Hanscom Road in Eliot, died on Oct. 9, after a long battle with breast cancer.

She was born on June 3, 1954, in Rumford, she was a daughter of Omer F. and Clarine E. (Tebbetts) Bouthot. She was raised in and attended schools in Mexico, graduating from Mexico High School with the class of 1973.

She resided in Portland for over 20 years, during this time she was employed as a manager for MacDonald’s in South Portland for 15 years. She entered the banking industry in South Portland, working for Key Bank for nearly eight years before moving to Eliot and working in the Kittery Branch of Key Bank for two more years.

She was an avid NASCAR fan, she with her life partner, Ray Wilbur enjoyed following NASCAR and traveling. She enjoyed recent trips to the Grand Canyon, New Orleans, Florida, and New York City among many trips they made together.

She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her, including her life partner, Ray Wilbur of Eliot; her only son, Aaron Samson, of South Portland; her grandson, Devin; a brother, Steve Bouthot, of Hollis; her sister, Karen Langevin, of Limington; nieces, Beth Bouthot, of Falmouth, Kristen Hayes, of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Suzanne Langevin, of Germantown, Md.; nephews, Joshua Bouthot, of Manchester, NH, and Matthew Langevin of Gorham; as well as many friends.