FARMINGTON – Lora Hayden Byers, 72, of Anson Street, Farmington, died on Monday, Aug. 29, at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.

She was born in Caribou on Oct. 25, 1932. Her parents were Levi and Goldie (Whiteneck) Hayden. She graduated from Caribou High School and Farmington State Teacher’s College. She was a home economics teacher for 25 years, teaching in the Ashland, Caribou and SAD 9/Farmington schools. She was a member of several professional associations throughout her teaching career.

She was a longtime member of the Henderson Memorial Baptist Church. She was active in the church, having served as church moderator and as a member of the Diaconate. She taught Sunday school, served on many committees and sang in the choir.

She enjoyed traveling with her husband, Verne, including trips to Williamsburg, Va., Alaska, Europe and numerous other trips throughout the United States to visit family and friends. Her hobbies included reading, needlework and quilting. She will long be remembered for her many quiet acts of kindness, and her humble and unselfish character.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Verne, of Farmington; four children, Charles Byers and his wife, Brenda, of Oxford, Ala., Elizabeth Byers Small and her husband, Thomas, of Chester, Patricia Urbanski and her husband, Thomas, of Cloquet, Minn., and Julie Hutchinson and her husband, Trent, of Pownal; five grandchildren, Abbie and Kallie Hutchinson of Maine, and Ginger Davenport, David Webb and Amy McCollum, all of Alabama; five great-grandchildren, all of Alabama; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents; two sisters, one brother and their spouses, Marjorie Haines and her husband, Phil, Patricia DeMaria and her husband, John, and Levi Hayden Jr., and his wife, Pierette.

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