NORWAY — Dorothy E. Canwell, 79, of Oxford, died Wednesday, June 16 at Stephens Memorial Hospital.

 She was born on Aug. 6, 1930, the daughter of Carrol and Evelyn (Goss) Jackson. She was the widow of Harold Canwell, whom she married on Feb. 4, 1950, and who died in May of 2000.

She was a member of the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, Oxford Grange, Franklin Grange, Maine Grange and the National Grange. While being a grange member she won the talent contest, where she went to compete nationally in California. She was also grand chief of the Pythian Sisters and a member of the Red Hat Society.

She played the piano and was a whistler with the Richard Felt Band, where they performed at nursing homes, Bryant Pond dances and festivals around the area. She was interviewed and had an article in the National Geographic Magazine as a whistler and playing the piano.

She worked for Norway Shoe Co. for many years and later worked for Robinson Manufacturing for 26 years, until her retirement.

She is survived by her children, Carolyn Lowe of Virginia Beach, and Leonard Canwell and wife, Barbara of Oxford; grandchild, Navy First Class Bethany Hale and husband, Kenneth, of Virginia Beach; and great-grandchild, Ayden Hale; one sister, Charlotte Purington of Oxford; and several nieces and nephews.