NORWAY — Caroline Mary (Gammon) Scott, 90, of Buckfield, died Sunday, July 22, at Norway Rehabilitation and Living Center.

She was born Jan. 13, 1922, to Almer and Gertrude (Dunn) Gammon, the sixth of seven children. She first attended school at the age of three when she tagged along after her older brothers and sisters as they walked the half mile down the road to the one-room schoolhouse in East Buckfield.

She completed her elementary education in East Buckfield, then attended and graduated from Buckfield High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Daniel (Danny) W. Scott, Aug. 31, 1940. From that time on, she dedicated herself to being a devoted wife and mother, always putting her family first.

Caroline was an accomplished baker, her molasses cookies and homemade pies were the stuff of legends. She was also an excellent gardener, who preserved many quarts of vegetables and fruit for the family table. She enjoyed sewing and always made “first day of school” dresses for her daughters when they were young.

Caroline also worked outside the home for many years as a clerk at Tilton’s Market in Buckfield.

Caroline is survived by her children, Jane Hicks and husband, Kennard, of Buckfield, Glen and wife, Cynthia, of Buckfield and Marcia Thompson and husband, Merton, of St. Cloud, Minn..; grandchildren, Matthew Hicks and wife, Heather, of Lafayette, Colo., Heather Fisher and husband, Steve, of Ardmore, Pa., Cassie Violette and husband, Scott, of Buckfield, Chelsey Boucher of Tenn., Melissa Thompson of Washington, D.C., and Melanie Thompson of St. Paul, Minn.; great-grandchildren, Erik and Logan Hicks, Sophia and Maxwell Fisher and Kelsey and McKinley Violette; a sister, Edith Lowell; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Daniel in March 1995; an infant son, Lee in March 1949; a son, Barry in February 1983; brothers, Alton and Woodrow Gammon; and sisters, Florence (Polly) Turner, Louise Hines and Gertrude Hayford.

The family would like to thank the staff of Norway Rehabilitation and Living Center for all of the excellent care over the past several years.

Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.

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