Agatha M. (Gomez) Marion, 87, of Little Compton, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Antone Marion, Jr. to whom she was married for 60 years.
Born in Fall River, daughter of the late John Gomez, Sr. and Helen Mae (Brown) Gomez, she had been a lifelong resident of Little Compton. She was a graduate of Josephine F. Wilbur School in Little Compton and went on to the Truesdale Hospital School of Nursing where she became a Registered Nurse. She then returned to the Wilbur School where, for many years, prior to her retirement, she was employed as the School Nurse. Mrs. Marion was a communicant of St. Catherine of Siena Church, Little Compton and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include her son: Antone “Buzzy” Marion, III and his wife Karen of Little Compton; her 2 daughters: Beth A. Marion and her husband Paul White of Kingston, RI and Amy B. Marion and her husband Christopher Woods of Greenland, NH; 2 brothers: John Gomez, Jr. of Hingham, MA and Donald T. Gomez of Little Compton; 1 sister: Suzanne Eolin of Adamsville, RI; 3 grandchildren: Anna Kidd, Andrew Marion and Jacob Marion; 1 great grandchild: Logan Kidd; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be Tuesday, September 8, 2015 from the Potter Funeral Home at 8:30 A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Catherine of Siena Church at 10:00 A.M.
Calling hours will be Monday from 4-7 P.M.
Interment will be in Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery, Little Compton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Little Compton Food Bank, Attn: Susan Sisson, P.O. Box 253, Little Compton, RI 02837.