Shirley R. Stratton, 79, of Derry, NH, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 in the Parkland Medical Center in Derry. Shirley was born in Derry on June 14, 1928, a daughter of the late Bertrand E. and Goldie J. (Chase) Peabody, and was a lifelong Derry resident. She was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy in Derry, Class of 1946 and a graduate of Hesser College. Shirley had been employed as a bank teller for Derry Bank & Trust Co. in Derry for many years. She was an avid cat lover, a Boston Red Sox fan, and was a faithful patron of Dunkin Donuts in Derry.
She is survived by one son, Jeffrey Stratton and his wife Kathleen of Lyndeborough, NH; one daughter, Zoe Summer of Columbia, MO; her brother, Glenn Peabody and his wife Janet of Shelburne, NH; two nephews, Erik Peabody and his wife Carrie of Auburn, NH, and Craig Peabody and his wife Jennifer of Londonderry, NH; three grandnephews, Jacob Peabody and Travis Peabody, both of Londonderry, and Ryan Peabody of Auburn; one grandniece, Kylie Peabody of Auburn; and her cousin, Phyllis Gillette and her husband Bill of Londonderry. She was predeceased by her husband Robert J. Stratton who died in 2003.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 4th in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. The burial followed in Forest Hill Cemetery in E. Derry. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater NH Chapter, 10 Ferry St., Suite 427B, Concord, NH 03301.