Shirley E. (Collins) Lees, 78, of Westport passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Somerset Ridge Center after a long illness. She was wife of the late Carlton A. Lees.
Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Ephriam L. and Louise M. (Potter) Collins, she had lived in Westport for most of her life. A graduate of Westport High School and a graduate of Mount Aubin Hospital School of Nursing, she was a registered nurse. Mrs. Lees was a member of the Westport Point United Methodist Church and a former member of the Cortez Allen Chapter 161 O.E.S.
Survivors include a son: Wayne C. Lees of Westport; 2 daughters: Sandra J. Caya of Westport and Susan E. Brayton of Westport; a brother: Robert F. Collins of Westport; 2 sisters: Muriel C. Bibeau of Westport and Thelma P. Candeias of Westport; 3 grandchildren: Benjamin C. Brayton, Nikki L. Caya and Andrew E. Caya; a great grandson: Brayden J. Gouldrup; and several nieces and nephews.
She was mother of the late Scott A. Lees.
Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Westport Point United Methodist Church at 10:00 A.M.
Calling hours Sunday 2 – 5 P.M. at the Potter Funeral Home.
Interment in Beech Grove Cemetery, Westport.
Flowers are acceptable or memorial donations may be made to: Westport Project Lifesaver, A Program to Protect and Locate Missing Persons due to Wandering. Checks may be made payable to: BSA Troop 63, c/o Benjamin Brayton, 476 Cornell Rd., Westport, MA 02790.