Maudetta (Amey) Taylor

PITTSBURG— Maudetta (Amey) Taylor, 90, of Granby, Mass., and formerly of Pittsburg, passed away early on Sunday morning, Jan. 8, 2017, at the home of her personal caregivers, Tanika and Arthur Beauchemin, in Colebrook. Maudetta was born in Pittsburg on June 7, 1926, the eldest daughter of Holman J. and Mary (Somers) Amey. For eight years she attended the Indian Stream One-Room School on Tabor Road and then graduated from Pittsburg High School with the Class of 1943. She was the last surviving member of that class. In 1949, she graduated from UNH in Durham with a BA degree in English. She moved to Granby, Massachusetts, in 1954 and married Harold B. Taylor, a prominent dairy farmer and public official in that town. For several years she worked in the Granby school system as a second grade teacher. Maudetta lived a long and interesting life, always very attached to the family farm in Pittsburg, as well as her farm and home in Granby. She was particularly attached to her woodlands, owning land in three states. Never fearing being alone or traveling in the dark, sometimes she walked miles attending to property lines and observing timber harvests on her property. She loved maple sugaring and was part owner of the historic Amey Sugarhouse in Guildhall, Vt. Maudetta was a member of the Aurora Grange in Pittsburg and also an active member of her church in Granby, Mass. She is survived by her siblings, John Amey and wife Cindy-Lou of Pittsburg, Roy Amey and wife Laurel of Pittsburg, Paul Amey and wife Samantha of Waterford, Vt., Mark Amey and wife Heather of Clarksville, and D-J Lee and husband Bill of Clarksville; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Maudetta is preceded in death by her husband, Harold B. Taylor, and three siblings, Alfred J. Amey, Nancy Ouellette, and Kathleen Ames. There are no public calling hours. A funeral service will be held at the Farnham Memorial United Methodist Church in Pittsburg on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, at 1 p.m. Interment will occur at a later date in the spring at the Indian Stream Cemetery, of which notice will be given. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Maudetta may be made to the Indian Stream One-Room Schoolhouse, c/o Johanna Jackson, 114 Madbury Rd., Durham, NH 03524. The family would like to thank all who provided special care and also rides to functions and medical appointments. Special thanks are extended to her sister, D-J Lee, in Clarksville for all the 'special Sundays on the farm' and to Arthur and Tanika Beauchemin of Colebrook, her special care providers, with whom she made her home the last several months of her life. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Maudetta (Amey) Taylor

June 7, 1926 - January 8, 2017