L. ELAINE ELKINS HAYWARD
NEWPORT- Lois Elaine (Salisbury) Elkins Hayward, 82, died December 6, 2009, at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth. She was born April 17, 1927, in Town Hill. She was predeceased by her mother, Phyllis Iveney; her step father, George W. Iveney; her first husband, Earl Elkins; her second husband, Bill Hayward; and two sons, Roland and Russell Elkins.

She is survived by her daughters, Gloria Bessette of Bass Harbor and Janet Murphy of Florida; a sister, Virginia Gray of Ellsworth; 9 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandson; several nieces and nephews.

A graveside memorial service will be held in the spring at Riverside Cemetery, Newport. Arrangements are by Crosby & Neal, Newport. Donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation, 170 U.S. Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105 or the American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, Maine 04086. Those who wish may leave written condolences at www.CrosbyNeal.com.