Marylen Hill1,2,3,4 
F, (14 June 1919 - 22 May 2006)
Marylen Hill was born on 14 June 1919 at Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,3,4 She married, at age 22, Gilbert C. Small Jr., age 24, son of Gilbert C. Small and Christine Schoff, on Saturday, 28 February 1942 at Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,2,4 Marylen Hill died on 22 May 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, at age 86 years, 11 months and 8 days.4,3 A memorial service for Marylen Hill was held First Parish Church, Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 17 June 2006 at 10 a.m.4
Marylen Hill also went by the name of Posie.4 She was graduated in 1937 from Walnut Hill School, located in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.4 She graduated in 1939 from Colby Junior College, located in New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, with an Associate Degree in Arts.4 She was a floral designer at Russell's Garden Center at Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.4
The former Marylen Hill was listed in the obituary of Gilbert C. Small Jr., on 15 March 2005 in the The Boston Globe, printed in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as his wife.2 Her obituary was published on 11 June 2006 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Her obituary stated:
SMALL, Marylen "Posie" (Hill); 86, died May 22nd in the Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Mrs. Small was born in Natick, in 1919, and graduated from the Walnut Hill School in 1937. She received her Associate Degree in Arts from Colby Junior College, New London, NH, in 1939. While in college she met Gilbert Small, Jr. and they were married in February of 1942. Soon after the wedding Gil was sent to Guadalcanal with the First Marine Division. After the war, the Smalls built a home in Wayland where they raised three children.
Marylen was known to many as a floral designer at the Russell's Garden Center in Wayland where she continued to work until her 86th year. She was a charming woman who loved family and friends. She enjoyed traveling and thought nothing of driving to Texas right up until a few years ago. She loved listening to classical music and watching figure skating. Her beloved husband passed away in March of 2005. Marylen moved to Tiverton, RI in February of this year.
She leaves her daughter, Gretchen of Ontario, Canada, and two sons, Bradford of Austin, Tex., and Jonathan of Middletown, RI, as well as four bright grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Small's children request that loved ones send a donation to the charity of their choice. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, June 17th at 10 a.m. at the First Parish Church in Wayland. Private family interment will take place at the convenience of the family. Arrangements under the direction of the John C. Bryant Funeral Home.4 The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Marylen as Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island.3
Marylen Hill also went by the name of Posie.4 She was graduated in 1937 from Walnut Hill School, located in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.4 She graduated in 1939 from Colby Junior College, located in New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, with an Associate Degree in Arts.4 She was a floral designer at Russell's Garden Center at Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.4
The former Marylen Hill was listed in the obituary of Gilbert C. Small Jr., on 15 March 2005 in the The Boston Globe, printed in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as his wife.2 Her obituary was published on 11 June 2006 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Her obituary stated:
SMALL, Marylen "Posie" (Hill); 86, died May 22nd in the Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Mrs. Small was born in Natick, in 1919, and graduated from the Walnut Hill School in 1937. She received her Associate Degree in Arts from Colby Junior College, New London, NH, in 1939. While in college she met Gilbert Small, Jr. and they were married in February of 1942. Soon after the wedding Gil was sent to Guadalcanal with the First Marine Division. After the war, the Smalls built a home in Wayland where they raised three children.
Marylen was known to many as a floral designer at the Russell's Garden Center in Wayland where she continued to work until her 86th year. She was a charming woman who loved family and friends. She enjoyed traveling and thought nothing of driving to Texas right up until a few years ago. She loved listening to classical music and watching figure skating. Her beloved husband passed away in March of 2005. Marylen moved to Tiverton, RI in February of this year.
She leaves her daughter, Gretchen of Ontario, Canada, and two sons, Bradford of Austin, Tex., and Jonathan of Middletown, RI, as well as four bright grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Small's children request that loved ones send a donation to the charity of their choice. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, June 17th at 10 a.m. at the First Parish Church in Wayland. Private family interment will take place at the convenience of the family. Arrangements under the direction of the John C. Bryant Funeral Home.4 The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Marylen as Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island.3
Children of Marylen Hill and Gilbert C. Small Jr.
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S707] Jon Small, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA [e-address for private use,] to Kevin L. Sholder, e-mail, 19 October 2005, "Regina Dorothea Scholderer," Sholder Research Files; privately held by Kevin Leonard Sholder, [(e-address) & street address for private use),] Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S710] Dr. Gilbert Small, Jr. obituary, The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, 15 March 2005. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.legacy.com/bostonglobe/LegacyHome.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S1004] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at <http://ssdi.rootsweb.com> (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, 12 December 2006 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. MARYLEN SMALL, birth listed as 14 Jun 1919, died listed as 22 May 2006 (V), issued in the State of Massachusetts. Last residence Tiverton, Newport, RI, last benefit Wayland, Middlesex, MA. Accessed 15 Dec 2006.
- [S1005] "Small, Marylen "Posie" (Hill) obituary," The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 11 June 2006; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 69TF0100. Accessed 18 November 2006.
- [S709] Jon Small, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA [e-address for private use,] to Kevin L. Sholder, e-mail, 21 October 2005, "Philipp Jacobus descendants," Sholder Research Files; privately held by Kevin Leonard Sholder, [(e-address) & street address for private use),] Dayton, Ohio, USA.