from the August 11, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle
Enfield, N.H. – Violet T. LaFountain, 79, died at her home Friday morning August 7. She was born in Ludlow, Vermont, February 8, 1914, the daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Sullivan) Thornton. She had been employed by the Baltic Mills and later as a cook at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, N.H. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and caring for her many pets. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Enfield, N.H.
Graveside committal services were conducted on Tuesday morning in the Pleasant View Cemetery in West Springfield, N.H. The Reverend Chester Kulus, Pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of Enfield, officiated.
Mrs. LaFountain is survived by a daughter, Beatrice J. Tourville of Lebanon, NH; a son, Hank LaFountain of Enfield, NH; sisters Irene Trottier of Springfield, MO; Edith Bell and Mabel Click, both of Claremont, NH; brothers John Thornton of Grantham, NH, Norris Thornton of Newport, NH, Charles Thornton of Waterboro, ME, Dellivan Thornton of Lakeside, MT, and Russell Thornton of Lebanon, NH; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.