Richmond-Mabel F. Beals Leonard passed on to her Lord Friday, November 12, 2010 at 1:45pm surrounded by her family.

She was born in Topsham on June 13, 1923 to Edward & Ruth Beals who predeceased her.

She married her sweetheart Edward Leonard (Jr) on November 27, 1942. His life was cut short after 21 years of marriage. They had four children together. Terry and Michael have already passed on. She was also predeceased by three brothers and two sisters; Harry Beals, Henry Beals, Charles Beals, Beatrice Mulldune and Marian Carter and her grandson David Minot. She is survived by her sister Freda Pottle of Freeport, a son Richard Leonard of Richmond, a daughter Maylee Dyer of Litchfield, 14 grandchildren, several great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild Mason Leigh Keys of Springfield MO.

She worked at Bath Iron Works during World War II and was a picker at Prout’s garden in Bowdoinham. She became a CNA and worked at the local hospitals and nursing homes. She also worked at Pejepscot Paper Mill and L.L. Bean Manufacturing. She retired from L.L. Bean in 1985.

She was a member of the United Baptist Church of Topsham and the Brunswick Nazarene Church. At the Nazarene Church she sang in the choir, sorted Sunday school papers, cleaned the church and made sure to give everyone a hug. She was president and past president of the Pythian Sisters in Brunswick. She had lived in the Senior Citizen Housing on Kimball Street in Richmond for 31 years. She helped many of her neighbors there by transporting them, cleaning off their cars, and shoveling the walkways. Her favorite thing to do there was to sit in the grass and find as many four leaf clovers as she could. She would also go to the Railway Café as often as she could even if it was just to sit and drink tea. She loved to make the people there laugh and would always hand out free hugs.

There will be a memorial visitation at Kincer Funeral home in Richmond Tuesday November 16th from 4-7pm. Interment will be at Rogers Cemetery in Topsham on Wednesday November 17th at 10am. Pastor Bob Dyer will be giving the interment service. There will be a reception following interment at the Richmond Grange hall. In the place of flowers the family wishes you to donate to Hospice 60 Baribeau Dr Brunswick Me 04011.

Arrangements are under the care of Kincer Funeral Home 130 Pleasant St. Richmond, Me 04357.