Clara Theresa Marsh

Middletown, - Claire Theresa Sharples Marsh, 92, of 333 Green End Ave. Middletown, formerly of 51 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, November 1, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Charles L. Marsh. Born in Fall River, MA on December 22, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Joshua and Elizabeth Mercer Sharples.Mrs. Marsh worked in the Durfee Mills in Fall River for several years retiring in 1971. She was a member of the Forever Young Club, the International Womens Garment Workers Union and St. Anthonys Church. She is survived by four daughters Betty Jean Monte of Portsmouth, RI, Lucille ?Marilyn? Lima of Tiverton, RI, Carol Forrest of Bowdoin, ME, and Arlene Tavares of Portsmouth, RI, seventeen grandchildren, twenty eight great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.She was the mother of the late Charles F. Marsh, the sister of the late Frederick Sharples and the grandmother of the late Sharon Worsley and Albert Charles LaFlamme. Her funeral will be held on Monday, November 4, 2002, at 9:00 AM from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 AM in St. Anthonys Church, 2836 East Main Road, Portsmouth. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, Rhode Island Chapter, 400 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860..