Laura Ann Peckham

- Laura Ann Wadsworth Peckham, 77, of 325 Broadway Newport, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI. She was the beloved wife of James E. Peckham of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on May 6, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Chester V. and Johanna Shea Wadsworth.Mrs. Peckham was a communicant of St. Josephs Church. She was a member of AARP, the Kings Senior Citizen Center, the ?Eastons Beach Club? and the Middletown Senior Citizens Center. Besides her husband of 59 years she is survived by her son James W. Peckham of Portsmouth, RI, three daughters Elizabeth Ann Peckham of Pawtucket, RI, Joanne Peckham of Newport, RI, and Patricia Ann Marshall of Portsmouth, RI, her sister Eleanor Sullivan of Middletown, RI, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.She was the sister of the late Kathleen Wadsworth. Her funeral will be held on Friday, July 12, 2002, at 8:00 AM from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, with a Mass of Christian burial at 9:00 AM in St. Josephs Church, Broadway And Mann Avenue, Newport. Burial will be in Newport Memorial Park in Middletown.