SOUTH DARTMOUTH — Mary Doig Nicholson, age 87, of South Dartmouth, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, at home. She was the wife of the late John Baker Nicholson.
Daughter of the late Mary and Albert Doig, she was a graduate of Dartmouth High School and Lasell Junior College.
A longtime member of the Congregational Church of South Dartmouth, she was a member of the N.B. Yacht Club, the Allendale Country Club, the N.B. Mother's Club, the Ladies Branch of the N.B. Port Society and the Friends of Dartmouth Libraries Inc.
Mary is survived by her three children, Jane Nicholson of San Francisco, Calif., Ann Griffith of Lexington, Ma., and Gale Beaton of Boston, Ma.; her grandchildren, Colby, Emma, Camden and Granger Griffith and Paige Beaton; her siblings, Jessie Doig Clark of Ohio and the late Alfred Doig.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made in her name to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (B.L.A.S.) Association, 320 Norwood Park, South 2nd floor, Norwood, Ma. 02062.
Her memorial service will take place in the Congregational Church of South Dartmouth on Monday, December 8, 2008, at 11 A.M. Burial in South Dartmouth Cemetery is private.