Mary Autumn Perkins

Mary Autumn Perkins, age 85, died peacefully and pain free on May 13, 2023, surrounded by her family.  Mary was born December 11, 1937 in Rochester, NH to Audrey Y. Tanner and Henry N. Lawson. She was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd Perkins in 2002.  Mary's family made their home in Milton, NH where she grew up surrounded by loving aunts, uncles and cousins who helped her to overcome the early loss of her father at the tender age of 8.  She often shared fond memories of accompanying her older cousins to the lake, dances and outings that filled her childhood with adventure.    Mary graduated from Nute High, class of 1955, and then from McIntosh College a few years later.  It was there that she mastered the art of Shorthand, a skill she loved to share with grandchildren in the form of Christmas lists when they were young.  After college Mary worked at Spaulding Fiber and during this time would meet the love of her life, the late Lloyd Perkins.  They married in September of 1958 and welcomed two beautiful...