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AMADON, ELDORA F., 87
AMADON, ELDORA F., 87, of Waterbury Center, passed away in the comfort of her home and family on September 26. Born in Cambridge on July 29, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Mildred (Shangraw) Burnor. On Aug. 31, 1940, she married Alfred L. Amadon in Danville. Alfred predeceased Eldora on April 10, 1998. Eldora was a graduate of Cabot High School and went on to a long career at the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury, first as an aide and then following her graduation from the Vera Hanks School of Psychiatric Technology, as a psychiatric technician, retiring in 1987. She was a former member of Green Mountain Chapter 35 Order of the Eastern Star of Cabot. Her family fondly remembers Eldora's love of gardening, both flower and vegetable, the talent she had for crocheting and knitting and the many hours she spent canning her garden's plentiful bounty. Eldora is survived by her daughter, Sally Buck, and her husband, Earl, of Liberty Hill, Tex.; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Glennis Holton, of Florida; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Eldora was predeceased by a grandson, Kevin Buck, and a sister, Arlene Churchill.
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