Paula was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth Myers, and her daughter, Lisa Bousquet Nelson. A dedicated servant of the Lord, Paula attended the Skowhegan Federated Church. She loved the church and participated in many church activities. She very much enjoyed gardening, crafting, knitting, sewing, and baking. Paula put a lot of love into creating gifts for her children, grandchildren, and friends with all her creativity. She was also happy sharing precious, quality time with her children and grandchildren, family and friends. Holidays with family always filled Paula with much happiness.
Paula graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1959. She was employed for a number of years by New Hampshire Savings Bank in Concord, NH. Paula started in the kitchen and worked her way to a desk job. She moved onto Franklin Savings Bank in Franklin, NH, and also worked part-time jobs while raising her family. She later retired from Thorndike Press in Waterville, Maine.
The greatest joy in Paula's life was her family, which includes her son, Michael Canfield and his wife, Theresa, of Braselton, GA, her son, James Bousquet and his wife, JoAnne Bousquet, of Sanbornton, NH, and her daughter Tammy Styles, of Franklin, NH. She was also immensely proud of her grandchildren, Benjamin, Derek, Kristen, Andrew, Ross and his fiancé Abby, Elyse, Sadie, Nicholas, Keith, Breanna and her fiancé Alan, and three great grandchildren, Mason, Brooklyn and Harper. Paula also has numerous cousins and friends with which she was close to for many years.
Memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 1pm, at the Skowhegan Federated Church, 13 Island Ave, Skowhegan, ME.
A burial will be held at Union Cemetery, Woodman Rd., Sanbornton, NH; date to be determined.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Smart & Edwards Funeral Home, 183 Madison Ave., Skowhegan, Maine.
