"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 211, No 1, p 29, Jan., 1989. William Laverne Stillman of Pawcatuck, Connecticut, died on October 14, 1988, at the age of 70, in Westerly, Rhode Island, after a long illness. He was a member of the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church of Westerly. Laverne, as he was called by those in his church, was born on November 17, 1917, a son of the late Raymond E. and Carrie (Loudon) Stillman in Stonington, Connecticut. He was employed by Bostich, Inc. of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, for more than 30 years before retiring in 1978. He was a member of the Masons. Recently, he was a member of the Westerly Senior Citizens Center where he was choir director for the Westerly Senior Songbirds. In his church, he was a member of the choir and chairman of the social committee at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; seven brothers, Frederick, Douglas and Richard, all of Pawcatuck, Philip and James, both of Westerly, Robert of Stonington, and Ronald of Norwich, Connecticut; a sister, Jeanette Belzarini of Pawcatuck; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church with Pastor Dale E. Rood officiating. Burial was in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly. DER "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 229, No 1, p 25, Jan., 2007. Elizabeth "Bette" C. Stillman, 91, of Pawcatuck, Conn., died on December 1, 2006, at the Westerly, R.I., Nursing Home. She was born in Westerly on June 24, 1915, the only child of Herbert P. and Bessie M. (Brown) Clark. Bette was a direct descendant of John Babcock, the first white settler in Westerly. She attended Westerly schools and was a graduate of Lasell College in Auburndale, Mass. On April 7, 1950, she married William LaVerne Stillman, who died in October of 1988. For many years, Bette worked in the payroll department of the Cottrell Company (later known as the Harris Corporation) in Pawcatuck, and was a member of the Cottrell Alumni Club. She was also a member of the Westerly Senior Citizens Center and a charter member of Vision Christian Fellowship in Westerly. Both she and her husband were avid campers and belonged to several camping organizations. Funeral services were held on December 5, 2006, in the Buckler-Johnston Funeral Home in Westerly, with Pastor David Taylor officiating. Burial was in Westerly's River Bend Cemetery. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders