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(Obituaries Courtesy The Standard Times)
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Susan H. (Wilbur) Ashley, 80, of Acushnet died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on November 9, 2007. She was the widow of former Acushnet selectman Elton A. Ashley. Mrs. Ashley was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Earle T. and Ruth (Dudley) Wilbur, and grew up in Fairhaven. She attended Fairhaven High School where she was active in sports, music and was a cheerleader. She was a member of the Long Plain United Methodist Church. She was a professional singer and dancer throughout Southern New England visiting many service hospitals during World War II. She formed the first Acushnet Midget Football cheering squad, was chairman of the Miss Acushnet Centennial Pageant and took part in many fundraising drives as a long time member of the Plymouth Girl Scout Council serving as Neighborhood Chairman, District Chairman and Board Member. Mrs. Ashley was a loving, caring mother who loved to spend time with her family and will be missed dearly by them all.  She is survived by her children: Elton A. Ashley, Jr. and his wife Anne of Rochester, Ruth D. Ashley of New Bedford, Michael F. Ashley and his wife Diane of Acushnet, Marcia F. Lescorde of New Bedford, Frederick S. Ashley and his wife Susan of North Carolina and William C. Ashley of Acushnet; her faithful pet: Matilda; her good friend Pauline Rooney; 21 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and several nieces & nephews. She was sister of the late Lyman D. Wilbur, Frederick S. Wilbur, David Wilbur and Marjorie Fargo and grandmother of the late Kristofer R. Vercellone.

Dr. William Lawrence Jenney of New Bedford and Fairhaven, husband of 64 years to Marjorie Elizabeth (Jason) Jenney passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 22, in the comfort of his home after a lengthy illness. Born June 1, 1920, in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Mildred Edna (Brownell) and William Alexander Jenney. Youngest of three siblings, he survived both his sisters, Charlotte B. (Jenney) Westman and Esther (Jenney) Parlin. Dr. Jenney graduated with honors from New Bedford High School in 1939, completed his undergraduate work magna cum laude in pre-med at Brown University in 1943 and received his medical degree from Yale University Medical School in 1945. He completed his residency at Hartford Hospital and served in the Navy until 1948. Following this, he returned to New Bedford as a family practitioner. From 1957 to 1961, he completed a residency at Hartford Hospital in general surgery. Returning once again to New Bedford, he, with the support of his devoted wife, Marjorie, began his long and illustrious practice as a general surgeon. Throughout his career, he attained numerous benchmarks, including Chief of Staff at St. Luke's Hospital. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, New Bedford Chapter American Academy of General Practice, New Bedford Medical Society and American Board of Surgery. He was an associate professor at Tufts University and Harvard University medical schools. He retired from practice in July 1987.  A former executive board member and chairman of the religious planning committee of the New Bedford Port Society, Dr. Jenney served as a docent, piloting tours of the Seamen's Bethel for several years. Long-time members of the American Field Service, Dr. Jenney and his wife hosted several students, including the first AFS student in New Bedford in 1954, Mireille (T'sas) Beernaerts of Lasgne, Belgium; Dr. Anna M. Colli, of Lake Como and Milan, Italy, in 1973; Yasuko Mokuno of Japan in 1974; and Thomas Jopp of Germany in 1975. Dr. Jenney was an accomplished musician, playing the xylophone, glockenspiel, organ, flute and piccolo. Following his retirement, he played the flute and piccolo in the Dartmouth Community Band and the Tri-County Symphonic Band, where he served as vice-president. An avid sailor since childhood, Dr., Jenney enjoyed sharing the challenges of Buzzards Bay with his family and friends. Ashore, he took great pride in preserving a working farm in Fairhaven; recalling boyhood lessons instilled on the Lawrence Farm in Portsmouth, R.I.  Survivors include his widow; three children, Claudia Brownell (Jenney) Simpson of Fairhaven, Lisa Morgan (Jenney) Duncan and her husband, John Duncan, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., and William Howland Jenney and his wife, Pamela Gray-Jenney of Fairhaven; six grandchildren, Jennifer Morgan Simpson of Fairhaven, Steven James Simpson of New Bedford, Anna Jean Gray- Jenney, Hailey Mae Gray-Jenney, Laura Frances Gray-Storey and John Thomas Gray-Storey, all of Fairhaven; his brother-in-law and friend David B. Parlin of Fall River; and several nieces and nephews. 

Kevin J. Cornell, 54, of Dartmouth died October 30, 2007 unexpectedly at home. He was the husband and best friend of Susan A. (Perron) Cornell. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Robert N. and Teresa A. (Wade) Cornell, he lived in New Bedford most of his life before moving to Dartmouth in 1999. Mr. Cornell was employed as a municipal surveyor with the Department of Public Infrastructure for the City of New Bedford for 16 years. He was an active member of the Y.M.C.A and was an active walker. Kevin had a great sense of humor, great smile and lived life to its fullest. He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife; 2 brothers, Michael Cornell and Dennis Cornell, and his wife Rachel, all of New Bedford; a sister, Mary Ellen Cornell, and her longtime companion Dennis Avellar, of Dartmouth; several nieces and nephews.

Susan A. (Perron) Cornell, 54, of Dartmouth died unexpectedly January 11, 2008. She was the wife of the late Kevin J. Cornell. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William J. and Jeannette E. (LaBombard) Perron, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Dartmouth in 1999. Susan was formerly employed by St. Luke's Hospital as a medical technician for many years. Survivors include her 3 brothers and 2 sisters, William J. Perron, and his wife Joan, of Woodstock, CT, Carole McCarthy, and her husband Ronald, of Limington, ME, Rita Daniels, and her husband Robert, of Merrimac, MA, John "Jack" F. Perron, and his wife Janice and Thomas G. Perron, and his wife Pamela, all of Fairhaven; and numerous nieces and nephews.