Bridgewater, Vermont

Paula was born on April 7, 1947 in Rutland, Vermont the daughter of Horace J. and Kathleen Allard Carr. She left us on February 7, 2019 surrounded by her family, after a brief but hard fought battle with cancer.

Paula graduated from Woodstock Union High School in 1965 and attended Champlain College. On January 21, 1967 she married her high school sweetheart Bruce Maxham in Bridgewater. Paula began working as a bookkeeper at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, and later for Sherm Manning at Hartford Oil. Paula then dedicated the next years of her life to being a mother to her 3 daughters. Eventually Paula went back to work, she was a bookkeeper for the Windsor Supervisory Union for over 25 years and then later for ADA Traffic Directing, retiring in 2011.

Paula was devoted to and held a strong sense of family. She had a way of making each person feel special by paying attention to the important details of their life. Paula always enjoyed the many family gatherings and somehow made her family feel like she could magically prepare all those wonderful meals without showing any effort. She was supportive to her family, but also to her community when the need arose. She was an avid reader and enjoyed cooking, knitting, sewing and traveling. In the summer time she would enjoy jeep rides with family and friends and most recently cruising in the corvette. Fall time always brought the annual family trip to the Fryeburg fair.

Paula was pre deceased by her mother Kathleen Allard Carr on April 7, 2018. She is survived by her father Horace Carr; her husband of 52 years Bruce Maxham, her 3 daughters; Michelle and (Dennis) Gareau, Karen and (Glenn) Poland, Jennifer and (Paul) Beauchamp, her grandchildren; Josh Maxham (Beth Fish), Austin Gareau, Abby Beauchamp, and Jacob Beauchamp. She is also survived by 3 aunts; Olive Greenough, Pauline (Don) Carr, Peggy Allard, and an Uncle Danny Carr.

Thank you to everyone at DHMC, Merten's House and Bayada Hospice. Special thank you to Dr. Hermann who provided constant support for Paula and her family.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, February 24th at the North Universalist Chapel in Woodstock Vermont at 2:00 p.m.

Burial will be held privately at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made to the Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department, (Building Fund), 7392 US Rt. 4, Bridgewater, VT 05034 or the Bridgewater Congregational Church, PO Box 4, Bridgewater, VT 05034.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock. An on line guest book can be found at cabotfh.com