We accept submissions of obituaries honoring the lives of Lexington community members.
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Our reporters also occasionally write about the lives of prominent residents upon their death, those are below.
Obituary: Martha Crosier Wood
Martha Crosier Wood was a Town Meeting member for 38 years including two years as chair, chaired the Planning Board, and served on the Board of Health for a decade, most of that time as chair. She was also vice president for development of LexSeeHer.
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Obituary: Lana Branton, creator of Harvard Fogg Museum docent program, dies at 91
Lana Branton, creator and former director of the docent and community education program at the Harvard Art Museums at Harvard University, died on Feb. 5 in Lexington.
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Obituary: Leonard “Skip” N. Jones, Jr.
Leonard “Skip” Norman Jones, Jr., 81, of Lampasas, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.A Rosary will be recited for Skip at Sneed–Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 6 pm, with visitation to follow until 8 pm. The Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on…
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