ROCKLAND — Myra L. Eaton, 97, died March 31, 2013, at Windward Gardens in Camden after a long illness.

Born in Rockland Dec. 25, 1915, she was the daughter of John W. and Myra L. Gray Watts. Educated in local schools, she was a 1934 graduate of Rockland High School.

In December 1938, she married Sheldon M. Eaton in New York. Except for the first three years of their marriage when they lived in New London, Conn., the couple resided in Rockland all their married lives. Mr. Eaton died Sept. 27, 1971.

Mrs. Eaton was a longtime active member of Penobscot View Grange No. 388 in Glen Cove and a member of Limerock Valley Pomona Grange No. 30. For several years she enjoyed membership in the Rockland Senior Citizens.

Mrs. Eaton is survived by one son, William K. Eaton and his wife, Florence, of Rockland; a brother, Chester "Timothy" Brown and his wife, Mary, of Orange, Calif.; two grandchildren, Michael F. Eaton and his wife, Wendy, of Hope, and Mathew A. Eaton and his companion, Erin Vinson, of Bangor; two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and Adam Eaton of Hope; and one cousin, Julia Brackett of Rockland.

A private family service will be held at a later date at Seaview Cemetery in Glen Cove.

To share a memory or story with Mrs. Eaton's family, visit her Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.

Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home in Rockland.