Sandra B Leighton

Baileyville – Sandy B. Leighton, 43, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Sandy was born in Calais on July 24, 1964, daughter of Edward Bailey and Gertrude (McLellan) Roberts. She graduated from Woodland High School, Class of 1982. On July 13, 1985, she married William “Billy” Leighton. Sandy worked for thirteen years at Georgia Pacific, as a secretary at Calais Regional Hospital, and most recently with Customs & Border Protection in Calais. She was a member of the Princeton Baptist Church and enjoyed riding motorcycles, kayaking, and spending time with family, friends, and her dogs. Sandy was predeceased by her father, Edward Bailey; and grandparents, Byron and Lettie McLellan, Milton and Muriel Roberts, and George Bailey. Surviving are her husband Billy of Baileyville; her parents, Gertrude and Guel Roberts of Princeton; a step-son, Trevor Leighton of Baileyville; paternal grandmother, Shirley Cook of Calais; four sisters, Linda Phelps and her husband Glen, Darlene Leighton and her husband Peter, Lori Pike and her husband Tony, all of Princeton, and Trina James and her companion Lowell Brown Jr. of Charlotte; mother and father-in-law, Lynn and George Hill of Baileyville; a special aunt to many nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews; and her two faithful canine companions, Reba and Buddy. Friends may call 6 – 8 p.m. Monday, June 30, at Mays Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais. A Celebration of Sandy’s Life will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Princeton Baptist Church, Main St., Princeton. Burial will follow in Princeton Cemetery.


Memorials:
Sandy was an avid animal lover so donations in her memory may be made to P.A.W.S. Humane Society, PO Box 182, Calais, ME 04619.


Cemetery:
Princeton Cemetery
West Street
Princeton, ME 04668 (map/driving directions)



Visitations:
6:00PM to 8:00PM on Monday, June 30th, 2008 at Mays Funeral Home (map/driving directions)



Services:
11:00AM at Princeton Baptist Church on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 (map/driving directions)