Folsom Funeral Service

Kathleen Agnes “Kit” (Quinn) Beaumont, a resident of Westwood since 1950, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at her home in Westwood.  She was 87.  Kit  was born April 23, 1923, in Winchester, MA, the only child of Henry Leo and Agnes (Morrison) Quinn.  She grew up in Somerville, MA and then moved to Newmarket, NH and later Rumney, NH before moving to Westwood where she graduated in 1941 with Westwood’s first graduating class from Westwood High School.  Kit worked as a secretary for Kendall Company in Walpole, and later worked as a waitress at the Copper Kettle in Islington and at the food counter at Hills Department Store in Norwood.  She belonged to the Islington Community Church where she was a member of the Women’s Fellowship, sang in the choir and volunteered for the Community Closet.  She joined the First Baptist Church of Westwood after the Islington Community Church closed.   She was a former Girl Scout Leader.  Kit enjoyed camping and travelling; she was a talented gardener who grew african violets; and was proficient in sewing and craft work. She and her late husband “Red” had seasons tickets for many years with the Red Sox during their Spring Training in Florida.  Kit was the wife of the late Wilfred Beaumont Jr., and is survived by her son Michael A., and his wife Lorrie, of Westwood; her two daughters, Susan Kenney, and her husband Richard, of Hookset, NH, and Patricia A. Burton, and her husband Phillip, of Chelmsford; her three grandchildren, Matthew Beaumont, Carrie Brewster, and Thomas Shepherd; and her four great grandchildren, Julia Shepherd, Annelise Beaumont, Evan Brewster, and Madeleine Beaumont.  Visiting hours will be held Sunday, December 12th from 4 to 8 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street, Westwood.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral Monday at 10 AM at the First Baptist Church, 808 High Street, Westwood.  Interment will follow in New Westwood Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers donations to the Memorial Fund of the First Baptist Church, 808 High Street, Westwood, MA 02090 would be appreciated.

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