Barbara J. (Scott) Mclaughlin

Barbara Jean (Scott) McLaughlin, a resident of Taunton since 1995, and formerly of Dedham, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Morton Hospital in Taunton.  She was 76.  Barbara was born March 1, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest daughter of James Henry and Mary Christina (Arnott) Scott.  Her family moved to Dedham when she was 13 and Barbara graduated from Dedham High School.  She worked for Teledyne Philbrick in Dedham as a quality control inspector for 18 years.  She enjoyed puzzles, knitting, and needlepoint.  Barbara is survived by her husband, George Matthew McLaughlin Jr., and her former husband Charles Hewitt.  She is the mother of Christopher Hewitt of Brockton, Gregory Hewitt, and his wife Lauren, of North Attleboro, and Paula Massarelli, and her husband Robert, of Walpole; and the stepmother of Matthew McLaughlin, and his wife Arianna, of Cumming, Georgia, Derek McLaughlin of Fall River, and Erin Cidade, and her husband Richard, of Fall River.  She is further survived by her 14 grandchildren; Jennifer, Hillary, Shannon, Courtney, Olivia, Emily, Bobby, Cody, Gabriella, Sophia, Alissa, Bella, Drew, and McKenzie; her two great grandchildren, Berlyn and Nova; her three brothers, James Scott of Hampton, New Hampshire, Kenneth Scott of Dedham, and Lawrence Scott of Dedham; and her sister, Jane C. McGowan of Middleboro.  She was the sister of the late Carol Lavita.  Visiting hours will be held, Saturday, May 4th from 3 to 7 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton Street, Dedham.  Services and interment will be private.  In lieu of flowers donations to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105-99959