Doreen Ann Booth, 57, of Pelham, Massachusetts, passed away at Bay State Medical Center                       on January 22, 2021 following a recent decline in health. Doreen was born on September 7, 1964.  She grew up in Pelham and attended the Pelham and Amherst schools,                        graduating from the Amherst High School in 1982.

Doreen attended the United Church of Pelham Sunday School as a child and later as a Church attendee.  She was a Pelham native and very proud of that title. She enjoyed exploring and hiking                 the Pelham trails and discontinued roads and most especially the discovery of old cellar holes and cemeteries.  She delighted in the tranquility of fishing and as a result, became familiar with many of Pelham’s best known fishing holes.  Their summer home on Lake Ebeemee in Brownsville, Maine also provided a haven for the sport of fishing that captured Doreen’s heart.

Doreen had a love for Pelham’s rich history and enjoyed spending time in research, whether at the Pelham Library or at her home.  She was an active genealogist and sought to further document the lives of her Pelham ancestors.

Like her Mother, Doreen cared deeply about the welfare of animals, taking in strays and caring for wildlife that had “lost their way.” 

Doreen had a love of children which was evident with her jobs of employment.  She worked in the Belchertown Elementary School lunch program at a prior time.  Currently, she was employed by Van Pool Transportation Company of Wilbraham.  Her mission was the transportation of developmentally challenged children to and from school…..a job she dearly loved.

She is survived by her father Cleon Booth of Pelham, brother David Booth of Turners Falls, dear family friend Janice Booth of  Shutesbury, nephew Steven Booth of Pelham and friend William Barnham also of Pelham.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society (in memory of Doreen Ann Booth) at the following three options…

1.) Online giving at Cancer.org

 2.) Telephone giving at 1-800-227-2345, Option 2

 3.) American Cancer Society at P. O. Box 42040, Oklahoma City,

      Ok. 73123