Shirley M. Towle October 10, 1928 March 12, 2015 Falmouth Shirley M. Towle, 86, of Falmouth died on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Baron Center in Portland. She was born in Portland, ME on October 10, 1928 the daughter of the late Nelson T. and Enola (Sargent) Coe. Shirley was a 1946 graduate of Deering High School. Following her graduation, she married and became a bookkeeper for her husband's clothing company and started her family. After moving to Bowdoin, she became the Town Clerk in Bowdoin, a job she held for many years. At the same time, she started and operated her own business, Laughing Lion Country Day School, a daycare at her home. She was a strong advocate for the disadvantaged including feeding the hungry and coordinated the Santa Claus Fund for the less fortunate for the Town of Bowdoin. Shirley enjoyed traveling, the ocean, reading, theatre, gardening and flowers. She is survived by 5 children, Marie Towle Wimert and husband, Randy of Falmouth, Daniel W. Towle, Jr. and wife, Diane of Fryeburg, David L. Towle and wife, Kathy of Bowdoin, Timothy M. Towle and wife, Ellie of Bowdoin and Martha Towle Redd and husband, Thomas of Lindale, TX, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a grandson, Rick Wimert and a brother, Nelson S. Coe. A celebration of life will be held at A.T. Hutchins Funeral and Cremation Services, 660 Brighton Avenue, Portland, ME on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 11A.M. A time of visitation will be held on Wednesday from 10A.M. until the hour of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, PO BOX 1807, Auburn, ME 04211-1807 or to the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102.