William H. Eaton, age 82, of Scituate, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on November 10, 2014. Mr. Eaton owned his window cleaning business for many years. He joined Scituate Grange in 1956 and held many offices over the years, currently serving as secretary. He also belonged to Norwell Grange where he was Chaplain and the Mayflower North Pomona Grange. He was involved with the Home and Community Committee for many years. Bill was known for his fudge and interesting desserts he made for fairs, raffles and meetings. He helped with the Grange exhibits at the Marshfield Fair each summer. Bill also enjoyed visiting shut-in grange members and at Christmas time and would take plants to many of them. He was a loyal and faithful grange member. Mr. Eaton was also a member of the Scituate Historical Society and the New England Historical Genealogy Society, as well as numerous other genealogy groups. Bill, himself, was a descendent of numerous Mayflower families.
Bill leaves behind many friends, including Alden L. Shores of Rockland, Rebecca Bates MacArthur of Cohasset and Yvonne Twomey of Scituate.
A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, November 17, 2014 at 10:30 am in Union Cemetery, Scituate. In lieu of flowers, donations to Honor Mr. Eaton may be made to the Scituate Historical Society, PO BOX 276, Scituate, MA. 02066.
