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Caroline A. Davidge

by | Feb 6, 2019 | Obituaries

Caroline A. (Kumlin) Davidge, of Blackstone, passed away peacefully on Jan. 24 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of James S. Davidge.

Born Dec. 25, 1938, in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of the late David P. and Edith M. (Walker) Kumlin. Besides her husband she leaves three sons, all from Blackstone: William H. and his wife, Nancy (Savini) Davidge; James B. and his wife, Debra (Lebel) Davidge; and Scott C. and his wife, Linda (Lanoue) Davidge.

She always loved spending time with her family, especially her seven grandchildren: Matthew (Leah), Kyle (Laura), Shayna (Guy), Brian (Amanda), Kimberly (Tyler), Corey and John-Paul, and her six great-grandchildren: Haylee, Owen, Charlotte, Eben, Kaia and Londyn.

She was the sister of Ruth Phipps and the late Paul, Richard (Cookie) and Ralph (Jumbo) Kumlin and Mildred Perkins.

She also leaves behind a sister-in-law, Judith Davidge Tuschak, and many nieces, nephews and friends who loved her dearly.

Caroline had a compassionate love for animals. Donations in her memory can be made online to the Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton at baypathhumane.org/donate, or by mail to: Baypath Humane Society, 500 Legacy Farms North, Hopkinton, MA 01748.

Her funeral and burial, under the care of Kubaska Funeral Home in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, were private.

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