JOSEPH A. BOUGHTON, the purchasing manager at Lord Corporation (formerly Hughson Chemicals), died May 18, 2010. He was 76. A member of Beta Theta Pi, he received his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University. He was a devotee of jazz music and produced more than 25 CDs with various musicians. Survivors include his wife, Emily Richardson Boughton, four children, and eight grandchildren.
The Rev. Canon FRANCIS S. BANCROFT III, 77, an Episcopal priest, died June 3, 2012. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and received his divinity degree from the General Theological Seminary. After a 40-year career serving St. James Episcopal Church in Ridgefield, N.J., where he was also an active community volunteer, he retired to Wellfleet, Mass., where he continued to volunteer in the community. His wife, Janet Currey Bancroft, predeceased him. Survivors include his son, two grandchildren, his sister, and several nieces and nephews.
