BENNINGTON -- Marie Davenport Williams, 88, a resident of Village Lane in Bennington and formerly of Addison, died peacefully Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, at the Village at Fillmore Pond in Bennington, surrounded by her family.Marie was born in Cambridge, Mass., on March 11, 1919, the daughter of Joseph H. and Agnes (Robbins) Aspey. Marie graduated from North Bennington High School and Lesley College in Wellesley, Mass. Marie owned two boats and loved boating on Lake Champlain. She loved her home and cherished times spent with her family. Marie was the oldest living member of the Bennington Club.She is survived by three daughters, Lesley Olin and her husband Noel of Newport, Vt., and Lexine Lee Williams and Christine Loveland and her husband Skip of Bennington; her brother Ralph S. Wheeler of Chapel Hill, N.C.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Williams, who died in 1988. At the request of the family, funeral services will be private. There are no visiting hours. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Marie’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association or the Frontier Animal Society of Newport, c/o of Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home, P.O. Box 957, Bennington, VT 05201. To send the family personal e-mail condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.The family has entrusted arrangements to the care of Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home 213 West Main St., Bennington.