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George E. Springer Sr.
  Deer Isle—George E. Springer Sr., 93, went home to be with the Lord, August 18, 2008, at a Bangor Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born September 11, 1914, in Franklin, the son of the late Ellis E. Springer and Henrietta (Foss) Springer.
George married Mary Ashmore November 30, 1939, Thanksgiving Day. Earlier in his life George worked in the woods and also at a dairy. He served in the U.S. Army in Patton’s Infantry during World War II. George fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After returning from the service, he worked at Railway Mail Service for 15 years. After the Railway Mail Service was discontinued, he served as the Officer in Charge at the Augusta Post Office for 14 years. In the early 1970s, George was called to the Gardiner, South Blue Hill and the North Sedgwick areas as a full time pastor. He also served in Swans Island, and most recently at Oceanville Baptist Church.
George and his wife also both worked as drivers for WHCA. He was a thirty year member and Past Commander of the American Legion Post #85 in Blue Hill and also a member of the American Baptist Churches of Maine.
George was an avid woodworker and enjoyed reading and fishing. George and Mary were members of a singing quartet called the Swinging Grandparents. He will be remembered for his playful personality.
He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Mary Springer; children, George E. Springer Jr. and wife, Linda, of Sedgwick, Richard D. Springer and wife, Lynda, of Dayton, Ohio, and Lorena Thombs of Portland; grandchildren, Ray Jr., Becci, Joie, Rachel, Ruth, Amy, Mark and Sarah; 11 great-grandchildren; siblings, Marguerite Moore and husband, Irvin, Paul Springer, Larissa Bilodeau and husband, Emery, and Joyce Higgins; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
He was predeceased by a son-in-law, Ray Thombs Sr.; a grandson, George Springer III; and three brothers, and a sister.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, August 22, 2008, at the Oceanville Baptist Church, Stonington, officiated by Pastor Ronald Libby, and Pastors George Springer Jr. and Richard Springer. Friends and family are invited to a time of fellowship and refreshments at the church immediately following the service hosted by American Legion Post #85 of Blue Hill.
Interment will be at the Rest Haven Cemetery in Windsor. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oceanville Baptist Church Building Fund, 458 Oceanville Road, Stonington, ME 04681. Arrangements are under the care of Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Home, Stonington. www.bragdonkelley.com
BERNICE LINWOOD ST. CLAIR
 EUGENE, ORE.—Bernice Linwood St. Clair, 91, of Eugene, Ore., died August 14, 2008.
She was born November 28, 1916, in Stonington, Maine, to Albert and Rhoda (Billings) Shepard. She married Leonard St. Clair in Concord, Iowa, on December 26, 1941.
After graduating from high school in Stonington she obtained her degree in education from Iowa State University. She lived in Conrad, Iowa, for eight years and then she and Leonard moved to San Bernardino where she taught in the San Bernardino Unified School District.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years; a daughter, Lenice Cooper of Eugene, Ore., two sons, Daryl St. Clair of Eugene, Ore., and David St. Clair and his wife, Ellie, of Newport Beach, Calif.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life was held Sunday, August 17, 2008, at Fox Hollow Residential Care Community in Eugene. Burial was at Rest-Haven Memorial park in Eugene.
Arrangements by Rest-Haven Memorial Park Funeral Home, Eugene. Remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association for Alzheimer’s research.
Priscilla Jones Leighton
 BLUE HILL—Priscilla Jones Leighton, 71, died August 12, 2008, at a Blue Hill hospital. She was born in Blue Hill, December 13, 1936, the daughter of Fred A. and Fannie (Atherton) Jones.
Priscilla attended school in Blue Hill graduating from George Stevens Academy. She lived a full and rewarding life despite her health problems. She loved to read, cook, garden and laugh. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and spending the winters in Florida. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Her best times were spent with her grandchildren. Priscilla was a member of the East Blue Hill Baptist Church and American Legion Auxiliary.
Priscilla is survived by her husband of 54 years, Sheldon of Blue Hill; sons, David of Vinalhaven, Brian of Milbridge, Dana and wife Cathy of Stockton Springs; daughter, Carol Doyle and husband Michael of Franklin, Tenn.; grandchildren, Mark Leighton, Derek L. Leighton, Arthur Leighton, Christopher Nicholas and Benjamin Doyle; sisters, Sylvia Black of Blue Hill, Nancy Hatch of Clifton, Mary Ellen Hutchinson of Stonington; brothers, Harry Jones of Sedgwick and Malcolm Jones of Bucksport; several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Predeceased by her parents; brother, Lester Jones, niece, Tammy Jones and nephew, Michael Jones.
A funeral service was held August 16, 2008, at the East Blue Hill Baptist Church with Pastor Steven Sobel officiating. Interment was at Mountain View Cemetery, North Blue Hill.
Gifts in Priscilla’s memory may be made to the East Blue Hill Baptist Church, c/o Sylvia Black, 676 East Blue Hill Road, Blue Hill, 04614..
Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 141 South St.,, Blue Hill. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com
Avis Dow Poole
 Avis Dow Poole, born and raised in North Brooksville, died Friday, August 15, 2008, following heart complications at the age of 89.
Avis Earlyn Dow, the daughter of Inez E. (Conner) Dow and Harold R. Dow, was born in North Brooksville in 1918, the elder of two children. Her younger brother, Alton Dow predeceased her.
Avis graduated from North Brooksville Primary in 1929, North Brooksville Grammar in 1933, Brooksville High in 1937, then attended the Eastern State Normal School in Castine. Later, she worked as a waitress in coastal villages including East Boothbay where she met and, at the end of WWII, married Leo “Pete” Poole who has predeceased her.
Many remember Avis’ talents at cooking for many establishments in the Brooksville area including David’s Folly, Hiram Blake Camp, Oakland House, and Seal Bay Camp. As a life-long member of the Brooksville United Methodist Church, she was continuously active in supporting the community, most recently preparing and serving a traditional lobster stew supper as a fundraiser for the church to more than a hundred people.
Her knitted and sewn crafts, especially socks, hats, mittens, and pot holders have been a staple for nonprofit organization, school, and church fundraisers for years. Her cookies, pies, and doughnuts were well-known specialties.
Beyond her family, her role as a kind and unassuming mother extended throughout the community lending a gentleness of spirit to those who knew her. In her quiet way, she exhibited a profound capacity of forgivingness and a perpetual desire to offer welcoming love to everyone around her.
She is survived by her seven children: Eloise Rhyne, Harold Poole, Elizabeth Lancaster, Lawrence Poole, Rebecca Poole, Robert Poole and Melissa Lear. She leaves nineteen grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren along with a cousin, Robert Dow, numerous nephews, nieces (including a great-great-great niece), and dear friends including Gloria Coomer.
A celebration of life service was held at the Brooksville United Methodist Church in Buck’s Harbor on August 18, 2008. A private family burial at Mt. Rest Cemetery is planned.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Brooksville United Methodist Church, PO Box 34, Brooksville, ME, 04617, in Avis’ name for the Reversing Falls Sanctuary Renovation Fund.
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