PALERMO -- Florence "Flossie" Ingraham Flye Wheeler, 85, of Palermo passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Augusta.She was born Oct. 27, 1927, the daughter of Coyt and Adelia (Cook) Ingraham.After graduating from Freedom Academy she married Carlton "Nick" Flye. They lived in Oakland where she worked at Diamond International before moving to their farm in Palermo, where they raised chickens and worked at the Palermo Consolidated School.She and Nick raised and bred racehorses and were members of the Maine Harness Racing Association. Flossie was very involved in Eastern Star and was past worthy matron at Josiah H. Drummond Chapter 91 in Thorndike. She was also past master of Dirigo Grange 98 in Freedom and very active at the local and state levels. Flossie was also a president of the Palermo Extension. She attended Palermo Christian Church and Knox Ridge Baptist Church.Her husband, Nick, passed away in 1984. In 1991, she started working at the Carleton Woolen Mill in Winthrop. In 1992 she married Olive Wheeler. Flossie was predeceased by both husbands, her parents and her brother, Richard Ingraham.Her hobbies were sewing, cooking, caring for her racehorses, recreational camping, square dancing and volunteering her time and energy to the organizations to which she belonged.Survivors include her sister, Mary Thomas, and her husband, Arthur, of Mercer; sisters-in-law Amy (McKenney) Ingraham of Knox, Shirley (Flye) Tilton of Sidney, Geraldine (Flye) Walsh and her husband, Richard, of Florida, and Frances (Nelson) Flye Faxon of Palermo as well as numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and many friends.The family would like to thank the exceptional staff at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Augusta as well as Beacon Hospice. Donations in memory of Flossie may be made to an organization of ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=COYCADA'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=MaineToday-CentralMaine'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=charity of your choice'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/MaineToday-CentralMaine/condolences-charities.aspx?keyword=coycada&pid=164411665'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=FLORENCE'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=WHEELER'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1757311610'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1757311610'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>charity of your choice<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());. A memorial service will be at a later date. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Freedom. Online condolences may be offered at www.directcremationofmaine.com.