Obituary of Winnifred-J. Carter

SOUTH PRINCETON and HANCOCK - Winnifred Joy (Mc-Lellan) Gordon Carter passed away May 19, 2008, at the home of her daughter, Linda Spencer, in Maxfield. She was born Sept. 24, 1927, in South Princeton, the daughter of Marshall and Lila (Hunnewell) McLellan. Winnie spent most of her adult life in the Hancock area, caring for various family mem-bers and friends. She enjoyed square dancing with the Frenchman Bay Square Riggers, camping, baking, especially her sugar and molasses cookies, and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom she loved dearly. She was lovingly known not only to family, but friends as "Gram." She will be greatly missed by one sister, Eleanor and her husband, "Sonny" Wentworth, of South Princeton; one son, Royce and his wife, Debbie Gordon Sr., of Sorrento; six daughters, Wanda and "Buster" Frye of Franklin, Loyce and Brian Trott, Joyce Dollenger of East Orland and Bucksport, Linda and Ralph Spencer Sr. of Maxfield, Vicky and Everett Espling of Hancock and Carol and "Mike" Leeman of Ells-worth; two stepdaughters, Gladys and "Butch" Rea Jr. of Portland and Jennifer Hobden of Londonderry, N.H.; 14 grand-children, Troy and Jeff Frye, Keith Stanley, Andy Dollenger, Royce Gordon Jr., Stephanie Spencer Tibbetts, Ralph Spen-cer Jr., Amy Spencer, Joey Es-pling, Holly Espling, Kyle and Kameron Amison, Katrina Lee-man and Tyler Leeman; a very special future grandson, Jerry Sawyer; 14 great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren, 12 great-stepgrandchildren, many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents; two sisters, V. Louise Kidder and infant Elizabeth McLellan; both of her husbands, Stanley E. Gordon and Joseph V. Carter Sr.; and one stepson, Joseph V. Carter Jr. Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Pastor Michael Page officiating. Interment will be at South Princeton Cemetery. Friends who wish may make contributions in her memory to Hospice, P.O. Box 208, Lincoln, ME 04457. For an online register book, please visit www.clayfuneralhome.com.