EASTPORT – Geraldine Harriet (Call) Follis, of Eastport and Perry, 93 1/2 years young, went home to be with her Lord March 15, 2012. She was born May 12, 1918, daughter of Frank and Edith Call of Eastport.
Gerry was very adept with her hands, packing fish, making wreaths, sewing quilts, crocheting and baking. She was employed in many fish factories in Eastport and Lubec. During World War II she was a day care provider for Works Progress Administration and worked with ladies wrapping bandages for the war. She and her mother were also aircraft spotters during the war. She and her husband, Bill, owned and operated Bill's Antiques, Perry.
She attended and was baptized at North Christian Church, Eastport.
She was predeceased by her parents; husband, William S. Follis Sr.; brothers, Arnold Call, Richard Call, Merton Call, Lawrence Call, Darrell Call, Roland Call, Ronald Call and Grayson Call; grandson, Theodore Greenlaw; and great-granddaughter, Mariah Francis.
Surviving Gerry are her son, Ronald Putnam and wife, Judy; daughter, Annalie Greenlaw and husband, Calvin; son, William Follis Jr. and wife, Mary; daughter, Sally Young and husband, Mike; sisters-in-law, Betty O'Donnell and Glenna Call, who she referred to as her sisters; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Nathan Putnam and wife, Julie, and children, Nathan and Lori, Jeremiah Putnam and wife, Wendy, and children, Jeremiah, Thomas, Nicholas and Rachel, Elijah Putnam and daughter, Haley, Luke Putnam and wife, Tammy, and children, Sarah, Shanna, Jessica, and granddaughter, Charlotte, Leigh McCullough and husband, Andrew and children, Andrew Paul "A.J." and Kaitlin Rebecca, Rebecca Greenlaw, Sunday Francis and husband, John, and children, Matthew, Kevin and John, Suzanne Follis, and Samantha Dudley and son, Connor, Jessica Johnson and children, Mercedes Geraldine, Gage Michael, Abigail Annalie, and Stewart William, Jennifer LeClair and husband, Richard, and children, Sarah, Benjamin and Laura Rose; several nieces and nephews. (Bangor Daily News posted 3/15/2012)
Gerry was very adept with her hands, packing fish, making wreaths, sewing quilts, crocheting and baking. She was employed in many fish factories in Eastport and Lubec. During World War II she was a day care provider for Works Progress Administration and worked with ladies wrapping bandages for the war. She and her mother were also aircraft spotters during the war. She and her husband, Bill, owned and operated Bill's Antiques, Perry.
She attended and was baptized at North Christian Church, Eastport.
She was predeceased by her parents; husband, William S. Follis Sr.; brothers, Arnold Call, Richard Call, Merton Call, Lawrence Call, Darrell Call, Roland Call, Ronald Call and Grayson Call; grandson, Theodore Greenlaw; and great-granddaughter, Mariah Francis.
Surviving Gerry are her son, Ronald Putnam and wife, Judy; daughter, Annalie Greenlaw and husband, Calvin; son, William Follis Jr. and wife, Mary; daughter, Sally Young and husband, Mike; sisters-in-law, Betty O'Donnell and Glenna Call, who she referred to as her sisters; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Nathan Putnam and wife, Julie, and children, Nathan and Lori, Jeremiah Putnam and wife, Wendy, and children, Jeremiah, Thomas, Nicholas and Rachel, Elijah Putnam and daughter, Haley, Luke Putnam and wife, Tammy, and children, Sarah, Shanna, Jessica, and granddaughter, Charlotte, Leigh McCullough and husband, Andrew and children, Andrew Paul "A.J." and Kaitlin Rebecca, Rebecca Greenlaw, Sunday Francis and husband, John, and children, Matthew, Kevin and John, Suzanne Follis, and Samantha Dudley and son, Connor, Jessica Johnson and children, Mercedes Geraldine, Gage Michael, Abigail Annalie, and Stewart William, Jennifer LeClair and husband, Richard, and children, Sarah, Benjamin and Laura Rose; several nieces and nephews. (Bangor Daily News posted 3/15/2012)
EASTPORT – Geraldine Harriet (Call) Follis, of Eastport and Perry, 93 1/2 years young, went home to be with her Lord March 15, 2012. She was born May 12, 1918, daughter of Frank and Edith Call of Eastport.
Gerry was very adept with her hands, packing fish, making wreaths, sewing quilts, crocheting and baking. She was employed in many fish factories in Eastport and Lubec. During World War II she was a day care provider for Works Progress Administration and worked with ladies wrapping bandages for the war. She and her mother were also aircraft spotters during the war. She and her husband, Bill, owned and operated Bill's Antiques, Perry.
She attended and was baptized at North Christian Church, Eastport.
She was predeceased by her parents; husband, William S. Follis Sr.; brothers, Arnold Call, Richard Call, Merton Call, Lawrence Call, Darrell Call, Roland Call, Ronald Call and Grayson Call; grandson, Theodore Greenlaw; and great-granddaughter, Mariah Francis.
Surviving Gerry are her son, Ronald Putnam and wife, Judy; daughter, Annalie Greenlaw and husband, Calvin; son, William Follis Jr. and wife, Mary; daughter, Sally Young and husband, Mike; sisters-in-law, Betty O'Donnell and Glenna Call, who she referred to as her sisters; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Nathan Putnam and wife, Julie, and children, Nathan and Lori, Jeremiah Putnam and wife, Wendy, and children, Jeremiah, Thomas, Nicholas and Rachel, Elijah Putnam and daughter, Haley, Luke Putnam and wife, Tammy, and children, Sarah, Shanna, Jessica, and granddaughter, Charlotte, Leigh McCullough and husband, Andrew and children, Andrew Paul "A.J." and Kaitlin Rebecca, Rebecca Greenlaw, Sunday Francis and husband, John, and children, Matthew, Kevin and John, Suzanne Follis, and Samantha Dudley and son, Connor, Jessica Johnson and children, Mercedes Geraldine, Gage Michael, Abigail Annalie, and Stewart William, Jennifer LeClair and husband, Richard, and children, Sarah, Benjamin and Laura Rose; several nieces and nephews. (Bangor Daily News posted 3/15/2012)
Gerry was very adept with her hands, packing fish, making wreaths, sewing quilts, crocheting and baking. She was employed in many fish factories in Eastport and Lubec. During World War II she was a day care provider for Works Progress Administration and worked with ladies wrapping bandages for the war. She and her mother were also aircraft spotters during the war. She and her husband, Bill, owned and operated Bill's Antiques, Perry.
She attended and was baptized at North Christian Church, Eastport.
She was predeceased by her parents; husband, William S. Follis Sr.; brothers, Arnold Call, Richard Call, Merton Call, Lawrence Call, Darrell Call, Roland Call, Ronald Call and Grayson Call; grandson, Theodore Greenlaw; and great-granddaughter, Mariah Francis.
Surviving Gerry are her son, Ronald Putnam and wife, Judy; daughter, Annalie Greenlaw and husband, Calvin; son, William Follis Jr. and wife, Mary; daughter, Sally Young and husband, Mike; sisters-in-law, Betty O'Donnell and Glenna Call, who she referred to as her sisters; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Nathan Putnam and wife, Julie, and children, Nathan and Lori, Jeremiah Putnam and wife, Wendy, and children, Jeremiah, Thomas, Nicholas and Rachel, Elijah Putnam and daughter, Haley, Luke Putnam and wife, Tammy, and children, Sarah, Shanna, Jessica, and granddaughter, Charlotte, Leigh McCullough and husband, Andrew and children, Andrew Paul "A.J." and Kaitlin Rebecca, Rebecca Greenlaw, Sunday Francis and husband, John, and children, Matthew, Kevin and John, Suzanne Follis, and Samantha Dudley and son, Connor, Jessica Johnson and children, Mercedes Geraldine, Gage Michael, Abigail Annalie, and Stewart William, Jennifer LeClair and husband, Richard, and children, Sarah, Benjamin and Laura Rose; several nieces and nephews. (Bangor Daily News posted 3/15/2012)
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