. Mrs. Justina E. (Nellie) Hamilton, 93, widow of Addison Hamilton, formerly of 104 Oak St. and Chebeague Island, died Saturday afternoon in a local nursing home following a long illness.
. Born Sept. 29, 1874, on Chebeague Island, she was the daughter of James E. and Emily (Larrabee) Mansfield, and made her home in the Greater Portland area all her life.
. Mrs. Hamilton attended the Methodist Church. Her husband died in 1938.
. Survivors include two sons, Vernon E. and Ray E. Hamilton, both of Portland; three daughters, Mrs. Winona E. Cotton of Concord, Calif., Mrs. Meda L. Cleaves of Long Island, N.Y. and Mrs. Harold (Waneta) Cleaves of Chebeague Island; 10 grandchildren; 20 great- grandchildren; five great-great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at 749 Congress St. with the Rev. Lawrence E. Porter officiating. Burial will be in the Chebeague Island Cemetery.
. Mrs. Justina E. (Nellie) Hamilton, 93, widow of Addison Hamilton, formerly of 104 Oak St. and Chebeague Island, died Saturday afternoon in a local nursing home following a long illness.
. Born Sept. 29, 1874, on Chebeague Island, she was the daughter of James E. and Emily (Larrabee) Mansfield, and made her home in the Greater Portland area all her life.
. Mrs. Hamilton attended the Methodist Church. Her husband died in 1938.
. Survivors include two sons, Vernon E. and Ray E. Hamilton, both of Portland; three daughters, Mrs. Winona E. Cotton of Concord, Calif., Mrs. Meda L. Cleaves of Long Island, N.Y. and Mrs. Harold (Waneta) Cleaves of Chebeague Island; 10 grandchildren; 20 great- grandchildren; five great-great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at 749 Congress St. with the Rev. Lawrence E. Porter officiating. Burial will be in the Chebeague Island Cemetery.
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One headstone:
John R. Hamilton 1835-1909
his wife, Statria, 1839-1931
son Addison B. 1869-1938
his wife, Justinia F. Mansfield 1874-1968
Harold F. Cleaves 1916-1983
his wife Waneta Hamilton 1918-2009
Mildred V. Hamilton 1908-1944
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