2nd w/o Philip married July 11, 1915
Greta E. Lamson, 98, Knox's oldest citizen and holder of the Boston Post gold-headed cane, died March 18, 1993, at a Waterville hospital. She was born in Jackson, May 2, 1894, the daughter of Everett and Mary (Clements) Larrabee. (NOTE: The Social Security Application shows she was born in Monroe.)
She graduated from Freedom Academy in 1915. She farmed for many years in Monroe and Knox. She worked for a number of years at the Monmouth Canning Co. in Freedom. She was a former member of the Knox Station Grange, was a member of the Benjamin Berry American Legion Post Auxiliary, and attended the Knox Ridge and Quaker Hill churches. She was well-known for knitting and patchwork quilts, which she made until recently.
She is survived by three daughters, Emma Stevens of Unity, Mrs. Frank (Shirley) (June) Fuller of Dixmont and Priscilla Walker of Knox; one adopted daughter, Gwen Hawes of Ohio; one step-daughter, Gertrude Shibles of Knox; 13 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; one niece, Bessie Hillman of Clinton.
She is predeceased by her husband, Philip, in 1950, and daughter Mary F. Lamson; one stepson, Charles Lamson; 2 brothers, Vernon Larrabee and William E Thomas; one grandchild; and 2 great-great-grandsons.
Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Freedom. (Republican Journal)
Greta E. Lamson, 98, Knox's oldest citizen and holder of the Boston Post gold-headed cane, died March 18, 1993, at a Waterville hospital. She was born in Jackson, May 2, 1894, the daughter of Everett and Mary (Clements) Larrabee. (NOTE: The Social Security Application shows she was born in Monroe.)
She graduated from Freedom Academy in 1915. She farmed for many years in Monroe and Knox. She worked for a number of years at the Monmouth Canning Co. in Freedom. She was a former member of the Knox Station Grange, was a member of the Benjamin Berry American Legion Post Auxiliary, and attended the Knox Ridge and Quaker Hill churches. She was well-known for knitting and patchwork quilts, which she made until recently.
She is survived by three daughters, Emma Stevens of Unity, Mrs. Frank (Shirley) (June) Fuller of Dixmont and Priscilla Walker of Knox; one adopted daughter, Gwen Hawes of Ohio; one step-daughter, Gertrude Shibles of Knox; 13 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; one niece, Bessie Hillman of Clinton.
She is predeceased by her husband, Philip, in 1950, and daughter Mary F. Lamson; one stepson, Charles Lamson; 2 brothers, Vernon Larrabee and William E Thomas; one grandchild; and 2 great-great-grandsons.
Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Freedom. (Republican Journal)
2nd w/o Philip married July 11, 1915
Greta E. Lamson, 98, Knox's oldest citizen and holder of the Boston Post gold-headed cane, died March 18, 1993, at a Waterville hospital. She was born in Jackson, May 2, 1894, the daughter of Everett and Mary (Clements) Larrabee. (NOTE: The Social Security Application shows she was born in Monroe.)
She graduated from Freedom Academy in 1915. She farmed for many years in Monroe and Knox. She worked for a number of years at the Monmouth Canning Co. in Freedom. She was a former member of the Knox Station Grange, was a member of the Benjamin Berry American Legion Post Auxiliary, and attended the Knox Ridge and Quaker Hill churches. She was well-known for knitting and patchwork quilts, which she made until recently.
She is survived by three daughters, Emma Stevens of Unity, Mrs. Frank (Shirley) (June) Fuller of Dixmont and Priscilla Walker of Knox; one adopted daughter, Gwen Hawes of Ohio; one step-daughter, Gertrude Shibles of Knox; 13 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; one niece, Bessie Hillman of Clinton.
She is predeceased by her husband, Philip, in 1950, and daughter Mary F. Lamson; one stepson, Charles Lamson; 2 brothers, Vernon Larrabee and William E Thomas; one grandchild; and 2 great-great-grandsons.
Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Freedom. (Republican Journal)
Greta E. Lamson, 98, Knox's oldest citizen and holder of the Boston Post gold-headed cane, died March 18, 1993, at a Waterville hospital. She was born in Jackson, May 2, 1894, the daughter of Everett and Mary (Clements) Larrabee. (NOTE: The Social Security Application shows she was born in Monroe.)
She graduated from Freedom Academy in 1915. She farmed for many years in Monroe and Knox. She worked for a number of years at the Monmouth Canning Co. in Freedom. She was a former member of the Knox Station Grange, was a member of the Benjamin Berry American Legion Post Auxiliary, and attended the Knox Ridge and Quaker Hill churches. She was well-known for knitting and patchwork quilts, which she made until recently.
She is survived by three daughters, Emma Stevens of Unity, Mrs. Frank (Shirley) (June) Fuller of Dixmont and Priscilla Walker of Knox; one adopted daughter, Gwen Hawes of Ohio; one step-daughter, Gertrude Shibles of Knox; 13 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; one niece, Bessie Hillman of Clinton.
She is predeceased by her husband, Philip, in 1950, and daughter Mary F. Lamson; one stepson, Charles Lamson; 2 brothers, Vernon Larrabee and William E Thomas; one grandchild; and 2 great-great-grandsons.
Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Freedom. (Republican Journal)
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