FLORENCE E. STACY, OUTSPOKEN OWNER OF FLO'S HOT DOGS
Florence Evelyn Stacy of Route 1, the honest, outspoken owner of Flo's Hot Dogs, died June 25, 2000, at York Hospital. She was 92.
Born in Mercer, a daughter of Alton and Lilian Brown Smith, she attended local schools and graduated from Farmington Normal School for Teachers.
Following her graduation, she taught in one-room schoolhouses in Mercer, Rome and New Sharon.
She later moved here, where she met her husband, Charles H.B. Stacy Jr.
In 1959, urged by her children to start her own business, Mrs. Stacy took over a local hot dog stand and opened Flo's Hot Dogs. Flo's quickly became a favorite with local people and tourists -- both for Mrs. Stacy's secret hot dog hot sauce and her spirited, no-nonsense approach with customers. "She didn't mind telling you where the door was," said one of her sons, John A. Stacy of Cape Neddick.
"It's a little place," Mrs. Stacy said in a 1989 interview. "People like it 'cause I sass them back."
According to her family, Mrs. Stacy and her popular hot dog stand were featured in several newspapers, magazines and television shows, including the Frugal Gourmet and Yankee Magazine.
Mrs. Stacy operated Flo's for 40 years, always keeping the menu simple and the sense of camaraderie high. She worked in the restaurant, talking with customers and helping prepare hot dogs, right up until her death. "She lived for her business and her children," her son said.
She attended Cape Neddick Baptist Church.
Her husband died previously. A daughter, Joanne L. Timms, died in 1978; a granddaughter, Denise A. Stevens Bolz, died in 1998, and a great-granddaughter, Melissa Ann Bolz, died in 1977.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Percy (Rita C.) Stacy Stevens of Wells; two sons, Charles H.B. Stacy III of York and John A. Stacy of Cape Neddick; two sisters, Gwenivier Lambert of Mercer and Beverly Bulmer of Smithfield; three brothers, Myron Smith of Oakland and James Smith and Lee Smith, both of Skowhegan; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lucas-Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Services are private.
Portland Press Herald (ME), June 27, 2000, Page 7B
Florence Evelyn Stacy of Route 1, the honest, outspoken owner of Flo's Hot Dogs, died June 25, 2000, at York Hospital. She was 92.
Born in Mercer, a daughter of Alton and Lilian Brown Smith, she attended local schools and graduated from Farmington Normal School for Teachers.
Following her graduation, she taught in one-room schoolhouses in Mercer, Rome and New Sharon.
She later moved here, where she met her husband, Charles H.B. Stacy Jr.
In 1959, urged by her children to start her own business, Mrs. Stacy took over a local hot dog stand and opened Flo's Hot Dogs. Flo's quickly became a favorite with local people and tourists -- both for Mrs. Stacy's secret hot dog hot sauce and her spirited, no-nonsense approach with customers. "She didn't mind telling you where the door was," said one of her sons, John A. Stacy of Cape Neddick.
"It's a little place," Mrs. Stacy said in a 1989 interview. "People like it 'cause I sass them back."
According to her family, Mrs. Stacy and her popular hot dog stand were featured in several newspapers, magazines and television shows, including the Frugal Gourmet and Yankee Magazine.
Mrs. Stacy operated Flo's for 40 years, always keeping the menu simple and the sense of camaraderie high. She worked in the restaurant, talking with customers and helping prepare hot dogs, right up until her death. "She lived for her business and her children," her son said.
She attended Cape Neddick Baptist Church.
Her husband died previously. A daughter, Joanne L. Timms, died in 1978; a granddaughter, Denise A. Stevens Bolz, died in 1998, and a great-granddaughter, Melissa Ann Bolz, died in 1977.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Percy (Rita C.) Stacy Stevens of Wells; two sons, Charles H.B. Stacy III of York and John A. Stacy of Cape Neddick; two sisters, Gwenivier Lambert of Mercer and Beverly Bulmer of Smithfield; three brothers, Myron Smith of Oakland and James Smith and Lee Smith, both of Skowhegan; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lucas-Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Services are private.
Portland Press Herald (ME), June 27, 2000, Page 7B
FLORENCE E. STACY, OUTSPOKEN OWNER OF FLO'S HOT DOGS
Florence Evelyn Stacy of Route 1, the honest, outspoken owner of Flo's Hot Dogs, died June 25, 2000, at York Hospital. She was 92.
Born in Mercer, a daughter of Alton and Lilian Brown Smith, she attended local schools and graduated from Farmington Normal School for Teachers.
Following her graduation, she taught in one-room schoolhouses in Mercer, Rome and New Sharon.
She later moved here, where she met her husband, Charles H.B. Stacy Jr.
In 1959, urged by her children to start her own business, Mrs. Stacy took over a local hot dog stand and opened Flo's Hot Dogs. Flo's quickly became a favorite with local people and tourists -- both for Mrs. Stacy's secret hot dog hot sauce and her spirited, no-nonsense approach with customers. "She didn't mind telling you where the door was," said one of her sons, John A. Stacy of Cape Neddick.
"It's a little place," Mrs. Stacy said in a 1989 interview. "People like it 'cause I sass them back."
According to her family, Mrs. Stacy and her popular hot dog stand were featured in several newspapers, magazines and television shows, including the Frugal Gourmet and Yankee Magazine.
Mrs. Stacy operated Flo's for 40 years, always keeping the menu simple and the sense of camaraderie high. She worked in the restaurant, talking with customers and helping prepare hot dogs, right up until her death. "She lived for her business and her children," her son said.
She attended Cape Neddick Baptist Church.
Her husband died previously. A daughter, Joanne L. Timms, died in 1978; a granddaughter, Denise A. Stevens Bolz, died in 1998, and a great-granddaughter, Melissa Ann Bolz, died in 1977.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Percy (Rita C.) Stacy Stevens of Wells; two sons, Charles H.B. Stacy III of York and John A. Stacy of Cape Neddick; two sisters, Gwenivier Lambert of Mercer and Beverly Bulmer of Smithfield; three brothers, Myron Smith of Oakland and James Smith and Lee Smith, both of Skowhegan; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lucas-Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Services are private.
Portland Press Herald (ME), June 27, 2000, Page 7B
Florence Evelyn Stacy of Route 1, the honest, outspoken owner of Flo's Hot Dogs, died June 25, 2000, at York Hospital. She was 92.
Born in Mercer, a daughter of Alton and Lilian Brown Smith, she attended local schools and graduated from Farmington Normal School for Teachers.
Following her graduation, she taught in one-room schoolhouses in Mercer, Rome and New Sharon.
She later moved here, where she met her husband, Charles H.B. Stacy Jr.
In 1959, urged by her children to start her own business, Mrs. Stacy took over a local hot dog stand and opened Flo's Hot Dogs. Flo's quickly became a favorite with local people and tourists -- both for Mrs. Stacy's secret hot dog hot sauce and her spirited, no-nonsense approach with customers. "She didn't mind telling you where the door was," said one of her sons, John A. Stacy of Cape Neddick.
"It's a little place," Mrs. Stacy said in a 1989 interview. "People like it 'cause I sass them back."
According to her family, Mrs. Stacy and her popular hot dog stand were featured in several newspapers, magazines and television shows, including the Frugal Gourmet and Yankee Magazine.
Mrs. Stacy operated Flo's for 40 years, always keeping the menu simple and the sense of camaraderie high. She worked in the restaurant, talking with customers and helping prepare hot dogs, right up until her death. "She lived for her business and her children," her son said.
She attended Cape Neddick Baptist Church.
Her husband died previously. A daughter, Joanne L. Timms, died in 1978; a granddaughter, Denise A. Stevens Bolz, died in 1998, and a great-granddaughter, Melissa Ann Bolz, died in 1977.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Percy (Rita C.) Stacy Stevens of Wells; two sons, Charles H.B. Stacy III of York and John A. Stacy of Cape Neddick; two sisters, Gwenivier Lambert of Mercer and Beverly Bulmer of Smithfield; three brothers, Myron Smith of Oakland and James Smith and Lee Smith, both of Skowhegan; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lucas-Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. Services are private.
Portland Press Herald (ME), June 27, 2000, Page 7B
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