Ellery Francis Higgins Obituary (1924 - 2007)

Calais – Ellery Francis Higgins, 82, died Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Calais Regional Hospital. Ellery was born in Calais, April 8, 1924, son of the late Charles and Annie (Murdock) Higgins. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army 251st Medical Field Hospital in the South Pacific. Ellery was employed at Pickard’s Laundry for over 25 years. After Pickards closed, he was employed at Buccaneer Duty Free Shop for several years, then as the sexton for Immaculate Conception R.C. Church. Ellery was a Communicant of the Immaculate Conception R.C. Church, a 4th Degree Knight with Council #149 Knights of Columbus, and a lifetime member of Sherman Bros. Post #3 American Legion. He enjoyed puttering around his yard and spending time with his family. Besides his parents, Ellery was predeceased by a brother, Thomas Higgins. Surviving are his loving wife, Margaret (Frye) Higgins; a son, Peter Higgins and wife Norma of Calais; three daughters, Patricia Lowell and Joanne Middlemiss, both of Phoenix, AZ, and Kathleen Copp and husband Charles of Westbrook; four grandchildren, Geoffrey Lowell, Natalie and Jason Copp, and Megan Higgins; seven great-grandchildren; and a cousin, Lawrence Higgins of Nashua, NH. Memorials: PAWS Humane Society, PO Box 182, Calais, ME 04619 Cemetery: Calais Cemetery South St. Calais, ME 04619 (map/driving directions) Visitations: 6:00PM to 8:00PM on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 at Mays Funeral Home (Prayer at 7:00PM) (map/driving directions) Services: 11:00AM at First Congregational Church on Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 (map/driving directions)