Geraldine Harriet Follis

Eastport - Geraldine Harriet (Call) Follis of Eastport and Perry 93.5 years young Born May 12, 1918 went home to be with her Lord on March 15, 2012. Daughter of Frank and Edith Call of Eastport. 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; Great Granddaughter, Mariah Francis.
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 WWII she was a day care provider for the Works Progress Administration. During WWII she 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 in Perry. She enjoyed family gatherings and loved to travel. She especially loved Christmas time. She had a real love for figuring out quilt patterns and afghan patterns. Gerry was well known for using scraps from recycled garments found in her treasure box of cloth. She stitched and restored many quilts from tiny bits of cloth from her scrap box. Each one bound in love for the tiniest baby, the sick, and each child and grandchild. Her quilts are a story of family and love that continues to bind us together as the thread holds together those pieces of cloth. May we continue this heritage! She attended and was baptized at the North Christian Church in Eastport.
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. Sister- in- laws 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. And her extended family at the Eastport Nursing Home, Nurses, CNAs, Staff, and Dr. Wilkinson.
There will be graveside services at the Bayside Cemetery in Eastport on March 31, 2012 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Gil Soucy officiating. A reception will follow at the Perry Bible Fellowship Church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Gerry’s memory to the Eastport Nursing Home. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport.