Jacqueline Belle Bartlett

Baring – Jacqueline Belle Bartlett, 70, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. Jackie was born in Alexander on November 7, 1940, daughter of Elbridge and Barbara (Carlow) McArthur. After attending area schools, she held various jobs until beginning her career as a C.N.A. with Barnard’s Nursing Home in Calais. Jackie was a member of Baring Baptist Church, St. Croix #1 Fire House Restoration and enjoyed collecting porcelain dolls, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family. Jackie will be remembered by all for her hard work ethic and being a loving wife, and caring mother and grandmother. She was predeceased by her father Elbridge; her husband Earl Bartlett; a brother Charles McArthur; and a son-in-law, Garnett MacDougall. Surviving are her five children, Richard Bartlett of Cooper, Michael Bartlett and his wife Elizabeth of Baring, Cheryl McClure of Clinton, Annette Merry of Skowhegan, and Michelle MacDougall of St. Stephen, N.B.; her mother Barbara McArthur of Alexander; fourteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bruce Mills and his wife Judy of Terrytown, LA, and Phillip McArthur of Alexander; two sisters, Donna Little of Cooper and Debbie Doten of Bella Vista, AR; many nieces and nephews; and her two faithful canine companions, Meko and Myranda. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2011 in the Baring Cemetery. Donations in Jackie’s memory may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport.