| Name |
Melissa Viola Tingley |
| Born |
4 Nov 1909 |
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Occupation |
Between 1964 and 1974 [3] |
| substitute teacher in horticulture at the Univ. of Maine at Portland and Yerxa's |
| Misc |
Jun 1984 [3] |
| two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren |
| AltDeath |
5 Jun 1984 |
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [3] |
| Died |
6 Jun 1984 |
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [1] |
| Obituary |
7 Jun 1984 [3] |
Obituary
SOUTH PORTLAND - Melissa V. Perkins, 74, of 98 Summit St., a widely known hortaculturalist [sic], died Tuesday in a Portland hospital.
She was born in Portland, a daughter of Watson E. and Annis Small Tingley. She attended local schools and graduated from South Portalnd High School in 1929.
Mrs. Perkins was a substitute teacher who taught horticulture at the Univ. of Maine at Portland and Yerxa's for 10 years, where she was known as "The Green Thumb Lady." She retired in 1974.
She lectured at local garden club meetings, was treasurer of the Main Rose Society and was a former member of the Maine Bee Keepers Association.
Surviving are her husband, Charles A. Perkins, a priminent [sic] member of the Maine Rose Society and a prize-winning rose grower; a a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Hazel) Estey of South Portland; four sisters, Mrs. Edward (Susie) McCann, Mrs. Philip (Lunetta) Herman and Mrs. John (Emily) Wilder of Massachusetts; three brothers, George Tingley of Vassalboro, and John and Philip Tingley, both of California; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Rd. Burial will be in Brooklawn Memorial Park, Portland.
[Local paper, June 7?, 1984. Provided by Stephen Abbott, in Abbott GEDCOM, 12 Jun 2006]
|
| Occupation |
a store manager of Yerxa's Garden Center [2] |
| Buried |
Brooklawn Memorial Park, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States [1] |
| Person ID |
I14289 |
Arthur - Research |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2013 |
| Father |
Watson Eaton Tingley, b. 15 Jun 1872, Lumsden, , New Brunswick, Canada , d. 25 Jan 1945, South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Annis Narcissus Small, b. 8 Aug 1887, Raymond, , Maine, United States , d. 20 Jun 1926, South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 38 years) |
| Family ID |
F5491 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1909 - 1984 (74 years)
