Individual Details
Mildred Anna Tompkins
(29 Jun 1921 - 25 Aug 2017)
Events
| Birth | 29 Jun 1921 | Houlton, Aroostook, Maine |  | ||
| Marriage | 13 Nov 1948 | Maine - Maurice Perley Gillis | |||
| Death | 25 Aug 2017 | clostridium difficile infection - Greenwood Center, Sanford, York, Maine | | ||
| Cremation | 29 Aug 2017 | Gracelawn Memorial Park Crematory, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Riverside Cemetery, Cornish, York, Maine | ||||
| Obituary | website of Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Cornish, York, Maine |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Maurice Perley Gillis (1925 - 2001) |
| Father | Murray Edward Tompkins (1882 - 1934) |
| Mother | Minnie Anetta Grant (1882 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Helen C. Tompkins (1907 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Tompkins (1909 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Nellie Martha Tompkins (1913 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Theodore Roy Tompkins (1914 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Leitha Tompkins (1917 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Merrill Ellis Tompkins (1919 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Donald Allison Tompkins (1920 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Lee Albert Tompkins (1924 - 2002) |
Notes
Obituary
SANFORD - On Friday, August 25, 2017, Mildred (Tompkins) Gillis passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family members, listening to her favorite song, One Day at a Time, Sweet Jesus. She has gone to join her husband of 52 years, Maurice Gillis, who has been patiently waiting for her since his passing in 2001. She leaves behind her three children, Maureen and her husband Glenn McLaughlin of Barnstead, NH, Susan and her husband Barry McKenney of No. Waterboro, William Gillis of Casco, 5 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Mildred was born on June 29, 1921 in Houlton, Maine and lived there most of her life, before moving to Southern Maine. She was predeceased by her parents, Murray and Minnie Tompkins and all of her siblings. She was part of a large family of 9 children, her sisters were Mary, Helen, Nellie, Leatha, brothers, Lee, Donald, Theodore and Merrill. She enjoyed staying at home and raising her 3 children, baking, sewing, and reading her Bible. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at the Riverside Cemetery, Rt. 25 in Cornish, at 3:00 p.m. She spent the last 1 1/2 years in Sanford, Maine at the Greenwood Center under their tender loving care for which our family is grateful.Endnotes
1. Mildred Anna Gillis, death certificate 118-2017-509395 (2017), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
2. Mildred Anna Gillis, death certificate 118-2017-509395 (2017), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
3. Mildred Anna Gillis, death certificate 118-2017-509395 (2017), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
4. "Mildred Gillis: August 25, 2017," obituary, Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home & Cremation Services (www.CurrentObituary.com : accessed 16 January 2020).