LINCOLN and HOWLAND Clarice E. (Drake) McMullen, 83, wife of the late C. Cedric McMullen, died Nov. 28, 2007, at a Howland health care facility. She was born Dec. 6, 1923, in West Enfield, the daughter of George and Rossie (Aldrich) Drake. Clarice was a founding member of TOPS No. 203, Lincoln and TOPS No. 329, Arizona. For many years, she was proprietor of Carol-Jay Poodle, a dog breeding and grooming service. During this time, she raised several champion poodles and was an active member of the Penobscot Valley Kennel Club. As an area representative of Avon, she obtained President Club honors numerous times over the years. In later years, she and her late husband, Cedric, enjoyed traveling to Arizona, where they spent the winter months, returning to their beloved Maine for the summers. She had been a resident of Cummings Assisted Living Facility for the past four years. She enjoyed her stay there and was an active participant to all activities. She attended Howland Baptist Church, Howland, and Valley Baptist Church, Apache Junction, Ariz. She is survived by a daughter, Carole and her husband, Terry Edge, of Manchester, N.H.; three granddaughters and their husbands, Kelly (Shanley) and Howard Spurgeon of Clarksville, Tenn., Alicia (Shanley) and Chris Johnson of Claremont, Fla., and April (Shanley) and Timothy Hamilton of Osprey, Fla.; two grandsons, Staff Sgt. Brandon C. and Wendy Edge of Iraq and Savannah, Ga., and Jerod M. Edge of West Palm Beach, Fla.; nine great-grand-children, Alyssa Christine, Andrea Grace and Amelia Joy Johnson, Cody Howard and Carly Hannah Spurgeon, Allee Jaye and Timothy Edwin Jr. “LT” Hamilton, and Natalie Nicole and Brenden Jay Edge; two sisters, Leola McGregor of Howland and Dorothy Young of Winterport; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Cedric; a son, Jeffrey Michael; infant brother and sister, Wayne and Thelma; brothers, Ardie and Lynn Drake; and sisters, Effie Kennedy, Ruth DeWitt and Adeline Umbro. A private service has been held at the convenience of the family at Lincoln Cemetery. Those who wish may send donations in her memory to Cummings Health Care Activity Fund, P.O. Box 367, Howland, ME 04448. The family may be reached at P.O. Box 6476, Man-chester, NH 03108. Arrangements with Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln. For an on-line register book, please visit www.clayfuneralhome.com.
CLARICE E. (DRAKE) MCMULLEN
