BREWER – Florence L. Gilmore, 97, died April 5, 2007, at a Bangor health care center. She was born July 16, 1909, in Brewer, the daughter of Everett and Sarah (Philbrick) York. Florence was a longtime resident of Brewer and worked with her husband for several years at Norris Printing Co., in downtown Bangor. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Brewer, and was also a member of the Bangor Nature Club, the Brewer Garden Club and the Esther Rebekah Lodge. Surviving are one daughter, Louise M. Cust and her husband, Robert, of Orrington; one stepdaughter, Shirley Wing and her husband, Forrest, of Michigan; two grandchildren, James Cust and his wife, Robin, of Stonington and Jean Healy and her husband, Sean, of Pennsylvania; two stepgranddaughters, Karen and Kathleen of Michigan; six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews, David Walker, Sylvia Shurtleff, Mary Mallory and Gerald York. She was predeceased by her first husband, Hassell Norris in 1966; and her second husband, Verrill Gilmore in 1993. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, South Main Street, Brewer, with the Rev. Dr. George E. Curtis III, pastor, presiding. Burial later in the spring will be at Pond Cemetery, Unity. For those who wish, floral tributes may be made and gratefully accepted. Arrangements by Kiley Funeral Home, 69 State St., Brewer. Online condolences may be offered at www.kileyfuneralhome.com
FLORENCE L. GILMORE
