MOUNT CHASE and PRESQUE ISLE – Mary Caroline McPherson, 83, died July 29, 2007, at the nursing home in Patten. She was born July 17, 1924, in Presque Isle, daughter of J. Finch Park and Isadore (Hawes) Park. She grew up in Presque Isle on a potato farm and graduated from Presque Isle High School in 1941. After marriage in 1945 to G. Alex McPherson, she became a farm wife. She was a member of Grant Memorial Methodist Church and its womens group. In 1969, the family moved to Mount Chase. She was a member of Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, Patten, where she was an active member in the womens group and sang in the choir. She was also a member of other community groups, Shin Pond Coffee Babes and Snowshoe Quilters. She enjoyed home cooking, playing the piano, singing, sewing, quilting and other crafts. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, G. Alex McPherson of Patten; a bro-ther, Larry Park and his wife, Edith, of Presque Isle; children, Anne Baker and her husband, Larry, of Avon, George Mc-Pherson and his wife, Linda, of Oxbow, Evelyn Marquis and her husband, Jay, of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., and Ralph McPherson and his wife, Paula, of Bangor; three grandchildren, George McPherson III, Jeremy Baker and Erin Perkins. There are five great-grand-children, as well as cousins, nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to a memorial service 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, Patten. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 680, Patten, ME 04765. Interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Houlton Road, Presque Isle. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle. Condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com
MARY CAROLINE MCPHERSON
