ASHLAND – Phoebe Jimmo, 98, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010, at Mercy Home, Eagle Lake. She was born July 24, 1911, in Ashland, the daughter of Paul and Rosalie (Theriault) Chalou. Phoebe grew up in Ashland and attended local schools. Later on she met and married Herbie Jimmo, in 1931, and they raised one son, Carlton. Phoebe and Herbie operated Jimmo’s Grocery for many years as well as owning a small fleet of school buses, which they contracted to SAD 32. She was a lifelong communicant of St. Mark’s Catholic Church as well as a charter member of Our Lady of the Snow’s Sodality. Phoebe was also a proud supporter of the priests of St. Mark’s Catholic Church and will be sadly missed by all the parishioners there. In August 2008, she became the recipient of the Golden Cane in Ashland. Phoebe enjoyed picking wild blueberries, as well as knitting and crocheting mittens and booties for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her son, Carlton and his wife, Catherine (Stewart) Jimmo, of Springfield, Va.; six grandchildren, Scott Jimmo of Alexandria, Va., Holly B. Kerrigan of Enfield, Conn., Christopher H. Jimmo of Springfield, Va., Jeffrey L. Jimmo and his wife, Stephanie Mount, of Mount Holly, N.C., Timothy S. Jimmo and his wife, Natalie, of Manassas, Va., and Andrew P. Jimmo and his wife, Lynn, of Woodbridge, Va.; seven great-grandchildren, Evan Jimmo, Heather Kerrigan, Abigail Brooks, Kyle and Joshua Jimmo, Gracie and Lily Jimmo; and one great-great-granddaughter, Maddylen Page. She also leaves behind a younger brother, Alphonse Chalou of Presque Isle; as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Herbie; two brothers, Victor Chalou and Edmund Chalou; as well as a very special nephew, Adre Chalou. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 25, at Stimson-Ouellette Funeral Home, 114 Exchange St., Ashland. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Ashland, with the Rev. Aaron Damboise, celebrant. Interment will take place at St. Mark’s Catholic Cemetery. After the service, there will be a reception at the church fellowship hall.
PHOEBE JIMMO
