INDIAN TOWNSHIP – Jane Bessey Tinker, 62, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Calais Regional Hospital. Jane was born Dec. 10, 1947, in Indian Township, daughter of the late Alfred and Madeline (Socoby) Devoe. After graduating from Princeton High School, she worked for Georgia Pacific, was a bookkeeper and police dispatcher for Indian Township, and eventually became a bilingual teacher for Indian Township. Jane retired in 2009 after more than 20 years as a teacher. She loved helping others and became a cook last year for the Elderly Meal Site. Jane enjoyed quilting, fishing, canning and playing bingo. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by four brothers, Alfred and Lewey Devoe and Arnold and Lawrence LaCoote; and three sisters, Annie Devoe, Darlene Socoby and Mabel Newell. Surviving are her four children, Sherri Mitchell and her husband, Seth, of Indian Island, Angela Tinker of Bangor, John Tinker and his partner, Eugene Roskom, of Princeton and Penny Storey and her husband, Robert, of Princeton; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Pauline Devoe of New Brunswick and Libby of Presque Isle; three brothers, Clifford Devoe of Indian Township, Charles Ray Devoe of Princeton and Basil LaCoote and his wife, Grace, of Indian Township; her godmother, Doris Chapman; an uncle, Alfred Socoby; numerous nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, until 10 a.m. Wednesday at Elderly Meal Site, Indian Township. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann R.C. Church, Peter Dana Point, by Father James Plourde. Burial will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Tribal Cemetery, Peter Dana Point. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais and Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com.
JANE BESSEY TINKER
