SEAL COVE – Leola M. Higgins, 87, died Feb. 9, 2012, at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. She was born May 13, 1924, to Milton and Velma Pomroy.
She was predeceased by her parents, Milton and Velma Pomroy; her husband, Walter E. Higgins Sr.; one son, Walter E. Higgins Jr.; two brothers, Alton and John Pomroy; three sisters, Irene and Cretia Pomroy and Gaynell Sumner; and one granddaughter, Irene Savage. Leola is survived by one son, Milton Higgins; one daughter, Dawna Spence, both of Seal Cove; one daughter-in-law, Linda Higgins of Seal Cove; one grandson, Benjamin Higgins and his wife, Lisa Higgins, of Bar Harbor; one granddaughter, Laura Schwenkel of Nevada; five great-grandchildren, Nichole Savage, Matthew Savage, Thomas Savage, Kaleena Higgins and Parker Higgins; five great-great-grandchildren, Ashlar Savage, Cailin Savage, Irene Savage, Teresa Savage and Natalie Savage; one brother, Roger and his wife, Elizabeth (Libby) Pomroy, of Seal Cove; one sister, Hilda and her husband, Howard, of Hall Quarry; many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held in the spring at Hill Rest Cemetery, West Tremont. In lieu of flowers, donations in Leola’s memory may be made to Southwest Harbor/Tremont Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 437, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mount Desert. Condolences may be expressed at
www.jordanfernald.com.