CUMBERLAND – Crystal Mayfair Wing, 83, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. She was born May 3, 1928, in Brewer, one of two daughters of Nellie (Ogden) and Harvey Garran.
She was educated in Bangor schools and graduated from Bangor High School, class of 1947. Later that year she married Virgil Palmer Wing and together they had three cherished daughters. Virgil predeceased her in May 2000. Through the years Crystal belonged to the Grange, We Neighbors in Cumberland and Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Women’s Group, Adult Choir, taught Sunday school and was director of the Youth Choir. Crystal enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing, arts and crafts, and had a talent for painting in oils and acrylics on just about any surface. She was a very good cook known for her biscuits and her heaping lemon meringue pie. In later years she gave of her time by providing transportation for older persons needing a lift to an appointment or shopping. Crystal will be remembered for being thoughtful and caring, a willingness for helping others find answers, being faithful, fun loving and always available.
She will be greatly missed by her three daughters, Brenda Allen of Cumberland, Sharon Hahn and her husband, Eric, of Houston and Allison Etzler and her husband, Ronald, of Needville, Texas; her nine grandchildren, Melissa, Kerry, Douglas, Kelly, Nathan, Phillip, Travis, Shaun and Amanda; 13 great-grandchildren; her sister, Henrietta Bradley and her husband, Russell, of Cape Elizabeth; as well as nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at Lindquist Funeral Home, One Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth, where the funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, with the Rev. Meg Queior officiating. A reception will be afterward at Tuttle Road United Methodist Church hall, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland. Burial will be later this spring at Moss Side Cemetery. For those who wish, donations may be made in Crystal’s memory to Bible Broadcasting Network, P.O. Box 7300, Charlotte, NC 28241-7300 or USO, P.O. Box 96322, Washington, DC 20090-6322. To view a video collage of Crystal’s life and to share your condolences, memories and tributes with her family, please visit
www.lindquistfuneralhome.com.