Mina Elizabeth Whitmore, 86, died Oct. 29, 1999, at an Ellsworth
health-care facility. She was born March 29, 1913, in Ellsworth, the
daughter of William and Charlene (Smith) Conary.
She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Ellsworth.
Mina liked to travel, did crocheting, painting, and collected dolls
and hats.
She is survived by a son, Richard O. Holmes of Long Beach, Calif; a
daughter, Sylvia and her husband, Vinal E. Tainter Jr., of Ellsworth;
two grandsons, Troy E. Tainter and his wife, Ruth, and Jon S. Tainter,
all of Ellsworth; two great-grandchildren, Erik Edward and Victoria
Elizabeth Tainter. She was predeceased by her first husband, Maxwell
C. Holmes, and her second husband, Joseph W. Whitmore.
A funeral service was held Nov. 1, 1999, at the First
Congregational Church, Ellsworth, with the Rev. James Wood and Pastor
Robert Maddocks presiding. Memorial donations may be made to the First
Congregational Church, P.O. Box 12, Ellsworth 04605. Arrangements by
Jordan Funeral Home, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth.
