Lucinda P. Montgomery Obituary (1938

ST. GEORGE - Lucinda P. Montgomery, 71, affectionately referred to as "Nan", died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at her daughters Tenants Harbor home, following a battle with cancer. Born in St. George, September 29, 1938, she was the daughter of Walter and Adrienne Jeanette Robinson Polky. Raised here, she attended local schools and was a 1956 graduate of St. George High School. For more than 35 years, she worked with DHS in Rockland, retiring in 1996. She then began working as office manager with her sons' business, Montgomery Oil. A lifelong resident of St. George, Cindy was also a life member of Wiley's Corner Grange and the First Baptist Church of St. George. Cindy enjoyed her family, gardening, cooking and having knit her first pair of mittens at the age of 5, continued in that craft throughout her life.. At Halloween, she gave mittens she had knit, to children visiting her home. Her children said she was 'famous for her knitted Christmas stockings, which, in earlier years she sold to earn Christmas money. She also made 'Nisua', a Finnish bread, every year at Christmas. A devoted, single Mom, she worked to provide a home for her family, while staying actively involved with her children, and continued her involvement with the grandchildren as well. Other than her parents, Cindy was predeceased by one son, Randall W. Montgomery in 1961. She is survived by three sons, Reginald D. Montgomery, Russell E. 'Hoggy' Montgomery, Raymond A. Montgomery and his wife Joanna all of St. George; daughter, Lucinda 'Cindy May' Hall and her husband Glenn of Tenants Harbor; four brothers, Sylvanus Polky and his wife Barbara of North Carolina, Adrien Polky and his wife Diane of Fayette, Timothy Polky and his wife Kim, Hildane Polky and his wife Veronica all of St. George; sister, Nancy Copeland of Chatham, MA; and eight grandchildren, Tracey Montgomery, Allison Montgomery, Cheyenne Montgomery, Michael Percy, Alexander Hall, Ellery Montgomery, Haley Montgomery and Seanna Montgomery as well as many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to visit from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23rd at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland. A celebration of Cindy's life will be held at 1:00 in the afternoon, Saturday, December 26th, at the St. George Baptist Church in Wiley's Corner. The Reverend Walden Chandler will officiate. Interment will follow at the North Parish Cemetery, Wiley's Corner. Those who wish may make memorial donations to the St. George Grange, 32 Wiley's Corner Road, St. George, Maine 04860.