Hamilton, Ethel M., 68, Limestone, at Caribou, December 29, 2009. Spring interment will take place in the Howland Cemetery, Howland. Arrangements are in the care of the Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.
LIMESTONE – Ethel M. Hamilton, 68, died December 29, 2009, at Caribou. She was born at Lincoln, November 28, 1941, the daughter of William and Elsie (Hatch) Briggs. She was a graduate of the Howland High School and was employed in the shoe and farming industries for many years. She was a member of the Howland Baptist Church since 1969 and a member of the Best Years Club at the New Life Baptist Church in Dover.
She is survived by three sons, Reginald Briggs and his wife, Laurie of Bristol, CT; Raymond Karounos and his wife, Stacy and Chad Hamilton all of Limestone; a daughter, Nikki Goodblood and her husband, Jason of Connor; a sister, Florence Audibert of West Enfield; four grandchildren, Lauren Briggs, Aaron Dodd, Corey Ouellette and Breanna Goodblood; several nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her special friends, Evelyn and Gilbert Dufour, Janice Espling and Stella and Junior Hodsdon all of Caribou; Pat Southerland and Ken and Liz Danforth all of Howland; Barb Spencer of Lincoln; Theresa Dobson of Washington State; Arnold Spencer of Bangor; and Ken Hamilton of Limestone.
Friends called at the Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir Street, Caribou, Monday, January 4, 2010 from 12 noon until time of services, which was held 2 p.m. from the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Charlie Campbell, officiating. Spring interment will take place in the Howland Cemetery, Howland. In lieu of flowers, friends who may wish to contribute in memory of Ethel may do so to the family c/o Mockler Funeral Home, P.O. Box 27, Caribou, ME 04736. For online registry please go to www.mocklerfuneralhome.com.