Marie Margaret Foote

Foote, Marie Margaret., 86, Washburn, in Winter Haven, FL, November 10, 2007. Arrangements are in the care of the Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Haines City, FL.     Marie Margaret Foote, 86, passed away Saturday, November 10, in Winter Haven, FL, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Born on June 8, 1921, in Washburn, Maine, she was the daughter of Evard and Irene (Madore) Drake and was a 1938 graduate of Washburn High School.  On February 14, 1939, she married Oden S. Foote.  They were married for 53 years before he passed away in 1992. 
    Mrs. Foote and her husband moved to Dell Lake Village in Dundee, FL, in 1979, where she remained until her move to Spring Haven Retirement Home in 2006.  She was involved in many park events and committees.  She was also a dedicated member of the Haines City First Presbyterian Church and especially enjoyed tutoring children in the Wonderful Wednesdays program there.
    In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Foote was predeceased by a brother, Kenneth Drake.  She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Quinn, and her husband Robert of Windham, Maine, and Venice, Florida; grandson Richard Quinn, his wife Veronica, and children Anthony and Nicholas of South Carolina; granddaughter Christine Sinkewicz, her husband Rob, and children Amanda and Sara of Vermont; brothers Wilbur Drake of Utah, Allen Drake of Connecticut, Melvin Drake of Tennessee, Rodney Drake of Haines City, Florida; sisters Lillian Curtis of Maine, Betty Berglind of South Carolina, Helen Tompkins of Maine.
    A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 17, at the First Presbyterian Church in Haines City. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Avenue, Auburndale, FL 33823, or to the Wonderful Wednesdays program at the First Presbyterian Church, 104 Scenic Highway, Haines City, FL 33844. Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Haines City. Condolences may be sent via: www.oakridgefuneralcare.com