Herbert George Flowers, 1929-2010

13 Jul 1929-4 Sep 2010

Herbert G. Flowers, 81, passed away Saturday September 4 in the Miriam Hospital, Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of 58 years of Ruth (Kinney) Flowers. He had resided in Nasonville since 1995, after living in Cumberland for 30 years.

Born in Brockton, MA he was the son of Herbert and Elsie (Shilcock) Flowers.

In 1944, Herb moved with his family to Dover Foxcroft, ME. He attended Foxcroft Academy where he was captain of the baseball team, graduating in 1948.

He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He attended Portland University (University of Southern Maine) obtaining his degree in 1959.

Following college Herbert worked as a grocery buyer for Hannaford Brothers Supermarkets in S. Portland, ME. In 1965 became the head grocery buyer for Almac's Supermarkets in E. Providence, RI. He enjoyed working with this fine company for 25 years, and made many lasting friendships throughout the grocery industry. Later in his career, he was the Category Manager for Shaw's Supermarkets, Private Label Buyer for Roche Bros Markets, and consultant for Progressive Sales, all in Massachusetts.

Herb enjoyed fishing and hunting with his brothers-in-law especially at their camp on Big Benson Pond in Maine. His wife, children, and grandchildren spent unforgettable vacations with him there. He played golf at every chance on many different courses.

He coached Little League baseball for more than ten years at the Boys and Girls Club of Cumberland-Lincoln. He volunteered for the Big Brothers of America. He was a member of the Four Corners Community Chapel in Cumberland where he served as Deacon and Trustee. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Portland, ME and the American Legion.

Besides his wife he leaves a daughter, Jane Viera, her husband Jim, and their sons Zebulon and Zachary all of Riverside; a son Joel R. Flowers, his wife Maureen, and their son Owen of Lincoln; a sister Miriam Smith of Dover-Foxcroft, ME; and several nieces and nephews. He will also be greatly missed by his "Little Brother" Gary Beaudette of Alaska.

A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, September 11, at 11 AM in the J. J. Duffy Funeral Home, 757 Mendon Road, Rt. 122, Cumberland. Services will be conducted by his niece Reverend Virginia Gass and Reverend Kenneth Boyle. Burial will follow in the Diamond Hill Cemetery, Cumberland. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours will be held Friday, September 10, 4-8 PM.

Memorial contributions may be made to Isabel's Hope c/o Office of University Development, A 120 Isabel Cate Rineer Memorial Endowment Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, P.O. Box 852, Hershey PA 17033.

Ruth Eleanor (Stevens) Crabtree Seavey, 1919-2010

SCARBOROUGH - Ruth E. Seavey, 91, passed away Aug. 31, 2010, in Portland. She was born May 2, 1919, in Garland, a daughter of Perl and Olive (Chambers) Stevens. Ruth was employed at a local shoe shop and proudly retired from Jordan's Meats after many years of employment. She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing cards, mowing her lawn, gardening, shopping for bargains, baking and spending time with her special friend - her cat, Brini Maxwell. Ruth was predeceased by her parents; daughter, Joanne Mason; sister, Fern Arlene Stevens; brothers, Onel Clifton Stevens, infant brother Merle Fenten Stevens and Dana Eugene Stevens; and husbands, Vinal Crabtree and Norman Seavey. She will be eternally missed by her brothers, Levi Clayton Stevens and his wife, Lottie, and Floyd Perl Stevens and wife, Janice; son, Lewis Crabtree and wife, Ginger; and grandchildren, Tony Moore, Darryl Crabtree, Jennifer Gerding, Roxanne Price, Deborah Godin and Judy Mason. She is also survived by many great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews and extended family. Services and burial will be private at a later date. Arrangements are by Independent Death Care, 660 Brighton Ave., Portland.


Published in Bangor Daily News on September 4, 2010

The original time of the graveside service, 11am, Saturday, October 2, 2010 has been changed to noon of Saturday, October 2, 2010.  This service is in the South Dover Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, ME

The Kinney Reunion

The Kinney Reunion was held in the Senior Center at Thayer Parkway in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine on Saturday, August 14, 2010 beginning with conversation and an impressive potluck meal.  President Jonathan Kinney (Jonathan Kinney7; Bernard Wilbur Kinney6; Wilbur Aaron Kinney5; Richard Wayman Kinney4; John Shepherd Kinney3; Stephen Kinney2; Israel Kinney1) finished his third term as President.  The oldest member present was Eunice May Merrill Kinney Mitchell.  The former oldest member, Ruth Eleanor Stevens Crabtree Seavey, at 91, was hospitalized with a broken shoulder so could not make it.  Several other long-time Reunion members were unable to attend including Geraldine Ruth "Jerry" Kinney of Casco, Maine and John and Jeanette Lila (Kinney) Cakouros of Brunswick, Maine.  We will post more concerning the Reunion, including information on our new President, in an upcoming message.  The more important information is to remember that the Reunion is usually on the second Saturday of August each year.  Please mark your 2011 calendar.  The date should be 13 August 2011.

Welcome

Greetings Cousins!
Kith and Kin has migrated to Blog status where I hope there will be more interaction and less trouble on your editor's part in posting material.  There won't be much here for some time but thought that we should start now rather than later.  Thank you for participating.  For those who are new to Kith and Kin: we are the descendants of Israel and Susannah (Hood) Kinney who married 9 Jun 1763 in Topsfield, Mass. and shortly thereafter moved to Maugerville and then almost immediately to Oromocto just across the Saint John River from each other in Sunbury County, Nova Scotia (after 1784 New Brunswick when that province was created).
Through DNA it has been almost certainly proved that Israel Kinney is of the fourth generation on this side of the Atlantic.  His father being Daniel, his father Daniel, his father Thomas and the immigrant ancestor, Thomas' father Henry, who settled in Salem, Mass. in the 1630's.  We are also interested in the descendants of these earlier American generations as well as the ongoing DNA studies.  More about that later.  The form that we use to show a line of descent is as follows (my own):
Duane Edmund Crabtree7; Edmund Henry Crabtree6; Talmage Dewitt Crabtree5; Sarah Ann Kinney4; John Shepherd Kinney3; Stephen Kinney2; Israel Kinney1.  This shows that I am of the seventh generation from Israel Kinney.  Another simple way to look at it is that Israel Kinney is my great-grandmother's great-grandfather.
Cousin Duane Crabtree