Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Lincoln
First Name
Mary
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Young
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Beverly, MA
Date of Birth
1891-01-28
Place of Death
Date of Death
1968-08-29
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 9-5-1968, p.3
Obituary
MARY LINCOLN Mrs. Mary Lincoln, 77, died early Thursday at a local hospital after a long illness. She was born at Beverly, Mass., Jan. 28, 1891, the daughter of Fred and Minnie (Butters) Young. She was the widow of Earle Lincoln. She attended Exeter and Dexter schools. They moved to Dexter in 1903. In 1915 she founded Young's Greenhouse continuing the business with her husband after her marriage until his retirement in 1952. She was a member of the First Universalist Church, having joined in 1910. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John (Dorothy) Briggs of Dexter, Mrs. Walter (Marylin) Spencer of Windsor, Conn.; two sisters, Miss Stella Young of Dexter, Mrs. Ralph (Ruth) Ramirez of Wellesley, Mass.; one brother, Harry Young of Dexter; seven grandchildren; a niece and several nephews. Funeral services were held at the Crosby Funeral Home Saturday with the Rev. John FJ McNally Jr. officiating. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.