Marguerite B. Scamman

Marguerite B. Scamman, 95
SCARBOROUGH - Marguerite B. Scamman, 95, of Scarborough, died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at her residence.
She was born in Albion, the daughter of Clarence Wellington and Ruth Ann Bartlett Hussey.
Marguerite was educated in the Skowhegan schools and graduated from Skowhegan High School in 1939.
She came to the South Portland area in 1947 with her husband, Thomas Abbott. In 1965, she moved to Scarborough with Paul.
She volunteered at the Pine Point Nursing Home in Scarborough and was a member of the Scarborough Historical Society. She also was a member of the United Methodist Church. She enjoyed gardening and canning the harvest. She made pies and yeast rolls for families and local fairs. Many people received mittens that she knit, as well as afghans that she crocheted.
She liked to read, line dance, and travel with her family.
Predeceasing her were two husbands, Thomas C. Abbott and Paul S. Scamman; as well as her four sisters: Christine Clark, Glennis Moore, Roberta Smith, and Beverly McGuinness.
Surviving are her three children, Sandra L. Abbott, of Scarborough; and two sons, Gary L. Abbott, and his wife Stacey, of Bluffton, South Carolina; and Richard T. Abbott, and his wife Bethany, of Trophy Club, Texas; two grandchildren, Thomas E. Abbott, of York, Pennsylvania; and Jessica L. Abbott, of West Hartford, Connecticut; and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, at Brooklawn Memorial Park in Portland. Arrangements are by the
Hobbs Funeral Home,
230 Cottage Rd., South Portland.

Contributions may be made to the
West Scarborough
United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 2035
Scarborough, ME 04070, or
Scarborough Historical Society
P.O. Box 156
Scarborough, ME 04070