Madeline Clough Obituary (1926 - 2021)

1926 – 2021 FARMINGDALE – Madeline K. Clough, died April 20, 2021, at the age of 95, at the Captain Lewis Residence. She was born in Palermo, Maine on January 11, 1926, the daughter of Allen and Helen (Tobey) Mullins. Madeline was a stay at home mom until her children could stay alone, then she went to work at Commonwealth Shoe, in Gardiner where she worked for many years. She enjoyed reading recipes and was a wonderful cook; she enjoyed gatherings with her family on the holidays, and making her famous yeast rolls. She was predeceased by her parents; husband Everett A. Clough; two brothers, Theodore and Ronald Mullins, and a sister Gloria Mullins. Madeline is survived by two daughters, Sharon Hamlin and Pamela Nowell; brother Roger Mullins and his wife Lita, of Dover Foxcroft; several grandchildren, nieces, nephews, son-in-law, cousins and great grandchildren. Madeline will be missed by all of the people she encountered, asking them to call her “Grinny”, just like her grandchildren did. We are all so glad we got sometime together before you left us, till we meet again mama. The family would like to thank Beacon Hospice, nurses and doctor, minister Mike Longfellow and the staff at the Captain Lewis Residence. A graveside service will be held on April 28th, at 1:00 PM at the Sand Hill Cemetery, in Palermo, Maine. Arrangements are entrusted with Staples Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 53 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, Maine. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Staples Funeral Home website: www.familyfirstfuneralhomes.com