ELLSWORTH
Carmen N. Chapman Morse, 90, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 27, 2018, in Bangor.
She was born on March 18, 1928, in Kalamazoo, Mich., the daughter of the late Otho and Mona (Barrett) Knowles Sr. She graduated from Wilton Academy in Wilton, Maine.
Carmen held many different jobs over the years. She and her husband, Dick, were instrumental in establishing the WMCS radio station in Machias. She also helped organize the Machias Bay Chamber Concert Series and was involved in the Community Chorus. Carmen clerked at Alice’s Fashions and was a manager at Jasper’s Motel. She was a receptionist at both Renee’s Hair Design and Alberta’s and was employed until she turned 88 years old.
Carmen was a very talented musician and was involved in many musical productions including Gilbert and Sullivan. One of her very favorite places was Birdsacre and she devoted much of her time and talent in its safe haven. She was a longtime member of the First Congregational Church in Ellsworth and most recently attended Bible Baptist Church in Hancock.
She is survived by daughter, Bonnie and her husband, Pastor Steven Hersey, of Ellsworth; granddaughter, Angela, and her husband, Jared Young, of Ellsworth; brother, Donald Knowles and Vivian Wass of Lamoine; sisters-in-law, Eloise Knowles Collette of Bingham and Sheila Knowles of Lamoine; many beloved nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends; and a very special friend, Glenice Carpenter of Ellsworth.
She was predeceased by her parents; her first husband, Winston “Dick” Chapman, USMC retired major; her second husband, John Morse, USN retired captain; her brother, Otho Knowles Jr; and her sister-in-law, June Knowles.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at the Bible Baptist Church, 986 U.S. Highway 1, Hancock, with Pastor Steven Hersey officiating. A gathering will follow in the church fellowship hall and all are welcome.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Birdsacre, c/o Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary, P.O. Box 289, Ellsworth, ME 04605, in Carmen’s memory.
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Care has been provided by Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, Pittsfield.