LIMINGTON- GeneAnn (Linscott) Mayo went to be with our Lord and Savior on Feb. 7, 2026 at the ripe old age of 103 after a long a fruitful life well lived. She was born October 17, 1922, in Kezar Falls (Parsonsfield), Maine. The second daughter of Leroy Linscott and Marion Leone (Davis) Linscott. When GeneAnn was born indoor plumbing and electricity were creature comforts reserved for the urban areas. She would be a young mother of three before power was common in the rural areas of our state. At 10yrs old when her father purchased the old McKenny farm just across the Limington Town line, she walked to what was known as the “Bean School” in District 9 about half a mile from the farm. At that time in history, Limington had (12) one room primary schools with children attended through 8th grade. As a young girl, she walked over 5 miles, uphill both ways (literally), making the trek from the farm on RT25 to Limington Academy at Limington Village (for her first two years of secondary education). She finished her education at Deering High School in Portland with the class of 1940, earning her room and board while attending school by taking care of an elderly lady, Laura Palmer, that she resided with during this time. She started working as a young girl at just 12 years old, first being employed as a maid and housekeeper by Racine “Geet” Tucker, spending the summer of 1934 at the old Tucker Farm on Tucker Rd in Limington where she made $4 per week for her efforts. She maintained her strong work ethic throughout her life, going on to run Beehive Ceramics for over 30 years. She won many blue ribbons at local fairs for her artistic abilities and intricate painted ceramics. She taught ceramics to the public in her shop even after she stopped producing ceramics commercially, continuing this until she was 80. She married Herbert Kimball Mayo, on 21 July 1941. She met Herb while attending Deering High School in her Junior year, and they dated through the rest of her secondary years, before graduating in 1940. Their lasting love spanned over 6 decades until his death in 2001, living and raising a family together in the same house where she lived until nearly the day she passed away. She had a passionate love of Music, and self taught herself piano and guitar (Dobro), and was also a good singer and yodeler. She played with a local group that met in her home or other locations around town, playing old time country and even recording a CD of their music that they played together. She was active in Eastern Star and a Past District Deputy Grand Matron as well as a Life Member of Adnah Chapter. She was a member of the Daughters of the Nile with Kora Shrine. Additional civic associations included being a life member of Limington Grange (later Acton Grange), and the Order of the Pythian Sisters-Narraganset Temple (Buxton) until their closing. She was an active member of the South Limington Free Baptist Church, being lovingly referred to as the “Pie Lady” for many years as she provided many pies for the public suppers which she assisted putting on. She had a great love of gardening, having kept her backyard full of vegetables for many years and her front yard full of all types of flowers. She loved to watch the birds feed on her back porch and also fed the squirrels, even though they could become a nuisance and scare off the birds. She is pre-deceased by her loving husband of over 60 yrs, Herbert Kimball Mayo, her daughter Natalie Faye Marshall, son Phillip Leroy Mayo Sr, daughter in law Catherine Marion (Candage) Mayo, granddaughter Laurie Jean Marshall, and grandson Michael David Mayo Jr., her parents Leroy and Marion, and all of her brothers and sisters, Richard Linscott, Marion Elizabeth “Betty” Gammon, Robert Linscott, Cleo Garland, and Donald “Bucky” Linscott. She is survived by her son Michael David Mayo Sr, grandchildren Wanda Lynn Emery (Larry) of Buxton ME, Herbert James Marshall (Summer) of Hiram ME, Robert Clay Marshall (Melissa) of Buxton ME, Phillip Leroy Mayo Jr of Tifton GA, Robert Kimball Mayo (Laura) of Bryans Road MD, Diane Margaret McCubrey (David) of Cornish ME, Crystal Lynn Adams (Jeff) of Lebanon ME, Bryan Keith Mayo of Sanford ME, and Jonathan Kimball Mayo (Heather) of Limington ME, 18 Great-Grandchildren, 18 Great-Great-Grandchildren, and 1 Great-Great-Great-Grandchild, numerous nieces, nephews and loving family friends who will all dearly miss her presence in their lives. She was responsible for creating a progeny of 51 souls during her lifetime. It was her wish that special thanks and love be conveyed to her youngest son Michael and his sister-in law Mary Garland, without whose help and support she would not have been able to remain in her home in her aging years. Visitation will be held Saturday Feb. 21st from 1-2 PM, followed by a service at 2 PM officiated by Pastor Will Rankin at the South Limington Free Baptist Church. The burial will be beside her husband at Riverside Cemetery in Cornish Maine.
Online condolence messages can be submitted at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home website, www.mainefuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the South Limington Free Baptist Church, 3 Moody Rd Limington Maine 04049 in Gene Ann’s memory.