Melissa Cross, 61
Homemaker
Dateline: Mansfield, MA
Melissa “Mimi” (Fuller) Cross, 61, of Mansfield died on Monday May 8, 2006 surrounded by her loving family at the home of her daughter in Alpharetta, Georgia. She was the beloved wife of Robert P. Cross.
Born in Boston, MA on August 28, 1944 she was a dear daughter of the late Norman and Jane (Tuttle) Fuller.
She was educated in Walpole schools and was a graduate of Walpole High School. She went on to graduate from Chandler College in Boston.
“Mimi” had a special affection for the Island of Martha’s Vineyard where she summered on Lake Tashmoo every year of her life and introduced its rare beauty to her children and grandchildren. Her artistic skills are well known to family and friends in the form of oil and watercolor paintings and, in recent years, to achieving perfection in the art of weaving Nantucket baskets. Melissa’s special gift to her many friends and family was her grace towards everyone she came to know.
She had made her home in Mansfield since 1993 and was formerly of East Greenwich, Rhode Island and Walpole. In addition to summering on Martha’s Vineyard, she was also a winter resident of Venice, Florida.
In addition to her beloved husband Robert, she is survived by her loving and devoted children Laurie J. Hagerty and her husband Peter of Alpharetta, Georgia, Robert H. Cross and his wife Heather of Rehoboth, MA, Jeffrey P. Cross and his wife Jodi of Norton, MA and Melinda A. Sansoucy and her husband Michael of Sturbridge. Her dear sister Melinda Loberg of Tisbury, MA. Mimi is also survived by her eleven loving grandchildren.
Visiting hours, to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will be held on Monday May 15th from 5-8 P.M. at the Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home 55 North Main St. Mansfield.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday May 16th at 2:00 P.M. at The Grace Episcopal Church, 89 William St. Vineyard Haven. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven.
Those wishing may remember Mimi with a donation made in her memory to one’s local Hospice Foundation.
For additional information please visit www.shermanjackson.com