Earl Whitaker Tomlinson passed away Feb. 2 at Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta, after a month-long battle with cancer.
He was born Feb. 3, 1920, in Philadelphia, Penn., the son of Thomas and Amy Felton Tomlinson of Glen Ridge, N.J.
Mr. Tomlinson, fondly known as ” Whit “, graduated from Newark Academy and Upsala College, both in New Jersey.
During WWII, he attended Columbia University in New York and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy aboard the YMS477 in the Pacific Theater.
After his Naval service, Lt. Tomlinson married Alice Louise White in 1948 in Ridgewood, N.J.
During his career, Mr. Tomlinson was vice president for 37 years of Church and Co., manufacturers of gold and platinum jewelry.
Together, the Tomlinsons enjoyed raising registered American quarter horses in Upper Saddle River, N.J., and summered in Ocean Point.
In 1984, Mr. Tomlinson retired, and he and his wife became year-round residents at Grimes Cove Farm, Ocean Point. Ten years later, in 1994, the Tomlinsons moved to Wiscasset.
During his retirement, Whit became a skilled wood turner, crafting many beautiful pieces for family and friends. He was a familiar figure around Young’s Point in Wiscasset and near the family cottage at Ocean Point, happily walking and enjoying the out of doors with his faithful black lab, Abby.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Tomlinson was predeceased by two of his children, infant son, Jeffrey Whitaker Tomlinson and daughter, Holly Lynn Tomlinson; sister, Catharine Bartlett of Pennsylvania; and brother, William Felton Tomlinson of New Jersey.
Survivors include Alice, his beloved wife of 68 years; daughter, Jennifer T. Morrison, a teacher in the Augusta school system; grandchildren, Johanna R. Stickney and husband Lt. Norman Stickney of Gardiner, Andrew Whitaker Tomlinson of Philadelphia, Penn., and Thomas Alexander Morrison of Augusta.
Visiting hours 6-8 p.m., Fri., Feb. 9 at Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay.
Funeral service 1 p.m., Sat., Feb. 10 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Boothbay.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Tomlinson’s memory may be directed to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 7, Edgecomb, ME 04556 or the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, attn. Jennifer Giorffino, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311.
Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Boothbay.
