Priscilla “Prill” Ann Gamage Waters, 66, of Greenville, N.C., passed away April 9 with her husband and sister by her side. Prill had a 30-year fight with five different types of cancer; however, throughout this time she stayed positive and never lost her sense of humor or caring for others.
Prill was born in Damariscotta on Nov. 24, 1948 to Edward Thomas Gamage and Bernice “Bunny” Bellefontaine Gamage. Prill attended grade school in Damariscotta and high school at Lincoln Academy, Newcastle where she graduated in 1966. After graduation she attended the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, here she graduated in 1970. In 1999 she graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a master’s degree in instructional leadership. She taught school in Standish, Bristol, South Bristol, Damariscotta, Edgecomb and Gorham, and Leesburg, Va. where she retired due to her health.
Prill was married on April 11, 1978 to Louis A. Waters. They resided in Damariscotta until 1984 when they moved to Lowell, Mass. They moved back to Maine and resided in Gorham and Portland until 2000 when they moved to Northern Virginia until moving to Greenville, N.C. in 2008.
Prill loved teaching and hated to retire. While in Gorham, Prill was a member of the Gorham Fire Department Auxiliary and in 1994 joined the Civil Air Patrol in Portland where she was the Aero Space Educator to the cadets, obtaining the rank of Major. She also assisted with the Color Guard team for three years. After moving to Greenville, N.C., she volunteered to work on the Coast Guard Auxiliary Archives that were maintained at East Carolina University. Prill was also a volunteer with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office Citizens on Patrol Program.
Prill is predeceased by her father, Edward.
She is survived by her husband, Louis; sons, Charles and wife Theresa, and Patrick and wife Sharmaine; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; mother, Bernice; sister, Jacalyn Fraser and husband Linwood; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at Salem United Methodist Church in Simpson, N.C. at a date to be determined. There will be a service in Damariscotta officiated by Rick Newell also at a later date.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.smithfcs.com.
Arrangements by Smith Funeral Service & Crematory, Greenville, N.C.
