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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Phyllis R.
Mcbreairty
June 30, 1928 – February 2, 2025
ALLAGASH - Phyllis Rowen (Morrison) McBreairty entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, on February 2, 2025, at the age of 96 at Forest Hill Nursing Facility in Fort Kent, Maine. She was born in St. Francis. Maine on June 30, 1928, to Gilbert and Sadie (McPherson) Morrison. She married Clark McBreairty of Allagash on September 14, 1946. They raised four daughters. Phyllis worked for 31 years as a cafeteria cook for the Allagash School Department. Her love of cooking extended well beyond her cafeteria work. During her summers she also cooked for several summer camps throughout the state. Aroostook Bible Camp in Allagash, Camp Karawana and the Quebec Labrador Mission at Mud Lake and River of Life Bible Camp in Maxfield. She loved to pick berries for her pies and Jellies, fiddleheads for canning and gardening. She was the "go to" lady for many young women seeking tips in their own cooking careers. Her legendary yeast rolls were always requested at community functions. She received calls from former students requesting her recipe for favorite foods they remembered from school. She hosted many visiting ministers and missionaries in her home over the years. She loved having her nieces and nephews visit during the summer months and some of them still refer to her as their second mother. She is survived by her four daughters, Linda McBreairty of Allagash, Gail Walker (Wesley) of Bangor, Marilyn McBreairty (Bernard) of Allagash and Regina Kelly of Hermon. Four grandchildren, Bradley Walker (Alecia) of Brewer, Barry Walker of Washington D.C., Shauna Armstrong of Levant and Lance Kelly of Allagash, six great grandchildren, Ian, Ella, Carly Walker, Dillon, Ethan, Taylor Jo Kelly and one brother, Merton Morrison of St. Francis. She was predeceased by her husband, Clark in 2009, an infant son who died at birth, her parents, Gilbert and Sadie Morrison, sisters, Cora, Nellie, Hazel, Luella, Vesta, Patricia and brother Cyrus, son-in law Niles Kelly, grandson Ryan Kelly arid grandson-in-law Derek Armstrong. Spring interment will be at the Allagash Baptist Church Cemetery on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
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