1929 – 2018
YARMOUTH - Jean A. Bott of Drinkwater Point Rd in Yarmouth died on December 7th. She was born on July 9, the daughter of the late Norris Frederick and Irene Archambault Stevens.
Mrs. Bott received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, summa cum laude, from the University of Southern Maine where she was elected a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Alpha Theta honor societies.
She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Yarmouth since 1972, serving as a Eucharistic Minister, a member of the Parish Council, the Social Justice and Peace Commission, the Haiti Committee, and the
Tri-community Interfaith Council.
She was also an associate of the Sisters of Mercy, a member of USM Senior College (OLLI), the Portland Museum of Art, the Yarmouth Historical Society, the Village Improvement Society of Yarmouth, and the Maine Humanities Council. She was a life-long Republican, and while living in Lewiston, twice ran on the Republican ticket for state senate, later joining the staff of the late congressman, Stanley R. Tupper in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Bott valued her Catholic Heritage, her country, and all things Maine, including her home in Yarmouth with a view of Casco Bay.
She was predeceased by her husband William F. Bott in 1998, and her sister Katharine F. Stevens in 2015. She is survived by her godchild, Kathryn Archambault Gaertner of New York, and many loving cousins.
Friends and family are invited to share their memories and offer their condolences by visiting Jean’s online guestbook at www.lindquistfuneralhome.com
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Thursday, December 13th, 2018 at Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main St., Yarmouth, Maine, 04096. An interment will take place at a later date in the spring at Holy Cross Cemetery in Yarmouth, Maine. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Jones, Rich & Barnes Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., Portland, Maine, 04103. 775-3763.
