Virginia Pauline (Tibbetts) Pinette, 93, passed away on the morning of January 17, 2018. Born on September 11, 1924 in Damariscotta, she was the daughter of Belle Lenora Lucas (1901-1927) and Samuel King Tibbetts (1896-1969).

Ginny, as most people called her, married and moved away until the early 1980's when she came back to Damariscotta to live with her half-brother and his wife. While living here, she loved the animals, going for walks, and riding her bike.

Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Maxime Pinette (1923-1965); step-mother, Marguerite Sporie (1905-1981); step-sister, Elizabeth Smith Farrin (1929-2010); half-sisters, Lilly-Ann Tibbetts Creamer (1930-2017), and Helen Louise Tibbetts Hall (1939-1996); and half-brother, Samuel Robert Tibbetts (1931-2004).

She is survived by a son, Fulton Pinette of Brunswick; and sister-in-law, whom she lived with for many years, Shirley Tibbetts of Damariscotta.

She will be laid to rest privately in the Hillside Cemetery in Damariscotta in the spring. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543. Condolences, and messages for her family, may be expressed by visiting: www.StrongHancock.com.

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