OWLS HEAD — Annette "Tootie" Stone, 53, died Oct. 16, 2014, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, after a two-year battle with cancer.

Born in Thomaston on July 17, 1961, she was the daughter of Alfred Mason Jr. and Dorothy A. Whitten Johnson. Growing up in Thomaston, Tootie was educated in local schools and graduated from Georges Valley High School in 1979. Following high school Tootie worked on the family's farm and also at the Thomaston Agway. In 1982, Tootie married her high school sweetheart, Charles E. Stone III. Following their marriage, Charles and Tootie built their home in Owls Head, where she lived the rest of her life.

In 1988, Charles and Tootie had their first child, Kristi, and six years later in 1994, their son, Travis. After the birth of their two children, Tootie devoted her life to raising her family. The family summered on Criehaven, which became a beloved place for Tootie. She truly loved the island lifestyle and became very close to the island residents, considering them her second family. Once the kids were older, Tootie decided it was time to go back to work and took a job within the local school system. She enjoyed working in the kitchens at the schools and made many close friends with fellow co-workers and enjoyed interacting with students.

Tootie is survived by her husband, Charles Stone III; and her son, Travis Stone, both of Owls Head; her daughter, Kristi Snow and her husband, Joseph of South Thomaston; her parents, Alfred and Dorothy Johnson of Thomaston; her sisters, Alberta and her husband, Eric Denault, of Thomaston and Andrea and her husband, Chris Donlin, of Warren; her brother, Alfred Johnson III of Union; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours with be held Thursday, Oct. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St. in Rockland. A graveside service will be held Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. at the Owls Head Cemetery, at the corner of Ash Point Drive and Dublin Road.

Those who wish may make memorial donations to the Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute, c/o Contributions, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115, or the Bob Gagnon Cancer Care Fund, c/o Pen Bay Health Care, 22 White St., Rockland, ME 04841.