Rose Briggs

Rose Barbara Briggs

Rose Barbara Briggs, died peacefully on January 28, 2025, one day before her 101st birthday, at the Leach Home in Brewer, Maine where she had resided for the past 25 years. Rose was born in Bradford, Maine, the daughter of Ceclia and Fred Jack. She married Theodore (Ted) Briggs and had two daughters, Annette E. Miles (Arthur) and Paula B. Hurt (Marc).

Rose was predeceased by her husband, Ted; her parents; her brother Fred Jack; her sister Lila Hamlin and her much adored daughter Annette whose early passing left a large hole in Rose's heart.

She is survived by her sweet and devoted son-in-law whom she considered as more of a son, Arthur (Artie) Miles of Hampden, ME; grandson Glenn Miles (Cheryl); great grandson Justin; great granddaughter Alysha; grandson Joel Miles (Beth); great grandson Paxton (Carly); great-great granddaughter, Willow; and great-great grandson Jules.

She is also survived by her devoted daughter Paula of Olathe, KS; grandsons John C. McKinney (Shazon), great granddaughter Maeve; great-granddaughter Stella; grandson Jason B. McKinney (Trish); great granddaughters Lindsey McKinney; great-great grandson Oliver; great granddaughter Tabitha McKinney; grandson Adam P. Drake; grandson Ethan G. Drake (Casey); granddaughter Amy Rose Hurt Fulton (Paul); great-great granddaughter Alice R. Fulton; great-great grandson Paul A. Fulton; and great-great granddaughter Roxanne (Roxie) E. Fulton.

Rose is also survived by her niece, Susan Schutz of Charleston, NC.

Rose had a curiosity of life that led her to an array of varied interests from cake decorating to bowling where she won many awards. She was an excellent amateur artist. Her family treasurers the artwork she created mostly of scenes of Maine and the coast where she spent many happy hours with Annette and Artie. She also learned American Sign Language so that she could communicate with her brother who was born deaf. Rose was active and drove her car well into her 90s. She was an inspiration to all who knew her and she challenged herself to stay active through walking (outside when the weather allowed), yoga and climbing stairs. She was always up for a game of Scrabble and knew about every two and three letter word. She played cribbage and loved puzzles. She was an avid reader until her eyesight no longer allowed her to read. She kept up on current events and was interested in life and people. If Rose was your friend, you had a friend for life. She will be missed by many.

A service to celebrate Rose's life will be held at Brookings-Smith later this spring with the date and time to be announced.

Condolences to the family may be expressed at BrookingsSmith.com.