Mayetta was living in Boulder CO when she died on September 20, 1997 . She left two sons, Jonas and Timothy St. John, and a daughter, Shasha Hastings.
Mayetta lived for many years in Small Point ME, on a 2,000 acre +/- property subsquently donated by the St. John family to Bates College to be ttheir environmental campus. For several years she and a partner, Janice Wright, ran a modestly successful clothing business called Shirtworks. In a New England tradition they employed several local women to do piecework at home, and then assembled the goods in their Bath factory space. The demise of Shirtworks resulted from the concurrent need to "go big or go home" and Janice's pregnancy and desire to spend her time at home. A year later, Emmy was the beneficiary of several unique maternity outfits that Janice passed on to her.
Ironically, when our daughter Liz was a sophomore at Dickiknson College one of her roommates dropped out and a girl named Hannah was assigned to the suite. She turned out to be Janice Wright's daughter. Twenty years on and several states removed, what were the odds of two girls coincidentally sharing a dorm suite whose mothers had shared the same maternity dresses?
Thank you Howard for sharing this information about Mayetta. In the early 80's I was working for a relocation company that had me traveling all over New England and parts of CN. On one of these trips I visited Mayetta in her Shirtworks store. I'm so glad I had the chance to see her. She seemed relaxed and happy. Mayetta was a beautiful girl. Another who we lost too soon.
Thanks so much, Howard. I miss her to this day. We were childhood friends and used to play at each others' houses after church at St. A's on Sunday. We played a lot in my grandfather's greenhouses, a magical place where we fed the fish and made flower arrangements and had a delightful time. At her house we played around the giant oak tree that sadly is no more. I love the photo you posted - she looks well and happy.
Oh, Howard, how fondly I remember Mayetta and her wonderful smile. Her parents lived right behind my mother's house and we would sometimes chat from lawn to lawn. Thank you for the memories and the photos. Big hug, Hilary
Howard Naylor
Mayetta was living in Boulder CO when she died on September 20, 1997 . She left two sons, Jonas and Timothy St. John, and a daughter, Shasha Hastings.
Mayetta lived for many years in Small Point ME, on a 2,000 acre +/- property subsquently donated by the St. John family to Bates College to be ttheir environmental campus. For several years she and a partner, Janice Wright, ran a modestly successful clothing business called Shirtworks. In a New England tradition they employed several local women to do piecework at home, and then assembled the goods in their Bath factory space. The demise of Shirtworks resulted from the concurrent need to "go big or go home" and Janice's pregnancy and desire to spend her time at home. A year later, Emmy was the beneficiary of several unique maternity outfits that Janice passed on to her.
Ironically, when our daughter Liz was a sophomore at Dickiknson College one of her roommates dropped out and a girl named Hannah was assigned to the suite. She turned out to be Janice Wright's daughter. Twenty years on and several states removed, what were the odds of two girls coincidentally sharing a dorm suite whose mothers had shared the same maternity dresses?
Howard Naylor
Howard Naylor
There was no date on the above photo of Mayetta. I'm guessing it was around 1970, plainly when she was living in Small Point.
Caroline Connor (Edwards)
Thank you Howard for sharing this information about Mayetta. In the early 80's I was working for a relocation company that had me traveling all over New England and parts of CN. On one of these trips I visited Mayetta in her Shirtworks store. I'm so glad I had the chance to see her. She seemed relaxed and happy. Mayetta was a beautiful girl. Another who we lost too soon.
Nancy Harding
Thanks so much, Howard. I miss her to this day. We were childhood friends and used to play at each others' houses after church at St. A's on Sunday. We played a lot in my grandfather's greenhouses, a magical place where we fed the fish and made flower arrangements and had a delightful time. At her house we played around the giant oak tree that sadly is no more. I love the photo you posted - she looks well and happy.
Howard Naylor
This photo from about 1981 shows Mayetta and her three children, (l - r) Jonas, Sasha and Timothy. We lost Timmy this past Spring.
Howard Naylor
Tim St. John
Hilary Maddux
Oh, Howard, how fondly I remember Mayetta and her wonderful smile. Her parents lived right behind my mother's house and we would sometimes chat from lawn to lawn. Thank you for the memories and the photos. Big hug, Hilary
Debby Apy (Odell)
Mayetta was a fine person and a good friend. I am so sorry for the loss of her son, Tim... Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures.
Nancy Harding
It so saddens me that we have lost not only Mayetta but also now her son.
Both so young, I hope they are together now.