Obituary: Cynthia Lee (Carter) Mellen

Posted in[Obituaries](https://www.pressherald.com/obituaries/) Obituary: Cynthia Lee (Carter) Mellen PARSONSFIELD – Cynthia Lee (Carter) Mellen, 72, wife of Steve, passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2026, in Portland. Visiting hours … Community: * [Parsonsfield](https://www.pressherald.com/community/parsonsfield/) Posted 1:01 AM 1 min readFont size + Gift Article Loading. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. [Learn more](/article-gifting). Email Copy Link Email address Send Article link sent! An error has occurred. Please try again. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active subscriptions. To get one, go to the subscriptions page. [Subscribe Today](/gift-subscribe) With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. [Subscribe Today](/gift-subscribe) [Sign In](/login) ### Share this: * [Print (Opens in new window) Print](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/obituarycynthia-lee-carter-mellen-2/#print?share=print) * [Share](#) * [Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/obituarycynthia-lee-carter-mellen-2/?share=facebook) * [Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/obituarycynthia-lee-carter-mellen-2/?share=nextdoor) * [Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/obituarycynthia-lee-carter-mellen-2/?share=bluesky) * [Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/obituarycynthia-lee-carter-mellen-2/?share=linkedin) * [Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/obituarycynthia-lee-carter-mellen-2/?share=x) * [Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85baf6f0e7efe0e6f1b8a0b0c7d6ede4f7e0e1a0b7b5d5eaf6f1a0b0c1a0b7b5cae7ecf1f0e4f7fca0b6c4a0b7b5c6fcebf1edece4a0b7b5c9e0e0a0b7b5a0b7bdc6e4f7f1e0f7a0b7bca0b7b5c8e0e9e9e0eba3a6b5b6bdbee7eae1fcb8edf1f1f5f6a0b6c4a0b7c3a0b7c3f2f2f2abf5f7e0f6f6ede0f7e4e9e1abe6eae8a0b7c3b7b5b7b3a0b7c3b5b2a0b7c3b5b0a0b7c3eae7ecf1f0e4f7fce6fcebf1edece4a8e9e0e0a8e6e4f7f1e0f7a8e8e0e9e9e0eba8b7a0b7c3a3a6b5b6bdbef6ede4f7e0b8e0e8e4ece9)  Cynthia Lee (Carter) Mellen PARSONSFIELD – Cynthia Lee (Carter) Mellen, 72, wife of Steve, passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2026, in Portland. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, July 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, 71 Maple St., Cornish. Burial will follow at Murch Cemetery at a later date. The full obituary and online condolence messages can be submitted at [http://www.mainefuneral.com](http://www.mainefuneral.com). Copy the Story Link Post navigation [Previous Death Notice: Chris Tene Graves](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/obituarychris-tene-graves/) [Next Death Notice: Inger Margareta Ericsson Corson](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/obituaryinger-margareta-ericsson-corson/) We invite you to add your comments. We encourage a thoughtful exchange of ideas and information on this website. By joining the conversation, you are agreeing to [our commenting policy and terms of use](/commenting-terms/). More information is found on our [FAQs](/conversations-faq/). You can update your screen name on the [member's center](#). Comments are managed by our staff during regular business hours Monday through Friday as well as limited hours on Saturday and Sunday. Comments held for moderation outside of those hours may take longer to approve. ### Join the Conversation Please [sign into](#) your Press Herald account to participate in conversations below. If you do not have an account, you can [subscribe here](/subscribe). Questions? Please [see our FAQs](/conversation-faqs). * [More Notices](/death-notices/) .mtm-newslist li:first-child h2{margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: .5px;font-size: 18px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 20px;}.more-dn{text-align: center;font-size: 1.5em;color:#27aae1;font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:30px;}.more-dn a{color:#27aae1;display: inline-block;margin-top: 0px;padding: 15px 10px;border: 2px solid #c62828;background: #c62828;font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: 2px;text-transform: uppercase;-webkit-transition-duration: .25s;transition-duration: .25s;color: #fff;text-decoration: none;width:80%;}.more-dn a:hover{color:#c62828;background-color:#ffffff;}.mtm-ad-col-article .widget-sidebar>div,.mtm-ad-col-article .widget-sidebar>li{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}