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MARILYN (GARRANT) SAWYER

OLD TOWN - Marilyn (Garrant) Sawyer, 78, wife of the late Charles "Fred" Sawyer Sr., died Dec. 22, 2004, at a Bangor hospital. She was born Jan. 3, 1926, in Waterville, the daughter of Tony and Emma Garrant. She is survived by two sons, Edward G. Sawyer and his wife, Deborah, of Rochester, N.Y., and Charles F. Sawyer Jr. of Old Town; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by one sister, Gloria Matthews. In keeping with her request, service will be private. Gifts in her memory may be sent to the American Cancer Society, One Main St., Suite 300, Topsham, 04086. A service of Brookings-Smith, Old Town Chapel.

OLA D. BELYEA

HOULTON - Ola D. Belyea, 77, went home to be with her Lord, "Jesus Christ" Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, at a Portland hospital. She was born Dec. 12, 1927, at Houlton, the daughter of George Esben and Reta J. (Prosser) Gentle. Ola was a member of the New Limerick Baptist Church. Her greatest joy in life was being around her family and her home. She is survived by two daughters, Luanne Tuttle and her husband, David, of New Limerick, Bonita Tidd and her husband, Brian, of Hodgdon; three grandsons, Stacy Tidd, Marc Tidd, Kevin Tuttle and his wife, Tabetha; eight great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Alecia Hogan and her husband, Jack, of Houlton; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul A. Belyea; two brothers, Paul E. Gentle Sr. and George "Bodie" Gentle Jr. Friends may call 12 noon until the time of the service at 2 p.m. Thursday at the New Limerick Baptist Church with the Rev. Steven Straubel officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The family request donations be made in Ola's memory to the Chair Fund at the New Limerick Baptist Church, care of the Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton.

HELEN E. STEVENS

SULLIVAN - Helen. E. Stevens, 98, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at a Bangor hospital. She was born March 21, 1906, in Milbridge, the daughter of James and Mary (Norton) West. Helen was a hard worker, but took time to enjoy certain hobbies such as gardening, fishing and hunting. In her late 50's, Helen shot a bear, almost in her back yard, a feat of which she was very proud. She also was an avid snowmobiler, driving her own snowmobile until she was 86. Helen is survived by four children, Willard Hardison and his wife, Patricia, of Sullivan, Harry Hardison and his wife, Sandra, of East Sullivan, Betty Tracy and her husband, Carl, of Franklin, and Ann Thayer and her husband, Kenneth, of Carmel; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Helen was predeceased by her first husband, Maynard Hardison; her second husband, Leroy Stevens; and three children, Pauline Kelleher, Hazel Tracy and Barbara Moon. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at the Bragdon-Kelley-Camp-bell Funeral Home, 215 Main St., Ellsworth, with Pastor Bob Maddocks officiating. Interment will be at Simpson Cemetery, Sullivan.

HENRY SWIFT THOMPSON

HANCOCK POINT - Henry Swift Thompson, 93, died at his home in California, Dec. 18, 2004. He was born in Elmira, N.Y., Oct. 27, 1911 to Annie Louise Henry and Merle Dow Thompson. He attended the Kent School and graduated from Princeton University in 1933. He married Henrietta Wise and together they went to the Philippines, where he managed a local mahogany mill for the Insular Lumber Company. During World War II he was a major in the Army-Air Force, developing skip bombs at Eglin Field AAFB in Florida and Edwards (Muroc) AAFB in California. After the war he returned to Insular Lumber Company's office in Philadelphia, where he eventually became its president. He continued to travel widely in Southeast Asia, where he met his second wife, Brenda Egerton. He was a member of the Asia Society and vice-president of the Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce. He was an active democrat and founding member of the Philadelphia Branch of Business Executives for Peace in Vietnam. After retirement, he frequently traveled for the International Service Corps of Retired Executives. An enthusiastic golfer and skier, a competitive sailor and tennis player, he liked nothing better than to lead a day-long hiking expedition in Acadia with his old army canteen, but without maps, picking blueberries, getting lost, ending up satisfied and hungry for popovers at Jordan Pond House. He consistently enjoyed solving both the London Times and the Guardian crossword puzzles and he had a life-long zest for meeting new people and going on new adventures. He will be missed by his wife, Brenda; his sister, Eunice; his children, Anne Thompson of Medford, Mass., Retta Clews of Blue Hill and Henry Thompson Jr. of Edinburgh, Scotland; as well as his nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. There will be a memorial service at the Hancock Point Chapel next summer.

LORRAINE E. VERRILL

CARMEL - Funeral services for Lorraine E. Verrill will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor, with Rev. Dr. David Henry, pastor of the Lamoine Baptist Church, officiating. Spring interment will be at Highland Cemetery, Carmel.

REBECCA FLORENCE WHITE

DANFORTH - Rebecca Florence White, 80, died Dec. 22, 2004, at her daughter's home in Wingdale, N.Y. She was born March 14, 1924, in Danforth, the daughter of Florence (Lee) and Sylvester Muncey. She worked as a therapy aide at Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale, for 24 years, retiring in 1986. She was a member of the Danforth United Methodist Church and the Danforth American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by four children, Alton White Sr. of Lagrangeville, N.Y., Helen B. Chase of Wingdale, N.Y., Joann Martell of Brushton, N.Y. and Lillian Moore of Hancock; one brother, James Muncey of Wingdale, N.Y.; three sisters, Marion Knights of Wingdale, Margaret St. Onge of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Gloria Irish of Danforth; 15 grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter. She was predeceased by four sons, Morris White Jr., George White, Allan White, Martin White; two daughters, Ellen and Dorothy White; one brother, Gerald Muncey and two sisters, Amelia Lowe and Vera Bonner. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, at the Hufcut Funeral Home, Main St., Dover Plains, N.Y. Graveside services will be held in the spring at Danforth Cemetery, Danforth.

ARLENE E. WORSTER

EAST MARIAVILLE and BANGOR - Funeral services for Arlene Etta Worster, will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, at Foley Funeral Service, 299 Union St., Bangor, with Pastor Matthew Ward officiating. Interment will be in Osborn Cemetery, Route 179, Aurora.

RUSSELL E. WRIGHT

MILO - Russell Edward Wright, 77, fondly known as Bumpy by his grandchildren, died Dec. 20, 2004, after a long illness. He was born June 12, 1927, in Mount Desert, the son of Hollis and Virginia (Davis) Wright. Russell served in the armed forces during World War II and the Korean War. He worked as a lobsterman, a grounds keeper for John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a woodsman and a truck driver for Dexter Shoe in Milo. Russell is survived by his children: Leslie and his wife, Helene, of Norwood, Mass.; Eugene and his wife, Cynthia, of Milo; Beverly Wright, of Milo; Virginia Chessa and her boyfriend, William Brown, of Milo; Lydia and her husband, Timothy Richard, of Milo; Debra Murphy, of Milo; Ralph and his wife, Joan, of Sangerville; Melissa and her husband, Christopher Roy, of Bradford; and Donald, of Bangor; grandchildren, Alicia and her husband, Raymond Ferris, of Milo; Megan Wright, of Milo; Regina Wright of Milo; Antwan Wright of Milo; Jessie Chessa of Stonington; Christopher Chessa and his fianc?e, Heidi Robinson, of Milo; Thomas Larson of Milo; Jennifer and her husband, Shawn Thibeau, of Augusta; Jazmine and Jarod Roy, of Bradford; great-granddaughter, Caitlin Hodgkins, of Stonington; great-grandsons, Guy Thibeau, of Augusta and Nicholas Ferris, of Milo; three sisters, Carol and her husband, Donald Carter, of Sullivan; Gwendolyn and her husband, Bryant Poors, of Waltham; Dora Pettegrew, of Vermont; one brother, Walter and his wife, Marcia, of Missouri; sisters-in-law, Gertrude and her husband, Conrad Demers, of Milo; Gladys Wright, of Milo; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; his stepfather, George Buzzell; his wife, Norma Ogden Wright; three brothers, Hollis Jr., Leslie and Galen; one sister, Helen Parker. Family and friends are invited to attend a time of remembrance 4-8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at the American Legion Hall in Milo.

JULIETTE GUERRETTE

MADAWASKA - Juliette (Bolduc) Guerrette, 82, died Nov. 20, 2004, at the Edmundston Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Rodolphe Guerrette who died in 1996. She was born Jan. 29, 1922, at St. Gervais, Bellechasse, P.Q. and the second child of Francois Bolduc and Anna Marie Bouchard. She is survived by four children, three sons, Gilbert and Louise (Lacombe) Guerrette of Madawaska, Ronald Guerrette of Appleton, Denis and Micky (Cordes) Guerrette of Nashua, N.H.; one daughter, Paula (Mark) Manning of Birch Point, Madawaska; seven siblings, two brothers, Amedee and Jeanne (Martin) Bolduc, of Edmunston, N.B., Marcel Bolduc of Beaumont, Que.; five sisters, Marie (of late Gerard) Raymond of Frenchville, Lucia (Kurt) Hartmeier of Vittoria, Ont., Canada, Jeanette (Pierre) Newenschwander of Palm Desert, Calif., Helene Bolduc of Perth, Ont., Canada, Lucienne Bolduc and her companion, Jean Louis Beaulac, of Gloucester, Ont., Canada; her sister-in-law, Louise (Turgeon) Bolduc of Quebec; six grandchildren, her godchild, Steve Guerrette of Whitehouse, Ohio, Kirk Guerrette of Rockland, Cynthia Landry of St. David, Cynthia Dube of Greenland, N.H, Jesse and Shawn Guerrette of Nashua, N.H. and eight great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind her dear companion, Mr. Henry Myers of Madawaska. She was predeceased by her brother, Lucien Bolduc. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 147, and volunteered at the Good Samaritan Thrift Shop, High View Manor and the Forever Young Club. She enjoyed helping people. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Madawaska. Viewing will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, at the Daigle Funeral Home, Madawaska.

BARBARA A. BARNETT

MILLINOCKET - Barbara Ann (McLain) Barnett, 60, passed away April 2, 2003, at a local hospital surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Barbara was born June 4, 1942, in Stacyville, the daughter of the late Guy and Erma (Cullens) McLain. Barbara was a warm and loving mother and grandmother. Her greatest joy was family gatherings, listening to country music, and playing Yahtzee. She enjoyed her home and the company of her favorite pet bird, Bobby. Barbara is survived by her loving fianc‚, Rene Bernier, of Millinocket; her five children, Dean and wife, Diana Barnett, of South Meriden, Conn., Peter Jr. and wife, Laura Barnett, Ritchie and wife, Lynn Barnett, Trina (Barnett) Tinkham, and Laura (Barnett) and Brent Rollins, all of Millinocket; also her 11 grandchildren, Brad, Matt, Anthony, Eric, Garrett, Cory, Shelby, Nate, Christopher, Jeremy, and Ashley; two sisters, Louise Morey and Edith Bartlett, both of Millinocket; a brother, Fred and wife, Vicky McLain, of Esko, Minn.; and the father of her children, Peter Barnett Sr. of Brownville. A graveside service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Katahdin Area Support Group, 10 Field St., Millinocket, ME 04462. For online register book please visit www.bouchardfh.com. "Afterglow" I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done. I'd like to leave an echo... whispering softly down. The ways of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave behind when day is Done.

JANE ANNE SIBLEY ELLIOTT

BUCKSPORT - A funeral service for Jane Anne Sibley Elliott will be held 11 a.m. Friday, at the Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, 28 Elm St., Bucksport, with the Rev. Daniel Berry officiating. Interment will be in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I. Immediately following the service, a gathering of conversation and refreshment will be held at Brown Hall. Donations in Jane's memory may be made to the Elm St. Congregational Church, P.O. Box 878, Bucksport, ME 04416.

MARC GOODY GUILLOW

MILLINOCKET - Graveside committal services for Marc Goody Guillow, who died April 11, 2002, will be held 11 a.m. Friday, April 11, 2003, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bangor. Arrangements by R.L. Bouchard Funeral Home, Millinocket.

CLARA L. HAMMONS

BUCKSPORT - Clara L. Hammons, 95, died April 3, 2003, at a Penobscot nursing facility. Funeral services will be announced in the spring by Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, Bucksport, along with a complete obituary.

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