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Master Sergeant Scott Neil Wilson
AUBURN - Master Sergeant Scott Neil Wilson, born January 28, 1963, lost his courageous battle with cancer on May 24, 2007. His final wish was to be at home in Maine when he passed, so he, his wife and daughter transferred from Bethesda Naval Medical Center to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice House with the combined assistance of Sen. Susan Collins' office, the Air Force, Navy and Marines.
He is the son of Harry and Beverly Wilson of Mechanic Falls. He attended schools in Mechanic Falls and Auburn, graduating from Edward Little High School in 1981. He attained his Associates degree from Hawaiian Pacific University. He served 25 years active duty in the Air Force beginning in April of 1982 until the time of his death. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, traveling, playing sports, going to the gym and listening to the Beatles. He also enjoyed watching old movies (especially John Wayne), playing chess, risk and cribbage.
MSgt Wilson is survived by his wife of 14 years, Kanchana Wilson; his daughter, Rhiannon, 12; his parents, Harry and Beverly Wilson; a brother and his wife Karen of Auburn; a sister, Tracey Maberry and her husband Michael of Mechanic Falls; nephews Ryan Wilson II of Auburn, Michael R. and Matthew Maberry both of Mechanic Falls; niece Brooke Wilson of Auburn and her daughter Chloe, born May 23, 2007. He was predeceased by a brother, Peter Scott Wilson in 1957.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, May 31 at 1 p.m. at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls with Interment to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery
in Mechanic Falls. Remembrance donations can be made to the Bethesda National Naval Medical Center, Hema tology/Oncology Dept., Ward 5, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Mr. Raymond Henry Woodworth, Jr.
OTISFIELD - Raymond Henry Woodworth, Jr. passed away on September 7, 2007 at Maine Medical Center in Portland due to complications from surgery. He was 78.
He was born in South Paris on July 14, 1929, the son of R. Henry and Mary Louise Woodworth of the Hebron Road in South Paris. The third child of what would become a family of seven siblings, he attended school in South Paris and graduated from Paris High School in 1949.
He married Madeline Jennie Kinney on February 1, 1951, at her family home in Clinton. After the wedding, he went on active duty with the Air Force and spent a year in Korea during the Korean War, serving with a fighter-bomber squadron.
When his active duty with the Air Force ended in 1955 he settled with his wife in Tucson, AZ and continued his education. They both earned Master's degrees in education and taught in Nogales, AZ, until returning to Maine in 1971 with their three sons, Henry, Bryan and Allen.
The family settled in Otisfield, and Mr. Woodworth taught at Lake Region High School until deciding that teaching in Maine was not for him. He managed a Shell service station through most of the 1970s, was caretaker of Camp Powhatan on Pleasant Lake in Otisfield, and then finished his working years with Dielectric Communications in Raymond. He also continued his service in the military as a member of the Maine Army National Guard. He retired in 1989 after 35 years of total service to the military.
Mr. Woodworth was active in many local and national organizations, including the Casco Village Church, the Republican Party, the National Rifle Association, the Otisfield Volunteer Fire Department, the Otisfield Board of Appeals, and the Knights of Pythias. He was active in numerous political campaigns going back to the Presidential race of '64, working for Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. During an election year a drive past his house would allow anyone to know his candidates of choice, always Republicans.
He was a lifelong sports fan. He coached football and little league baseball in Arizona and was the school photographer in Nogales, where his duties included filming football games and taking pictures at basketball games. He was a devoted fan of the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and in recent years began following the L.A. Lakers. He also worked as an umpire in little league baseball even though he was blind in one eye.
During the '70s, he campaigned a drag racing car, racing at Oxford Dragway and New England Dragway in New Hampshire. His sons shared his interest in racing and to this day are active racing hobbyists. Other interests included motorcycles, collecting (of all sorts), animals and firearms. He was a fervent booster of the second amendment; gun ownership was a cause near and dear to his heart.
He was a man of strong convictions and opinions, never placing much value on the politically correct. Though he had no interest in hurting people's feelings, if anyone took offense to his beliefs that was their problem. He did not judge people by color or creed but by their character.
Mr. Woodworth was predeceased by his parents; brother, Robert and sisters, Kathleen Hunt and Dorothy Emerson. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jennie (Madeline J. Kinney); brother, James of Woodbury, NJ; sisters, Geneva Holehan of Payson, AZ and Florence Cairns of North Waterford; his children, Henry and Marybeth Woodworth of Otisfield, Bryan and Phyllis Woodworth of Dayton, Allen and Cindy Woodworth of Gray and James and Cindy Woodworth of Tucson, AZ; grandchildren, Natalie Woodworth Reed, Kacy Woodworth, Kirsten Woodworth, Raymond Woodworth and Liberty Simpson and great-granddaughters, Julia Madeline Reed and Finley Simpson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Casco Village Church or the Otisfield Volunteer Fire Department.
Mrs. Ethel Martin
SOUTH PARIS - Ethel Martin, 91, formerly of Greenwood and more recently South Paris, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway.
She was born on December 24, 1915 in Greenwood, the daughter of Lewis and Iza Herrick Libby. She attended school on Rowe Hill and was a 1933 graduate of Woodstock High School in Bryant Pond.
She was the loving wife of Beryl Martin, who passed away in 1966. Together, they had four children and lived all their married life in Greenwood Center.
Mrs. Martin was very proud of the 19 years she served as Secretary for Labor Union Local 36 and was presented a plaque for her service. She was employed at Ekco Wood Products in Locke Mills until her retirement.
After her retirement, she cared for the elderly and enjoyed her work very much. She also especially enjoyed her trips to Market Square Restaurant for lunches and dinners in her later years.
She will always be remembered for her love of dancing and talking about the many times she traveled throughout the United States with family and friends. She loved flowers of all kinds but especially the first Mayflowers in the spring. She never forgot her children's or her grandchildren's birthdays.
She loved camping and particularly the area of Lake Moxie, where her son Rex had a camp which she enjoyed sharing with him and his four daughters when they were younger.
Mrs. Martin was predeceased by her husband of 32 years, Beryl (Bob) Martin; a son, Curt; a sister, Addie Libby and two brothers, Glenwood and William Libby. Other siblings died in early childhood and infancy.
Survivors include two sons, Rexford Martin of Bryant Pond and Roland Martin and his wife Martha of Greenwood Center; one daughter, Sandra Morgan and her husband Richard of South Glens Falls, NY; 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren.
An hour of visitation will be held at the Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, South Woodstock on Friday, October 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon with a graveside service to follow at the Martin Cemetery, Greenwood Center at 2 p.m. with Pastor Lloyd Waterhouse officiating.
Mrs. Sylvia E. Moreau
LEWISTON - Sylvia E. Moreau passed away on April 24, 2008 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Before her death she was at D'Youville Pavilion for a while.
She was born November 27, 1950, to Arthur Berry and Margaret Brown in Bridgton. She attended schools in Harrison and Mechanic Falls.
Mrs. Moreau is survived by two brothers, Roy Berry of Rumford and Sidney Berry of South Paris; a stepbrother Danny Dunham; nephews, Tony Pollard, Peter Berry, Eugene Berry, David Berry, Stephen Berry Randy Berry and John Berry; niece, Kathy McCulloch and five stepchildren.
She was predeceased by her father, Arthur Berry; stepmother, Florence Berry and husbands, Henry Martin, Clayton Newcomb, Edgar Milligan and Albert Moreau.
Memorial services were held at the Assembly of God Church in Rumford on April 24. Pastor Justin Thacker led the service.
Mrs. Frances Ann (Sernecz) Reed
HARRISON - Frances A. Reed died in the afternoon of September 5, 2008 with family members surrounding her bedside. She was born and raised in Newport, KY. She attended Corpus Christi Parish and Grade School and graduated with honors from Newport High School. She worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cincinnati and later at Dunn & Bradstreet.
She married Richard G. Reed in 1950. They lived in Ohio and raised their four daughters in Cincinnati until moving to Hopkinton, MA in 1965. They moved to Harrison in 1985.
She was a creative woman and many of her artistic talents are carried on through her daughters. She was also a devoted and loving grandmother and was proud of her grandchildren's care of each other as well as their accomplishments.
Mrs. Reed was predeceased by her husband Richard in June of 2000 and leaves her four daughters, Sandra Reed Sweezy of Saugus, MA, Sharon Rogers of Harrison, Cynthia Reed of Framingham, MA and Linda C. Reed of Saco. She also leaves behind sons-in-law, Kenneth Rogers and Louis Farley and four grandchildren, Geoffrey Sweezy of South Boston, MA, Jillian Sweezy of Saugus and Middleton, MA, Nicholas Rogers of Scarborough and Bryan Rogers of Harrison.
Visiting hours were held at the Raymond-Wentworth Funeral Home, 8 Elm Street Bridgton on Tuesday evening, September 9. A funeral mass was held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Bridgton on Wednesday, September 10. Burial was in the Harrison Village Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 25 Hospital Dr., Suite 3, Bridgton, ME 04009.
Mrs. Margaret Isabelle Walker
WEST PARIS - Margaret Isabelle Walker, 94, of West Paris, died at the Ledgeview Living Center on Thursday, May 21, 2009.
She was born in Litchfield on January 2, 1915, the daughter of James L. And Flora E. (Ricker) Tibbetts and was educated in Monmouth schools. She had resided at Ledgeview Living Center for several years.
She was a wife, mother and homemaker and had worked at Norway Shoe Shops and B & M Canning Company as well as Hanover Dowel in Bethel. She lived in South Bethel most of her life and lived in Norway for a number of years before moving to Ledgeview. She enjoyed playing Beano or Bingo and playing Skip Bo with her family. She loved flowers, especially roses and dahlias; her family was her life.
Mrs. Walker is survived by four daughters, Phyllis Farrington and her husband Kenneth of Oxford, Gertrude Hinkley of Woodstock, Gail Mason and her husband Stewart of South Paris and Terri Skinner of South Paris; seven sons, Stanley Walker, Douglas Walker and his wife Jane, Thomas Walker, Steven Walker and his wife Shirley all of Bethel, Harold Walker and his wife Bertha of Bryant Pond, Raymond Walker and his wife Joyce of South Paris and David Walker and his wife Rose of Oxford; over 200 grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Gerald Walker Sr.; two sons, Roland and Gerald Jr.; three daughters, Barbara Jean Walker, Sharon Sprague and Geraldine Phelps; three sons-in-law, Nelson Sr., Robert Sr. and Leroy; one daughter-in-law, Doris; two grandsons, Roland Jr. and Bruce;one granddaughter, Pauline; one great-grandson, Keith; four sisters, Thelma Kellogg, Lola Curtis, Bernice Mason and Olive Blowers and two brothers, Steve Tibbetts and Nathan Tibbetts.
Services were held at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery
on Saturday, May 23 with Pastor Chuck Mason officiating. Arrangements by Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, South Woodstock.
Alanson "Bud" Bowden, Jr.
BETHEL - Alanson “Bud” Bowden Jr., 92, of Bethel, passed away at home on Sunday, August 29, 2010, surrounded by loving family, following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Florine E. (Bean) Bowden for 61 very happy years. He was born June 21, 1918 in Fort Fairfield, the year World War I ended. He would live to fight in another World War. He was the son of Annabelle (Grant) Bowden and Alanson W. Bowden Sr. He grew up in Rumford and graduated from Stephens High School.
He enlisted in the Navy during WWII and served from 1942-1946. He served in the Pacific Theatre where he was a Navigator/
aviation
Machinist 2nd class on the B-24 Liberator airplanes. Although he never spoke much of his military service over the years, his family was very proud of the fact that he personally attained the Distinguished Flying Cross with two gold stars and the Air Medal with five gold stars.
Mr. Bowden graduated from the University of Lowell, MA in 1950 as a Dean’s List student. He later went on to manage Peter Karen Manufacturing Co in Lincoln, RI and subsequently co-owned Lincoln Textile Co in Woonsocket, RI and Lincoln Weaving Co in Lowell, MA. Upon retiring in 1985 he and his beloved wife Florine returned to their Maine roots and built their dream log cabin in Albany Township. They were “Snowbirds” for many years who spent winters in Zephyrhills, FL, where they had many good friends.
He was a member of the Bethel Masonic Lodge #97 and the Albany Congregational Church. He was a former long-time member of the Bethel Inn Country Club and the Gloucester, RI Country Club. He had a passion for the game of golf. In his lifetime he realized the golfer’s dream of attaining not one but two holes in one. He was also an avid lifetime Boston Red Sox fan who lived to see them win the World Series title in 2004 for the first time since the year he was born.
Mr. Bowden is survived by his three children, Keith H. Bowden of Melrose, MA, Gail F. Olson and her husband Garry of Johnston, RI and Judith D. Coletta and her husband Michael of Woonsocket, RI; one beloved younger sister, Nella Perkins of Bolton, MA; eight grandchildren, Glenn Bowden and Valerie Bowden of Melrose, MA, Vaughn Gavlin and Lauren Gavlin of Woonsocket, RI and Ross Gavlin of Pawtucket, RI; Rachel Kirkland and her husband Dan of Coventry, RI, Leah Gross and her husband Glenn of Oolitic, IN and Heather Butler-Horne and her husband Bill of Warwick, RI and 11 great-grandchildren. He was excited about the upcoming arrival of his first great-great-grandchild, due in November. He was a favorite uncle to many nieces and nephews and a good friend to all. He was also predeceased by his sister-in-law, Muriel Butters of Bethel, who gave him constant kindness and commitment in his last years and a special sister-in-law, Edna M. York of Albany Township. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Florine; two brothers, Malcolm and Wallace; two sisters, Mildred and Elsie and a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Bowden.
Visiting hours will be Friday, September 10, from 6-8 p.m. at the Greenleaf Funeral Home, 37 Vernon Street, Bethel. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 11 at 10:30 a.m. at the Albany Congregational Church, Hunts Corner Road, Albany Township. Interment with military honors will follow immediately after the service at Hunts Corner Cemetery, Albany Township.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mr. Bowden’s chosen memorial funds of either the Albany Congregational Church, c/o Pastor Ed Gammon, P.O. Box 135, Bryant Pond, ME 04219 and/or Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Attn: Donations, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607-1435. Thoughts, condolences and fond memories may be shared with the family at www.andrewsgreenleaf.com.
Aldrof Lee Stone
MINOT - Aldrof Lee Stone, 88, of Minot died peacefully Monday morning, October 11, 2010 at his home in Minot. He was born in Canton, NY on February 15, 1922, the son of Lewis and Hazel Thurston Stone. He married Betty Keene of West Poland on April 10, 1953, and together they owned and operated Stone & Irish
Auto Body Company for over 50 years. In his earlier years, prior to opening his own business, he worked at Woodworth's bicycle repair shop, and with the Civil Conservation Corps.
He loved the outdoors and had many different interests, including fishing,
hunting
, camping "up north" on his favorite Maine lakes and ponds, flying his own airplane, riding (and polishing) Harley-Davidson motorcycles, working in his flower gardens, and maintaining his lawns. He was a Registered Maine Guide for several years. He was a 35 year member of Tyrian Lodge #73 AF & AM and St. Andrews Royal Arch Chapter.
Mr. Stone is survived by his wife Betty of Minot; four children, Rodney Stone and his wife Bonnie, Rhonda (Stone) Rackliffe and her husband Randy, Randy Stone and his wife Shelley, and Shelly Stone and her partner Bob Barnard, all of Minot; eight grandchildren, Aaron Stone, Audrey (Stone) LaFrance, Emmi Rackliffe, Joshua Rackliffe, Nicholas Plourde, Debbie Chase, Michael Lothrop and Stephen Lothrop; 10 great grandchildren; two sisters, Josephine Duguay of Auburn and Alice Whirley of New York and one brother, Alfred Stone of Oxford. He was predeceased by a daughter, Arlene Farrell, and two brothers, Raymond Stone of West Paris and Franklin Stone of Mechanic Falls.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, October 14 at 11 a.m. at Highland Cemetery
in West Poland. Family and friends attended visitation at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls on Wednesday evening, October 13, where Tyrian Lodge #73 AF & AM conducted services. Donations in his memory can be made to Minot Fire & Rescue, c/o Minot Town Office, 329 Woodman Hill Rd., Minot, ME 04258. On-line condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.
