The Republican journal., 1916-06-01
Recent Deaths.

ANSSSAAS DSS&SAASs
From our Troy correspondent we re-
ceived the following brief obituaries of
residents or natives of that town:
Mayo Bickmore, after lingering ill
ness, passed away Wednesday, May 18th.
aged Il years. He was lifelong resi-
dent of Troy, and veteran of the Civil
War. He leaves a wife. nee Octavia
Ma!oon, two daughters, Mrs. John Rich
mond of Wollastoa, Mass, and Mrs. w.
A: Seekins of Pittsfield; one son. Aubury
Bickmore of futile. North D akota; three
sisters. Mrs. Carrie Young of Augusta,
Mrs. Emma Hillman and Miss Leona
Bickmore of Pitts6eld. The funeral SER
vice was held Friday, Rev. A. E. Wright
of Pittsfield officiating. and the burial
was in Pittsfield. His children were all
present at the funeral. and the two
daughters were with him in his last ILL
ness. The son arrived just after his
fathers death.
Horace Varney. the oldest resident of
Troy, aged 80 years, 9 months and
days, passed away Friday morning. May
10Th, at the home Of Mrs. Roxy Gerry,
where he had been boarding for some
Monday, Rev. VIM. Snow officiating.
all living in distant States.
Sunday morning, May 2lst, came the
news of the passing away of another
life long resident of Troy-Otis Gerrish,
whose death occurred Saturday night.
He was nearly 81 years of age and was
the rext to have received the gold-head-
ed cane after Mr.. Varney The funeral
was held Tuesday, May %, Rev. VIM.
Snow officiating.
Mrs. Ada Harding Morton, formerly of
Troy, died in Plymouth, her late home,
Thursday, May 18th. Funeral in Ply
mouth Sunday, May 2lst.
Funeral services of the late Mrs. Lillian
Ward Turner were held at her home in
Plymouth. May 18th. Her early home
was Troy She was the daughter of the
late A. O. Ward, al lifelong resident of
Troy, so we'll and widely known as a
prosperous. much respected business
man of unusual ability.
The funeral of Amasa L. Conant was
held at the home in Bucksport May 22nd,
Rev Henry w. Webb of the Congrega-
tonal church officiating. Miss Marcia
Burrill sang. The bearers were P. P.
Gilmore, Stephen Crosby. Isaac Richard
son and Mr. Townsend, members of James
Hall post, of which Mr.. Conant was COM
mander at the time of his death. The
interment was in Silver Lake cemetery.
Amasa L. Conant was born in Orrington,
son of Amasa S. and Betsy Conant. The
boyhood was spent on the farm. At the
age of II he enlisted in Co. C, 22d Maine
regiment. When mustered out in 1868
he came to Bucksport and took up the
business of wool carding and cloth making
and later was employed in the Blodgett
tanneries. In 1871 he married Miss Alb
bic NJ Barstow of Orrington, who sur
wives him, and who with the two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Gertrude Matherson of Bangor
and Mrs. Ethel Towle of Winthrop, have
the sympathy Of a wide circle of friends
in their sorrow. Bucasport has lost an
honest, upright citizen in the death of |
Mr.. Conant. He was 70 years of age.
The funeral of Mr.. Frank R. Daggett |
took place Tuesday afternoon, April 18th, I
Short and appropriate services were held |
at the home. Although but short notice
had been given, there was large num-
Der present to show their appreciation of
the departed, as we'll as their interest in,
and sympathy with, the friends who re-
main. The floral tributes were profuse
and beautiful, their freshness and fra
GRANGE giving touch of hope and good
cheer. Thus again, IN this common eX-
perience, we mingle our tears, and share
the bitter with the sweet. The deceased
leaves the wife and two children: Mrs.
N. E. Perkins, of Ramona, and son,
John G. Daggett of Boston. He was
seventy-fve years Of age, native of
the State of Maine, and had been living
in California for about six years. Mr..
Daggett was Mason, and as the process
sion moved away from the home num-
Der of Brother Masons walked on either
side of. the hearse, thus showing the
bonds that bind those of that old and
honored fraternity. Ramona, Calf,
Sentinel.
Francis H. Perkins died May 10th at
his home in Orland, aged 81 years. He
was native of Penobscot but had been
a resident of Orland for IL years He is
survived by his wife, by four sons, Lorenzo
of Philadelphia, Ralph of South Paris,
Henry and Harold of Orland and one
daughter. Miss Inez of Orland. The
funeral was held at the home, May 23d,
Rev. Henry W. Webb of the Congrega-
tional church OF Bucksport officiating.
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