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Howard Linwood Pillsbury

Male 1927 - 2005  (77 years)


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  • Name Howard Linwood Pillsbury 
    Born 8 Apr 1927  Cornish, , Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Jan 2005  Farmington, Franklin Co, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Farmington, Franklin Co, Maine, USA (Fairview Cemetery) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I60636  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 4 May 2012 

    Father George Wilson Pillsbury,   b. 14 Jan 1890, Rangeley, Franklin Co, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1966, Rangeley, Franklin Co, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Eva Lillian Farwell,   b. 25 Jun 1888, Bethel, Oxford Co, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1980, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1916  Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F23570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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      Obituary:
      Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME) - February 1, 2005
      Deceased Name: Howard L. Pillsbury 1927-2005
      FARMINGTON -- Howard L. Pillsbury, 77, of Farmington passed away on Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
      He was born in Cornish on April 8, 1927, the son of George and Eva (Hoar) Pillsbury. He was educated in the schools of Rangeley. He served in the Army during World War II, receiving the Army of Occupation medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He married the former Annie Williams on Dec. 25, 1954, in Stratton. He was employed as a mechanic and truck driver for D.C. Morton in Rangeley, then truck driver and mechanic for Sonny Fotter in Stratton. He then worked for White Front Garage in Stratton as a mechanic, then on to Morton Motors in Farmington as a mechanic for many years. He then became self-employed, owning and operating Midway Auto Repair in Wilton for many years, retiring in 1992.
      Howard enjoyed building, attending and supporting stock car racing in Oxford and Unity. He also enjoyed Nascar. He liked woodworking, going camping and his dogs.
      Besides his wife of 50 years, Annie of Farmington, he is survived by two sons, Raymond Pillsbury and wife, Kim, of Farmington and John Pillsbury and wife, Sherry, of Litchfield; four grandchildren, Nichole, Michelle, Jeremy and Thomas; several nieces and nephews.
      A memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Adams Funeral Home, 108 Court St., Farmington, with the Rev. John Pillsbury officiating. A spring burial will take place at Fairview Cemetery in Farmington.