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| Hanford Haley Broad The death of Hanford Broad,75,of Holmesville occured after a lengthy illness at the Bath Hospital.Mr Broad is survived by his wife,the former Helen Lockhart,one son Norman at home.Four daughter,Leota and Julia at home,Mrs Peter Draper (Reta) Wakefield and Mrs.Dennis Rosevear (Dorothy) Jacksonville.One sister,Mrs.Charles Cochrane Lerwick. Funeral services were held from his late home on Sunday to the Prim- itive Baptist Church,Holmesville,with the pastor Rev.Philip A. Giberson,officiating.Hymms by the choir were "sweet bye and bye", Eastern Gate"and "Good Night and Good Morning."George Mclean sang "Where the Roses Never Fade."Pallbearers were Ronald Broad,Emery Broad,Eugene Broad and Duncan. Inspite of the worst storm of the season the church was full and floral tributes were beautiful.The funeral was directed by Kilcollins Funeral Home,Bath.Interment was in the church cemetery. |
| Myrtle Rees Ripley-Mrs.Myrtle D. Rees,86,widow of Leslie Rees,died Tuesday December 19,1967 in a Dexter hospital following a short illness.She was born at Mars Hill,March 19,1881 the daughter of George and Evelyn (Tompkins)Broad.In her earlier years she was a teacher at Mars Hill. Surviving are six daughters,Mrs Hazel Downing of Ripley,Mrs.Beulah Nelson of Stoney Point,N.Y.,Mrs Amy Rotell of Haverstraw,N.Y.,Mrs Elizabeth Smith of Kennebunk,Mrs Bernice Dailey of Old Orchard,Mrs. Coris Haskell of Dover-Foxcroft,two sons,William of Stoney Point and Harold of Sangerville;grandchildren,neices and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m.in the first Bap- ist church of Dexter with the Rev.Philip Mather officiating.Burial will be in Mt.Pleasant Cemetery,Dexter,next spring.Friends may call at the residence in Ripley. (Bangor Daily News) |
| Ora E Broad Mars Hill,Nov.23,-Ora E Broad,64,died at his home on Pleasant street Tuesday night following a long illness.He was born in Mars Hill April 30,1891,son of George and Evelyn (Tompkins) Broad and was a lifelong resident of Mars Hill. Surviving are his wife Nellie (Cullins) Broad;two brothers Guy and Lee both of Mars Hill;one sister,Mrs.Myrtle Rees of Dexter;and several nephews and neices and cousins. The remains are at the residence on Plesant street where friends may call Thurday.Funeral services will be conducted in the home,Friday at 2:30 o`clock,by the Rev.Warden Mowatt,of the Mars Hill Apostolic church.Interment will be at Kings Grove Cemetery. (Presque Isle Star-Herald,Novenber 1955.) Arthur L. Broad Mars Hill-Funeral services for Arthur Lee Broad who died at Fort Fairfield hospital Friday,were held at the chapel of Graves Funeral home,Mars Hill Monday afternoon at 2 o`clock,with Rev.Beal pastor of Faith Baptist Church of Blaine officiating assisted by Rev.Richard O.Greene pastor of the Penticostal Church,Mars Hill.A resident of Mars Hill most of his life,he was born March 6,1877 in this town, son of the late George and Evelyn (Tompkins) Broad. He is survived by a daughter ,Mrs.Myrtle Rees of Dextor and by eight grand children and 13 great grand-children. Mrs.Fay Greene was a otgist for the service and the singers were Misses Veria and Rhonda Greene.Bearers were Richard Rideout,Wallace Mahan and James Orser.Burial will be in Kings Grove Cemetery,Mars Hill in the spring. (Presque Isle Star-Herald,January 1965) |