Raymond Pearl Weed (1915 - 2012)

Born 31 May 1915 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Delma Sterlyn Howard — married 4 Dec 1938 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States

Died 13 Apr 2012 at age 96 in Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Biography

Raymond was born on Deer Isle in 1915, the son of Oscar Weed and Callie Dow.^[1] He grew up in Stonington.^[2][3]

Raymond married Delma Howard on Deer Isle in 1938.^[4]In 1940 they lived with Raymond's widowed father. Raymond was a truck driver for his father's lumber business.^[5]

Raymond died in a nursing home in Westbrook, Maine at the age of 96. He is buried in Mt. Adams Cemetery on Deer Isle.^[6]

Raymond's obituary:

SOUTH PORTLAND -- Raymond Pearl Weed, 96, of South Portland, went to sleep on April 13, 2012, at Springbrook Nursing Center, Westbrook.

He was born on May 31, 1915, in Stonington, the son of Oscar B. and Callie Belvia Dow Weed.

He was a 1933 graduate of Stonington and a 1935 graduate of Gray's Business College.

Raymond was a steam engineer for the Central Wharf Tow Boat. He worked for Standard Linen for about 18 years. In the early 1960s, he worked for Burnham & Morrill for about five years; Kraft Foods in the late 1960s for about four years; Maine Medical Center in the early 1970s; and Fairchild in the mid 1970's-1980s for about 18 years. Following retirement Raymond worked for Avis Rental Car Co. He was a former member of Marine Lodge AF & AM of Deer Isle; Deer Isle O.E.S and Amaranth of South Portland.

Raymond was predeceased by his parents; his first wife, Delma Howard Weed in 1997; a son, Kenneth in 1995; a sister, Mabel Stinson and a brother, Fulton L. B. Weed, both of Deer Isle.

Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Apr. 14, 2012

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-6BR3 : Sun Mar 10 23:30:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Raymond Pearl Weed and O B Weed, 31 May 1915.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZK-HMJ : 1 February 2021), Raymond Weed in entry for Oscar B Weed, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM8Y-PRR : Thu Mar 07 11:36:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Oscar B Weed and Callie B Weed, 1930.
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-SGR2 : Wed Mar 06 15:22:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Raymond P Weed and Oscar B Weed, 30 November 1938.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMMD-F2K : Fri Mar 08 05:15:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Oscar B Weed and Raymond P Weed, 1940.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127845728/raymond_pearl-weed: accessed May 31, 2024), memorial page for Raymond Pearl Weed (31 May 1915–13 Apr 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127845728, citing Mount Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, USA; Maintained by R Moore (contributor 47672795).