BANGOR – Burton Martin Tobey Sr., died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, at home in Bangor. He was in the company of his friends and caregivers, Robert and Carolyn Burke. Burton was born April 10, 1909, in Augusta, the son of Frederick Baxter Tobey and Mary Martin Tobey. He graduated from Cony High School in 1927, where he was a member of the Cony High Senior Play, and won a prize as a representative of Cony High School in speaking contests held at the University of Maine and Colby College. Burton and his late wife Iola, were members of the Green Street United Methodist Church in Augusta and attended Grace United Methodist Church in Bangor. Burton was employed in the job-printing department of the Daily Kennebec Journal in Augusta for 27 years. In 1953, he moved to Bangor, where he worked as a compositor printer for the Bangor Daily News for 21 years. He retired in 1974. He was a charter member of the Maine Graphic Arts Association in Augusta and a member of the International Brotherhood of Typo Writers. Burton was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Iola Emery Tobey; and a brother, Richard J. Tobey of Gardiner in 1996. He is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Iola Preble and her husband, Waldo, of Raymond; a son, Burton Martin Tobey and his wife, Jacqueline, of Tampa, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Deborah Lynn Drew, Judith Ellen Harrison, Pamela Jane Cole, Lori Ann Deschaine, Jeffrey David Preble, Sherryl Ann Tobey, and Martin James Tobey, their spouses and partners; 17 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Visiting will be held 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, One Church Street, Augusta. A graveside service will be held in Mount Hope Cemetery, Augusta in the spring. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the Green Street United Methodist Church, 13 Green St., Augusta, ME 04330 or the Grace United Methodist Church, 193 Union St., Bangor, ME 04401. www.khrfuneralhomes.com
BURTON MARTIN TOBEY SR.
