EAST WILTON – Carl L. Caton, 66, a resident of East Wilton, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 9, 2004, at his home after a long courageous fight with prostate cancer. He was surrounded by his family and close friends as he took the journey to be with the Lord. Carl was born Feb. 4, 1937, in Durham, delivered by his great-aunt, Abbie Douglas, he was the son of Maurice L. and Hazel Grover Caton. He attended school his first year in a one room schoolhouse and transferred his second year to a two-room school. He graduated from Crossman Corner grade school, later attending Lisbon High School, where he played football and was a graduate of the Class of 1955. Following graduation, he worked in the woods, later joining the Army on March 13, 1956, spending three years in Heidleberg, Germany. It was in Germany that he met and married Gisela Geiser. He was discharged from the Army on March 9, 1959. He and his wife later divorced. He worked for a short time at the Worumro Woolen Mill in Lisbon Falls setting up machines and also for Bath Iron Works. In 1960, he went to work for NCR Corporation until his retirement in 2000 after nearly 40 years of service. In 1965, he married Connie Chandler of Livermore Falls. She passed away in 1984. On June 28, 1986, he married Helen Yvonne Croteau of Wilton, who survives him. He attended the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls and was a member of the Woodland Wanderers Snowmobile Club, Triple Town Swingers, Wilton Historical Society, an active member of the area Cancer Support Group, one of the founders of the Lane-Dube Amvets, Post No. 33 of Jay, a member of the Lindey Flagg Archery Club of Livermore Falls, Androscoggin Valley Beagle Club of Auburn, Friends of the Library of Wilton and the Spruce Mt. Ski Club where he was on the Board of Directors and Ski Patrol. He is survived by his wife of Wilton; his children and their spouses, Irene and Tony Couture of Jay, Arlene and Herschel Welch Jr. of Jay, Nancy and Ted Chaney of Jay and Douglas and Tiffany Caton of Litchfield, Bob and Sylvia Sanders of Livermore Falls, Shirley and Richard Sanders of Leeds, James Sanders of Burlington, Vt., Dayna and Jamie Emerson of Bangor and David Croteau of East Corinth; a brother, Donald Caton and his wife, Lavada, of Wildwood, Fla.; two sisters, Glenice Hutchin of Falmouth and Arlene Rand and her husband, Walter Jr., of Gorham; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services with full military honors will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls. Visiting hours will be Monday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Spring interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Wilton. If desired, contributions may be made to the Woodland Wanderers Snowmobile Club, P.O. Box 637, Wilton, ME 04294. In lieu of cut flowers, the family requests only potted trees and plants at the service where they will be shared by family and friends as a living remembrance of his love for them. Messages of condolence may be sent to finley@exploremaine.com. <
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