Correction Notice EVERETT R. WHITNEY WEST HARTFORD, Conn. and BANGOR Everett R. Whitney, 87, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, at Hebrew Home and Hos-pital. He was the husband of the late Mildred (Cort) Whitney. He was born in Hampden Highlands, the son of the late Russell H. and Lillian (Gould) Whitney. He served in the South Pacific with the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Whitney was a longtime resident of Bangor, prior to moving to the Hartford, Conn., area. He worked as a truck driver with Hannaford Brothers and Merrill Transport before taking a position as a heavy equipment operator with the Public Works Department of the city of Bangor. He retired in 1985. He is survived by his son, Richard Whitney and his wife, Lynn, of West Hartford, Conn.; his brother, Charles R. Whitney and his wife, Barbara; his sister, Mary Ellen Hunter; four grandsons, Richard Whitney Jr. and his wife, Kami, David Edwards and his wife, Dawn, Stephen Whitney, and Benjamin Whitney; three great-grandchildren, Kiley Rene? Whitney, Keenan Everett Whitney and Timothy Treacy; and his special great-niece, Danielle Brooks. Everett is also survived by many nieces and nephews across the country. He was predeceased by two sisters, Charlotte and Frances. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bangor, with the Rev. Dr. George Curtis III officiating. The family requests that contributions be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 U.S. Hwy One, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301. Local arrangements by Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor.

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