BUCKSPORT – Joseph P. Atwood, 80, died Oct. 2, 2005, at his home. He was born Dec. 17, 1924, in Bucksport, the son of George W. and Ruth D. (Brewster) Atwood. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and Korea, and was a Purple Heart recipient. He worked for many years as a papermaker and retired from Champion Paper Company, Bucksport. He enjoyed being in the outdoors, hiking, gardening, raking blueberries and working on his truck. He is survived by three sons, Eugene Atwood and his wife, Louise, of Orland, John Atwood and his wife, Billie-Jeanne, of Bucksport, Joseph Atwood and his wife, Nola, of Heflin, Ala.; three grandchildren, Heidi Sebastiano and her husband, C.J., Jennifer Atwood and Robert Atwood; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Anne Bridges and her husband, Wayne, of Bucksport, Dorothy Thibodeau of Old Town; a brother, Charles Atwood of Tennessee; several nieces and nephews; many in-laws. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary (Stubbs) Atwood in 1998; son, Jeffrey Lee Atwood in 1966; grandson, David Atwood in 1993. Visitation for family and friends will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005, at the Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, 28 Elm St., Bucksport, where funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, with Pastor Peter Remick officiating. Interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Bucksport. <
JOSEPH P. ATWOOD
