L. PEARL BUDD

CARIBOU – L. Pearl Budd, 94, wife of the late Rev. George Budd, died April 7, 2005, at Caribou. She was born June 15, 1910, near the sights and sounds of the Atlantic Ocean in Come-by-Chance Newfoundland, the youngest of nine children of T. Archibald and Martha (Smith) Gilbert. Prior to her marriage in 1933, she was employed as a dietician at the general hospital in St. John’s Newfoundland. Mrs. Budd served with her late husband at churches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Newfoundland and Maine. She was a devoted and dedicated pastors wife for more than 60 years, and always exemplified the highest principals and standards of that role. On countless occasions she entertained district superintendents and bishops as well as church members and family in her home and always considered it an honor to do so. Many will remember her for her perfect molasses cookies and unbeatable buttermilk biscuits. Her love of flowers showed in her beautiful gardens and houseplants, which she always enjoyed sharing with friends and neighbors, wherever she lived. Mrs. Budd truly enjoyed spending time with her family and friends at their small cottage on the coast in Starboard. She was a member of the Gray Memorial United Methodist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, George in 1989. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Thelma and Robert Mockler of Caribou, and Edna and George Carr of Columbus, Ohio; five grandchildren, James, David and Stephen Mockler, Sue Farley and Marylee Carr; 14 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2005, until time of services. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Lawrence Beals, nursing home chaplain, officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. Friends who wish to contribute in memory of Mrs. Budd may do so through the Caribou Nursing Home or the Gray Memorial United Methodist Church memorial funds. Mrs. Budd’s family wishes to express their most sincere gratitude to the staff of the Caribou Nursing Home for their very high standards, quality of care, and compassion given to her during her stay there over the last several years. We shall be ever grateful.