OTIS – Ray S. Leavitt, 82, husband of the late Jane M. (Gilmore) Leavitt, died June 21, 2006, at a Bangor healthcare facility after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 3, 1923, in Mexico, Maine, the son of Lester L. and Hilma M. (Piper) Leavitt. Ray was a U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II. He married Jane Sept. 14, 1946, and together they raised their four children in Hampden. Ray was a 57-year member of IUOE Local No. 4 Operating Engineers, and worked on many industrial projects throughout Maine over his working career. Ray was a past member of the Masons and the Kora Shriners. Ray held many fond memories of his early morning visits at the Otis General Store and hunting seasons spent at his camp in Dixmont. Jane and Ray enjoyed many years together at Beech Hill Pond and their winters in Florida during retirement. He is survived by four children, Gayle Gilmore of Lake Forest, Calif., Stephen and his wife, Gale Leavitt, of Bangor, Terry and his wife, Debbi Leavitt, Peggy Soneson and her husband, Kurt, all of Orrington; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Berley Leavitt of Carmel; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was predeceased by two brothers, Linwood and Sterling. The family thanks the staff at the Sylvia Ross Home on Ohio Street, Bangor, for their love and care of Ray, and also thanks Evelyn Clark for being a special friend. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Sunday, June 25, at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor, where a funeral service will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday, June 26, with the Rev. Peter Sprague officiating. The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments after the services Monday at the Brookings-Smith, Family Center, 163 Center St., Bangor. Interment will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bangor. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.BrookingsSmith.com
RAY S. LEAVITT
