STETSON and EDDINGTON Waldo B. Archer I, 78, beloved husband of Arva (Jones) Archer, passed to his heavenly home Oct. 15, 2006, at a local hospital. He was born Oct. 12, 1928, in Bradford, a son of Leon C. and Winnifred (Cool) Archer. He had suffered from diabetes, renal failure and cancer for several years. He graduated from Higgins Classical Institute, Charleston in 1947; and Beals College, Bangor in 1950. He served in Japan with the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955. Waldo worked for H. D. Smith and Sons, Bangor for 18 years; and also ran an income tax and accounting business in his home. He was a member of the Gideons International, Bangor Camp; a member emeritus of the Institute of Management Accounting, Bangor Chapter; and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Brewer for more than 25 years, having served as Sunday school teacher, trustee and deacon. He is survived by his wife, four children and nine grandchildren, daughters, Mary Stuart and son, Douglas of Brewer, Sarah Sedgwick and husband, Kevin, of Holden and their daughters, Angela of Holden and Rebecca of Bangor; sons, Waldo and wife, Beth, of West Enfield and their children, Lora and Kali of Caribou, Dillan, Hollie and Reilly Hesseltine of Lincoln, Wesley and wife, Julianne and their son, Jakob, of Hampden; also surviving him are a sister, Almeda Mellott of Bangor; and a brother, Wesley and sister-in-law, Terry, of Brewer. He was predeceased by a son-in-law, Douglas Stuart I of Yarmouth; a brother, Woodrow Archer of Stetson; two sisters, Avis Wark of Connecticut and Alpha Stevens of Stetson; and two infant brothers, Leslie and Warren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Crosby & Neal, 117 Main St., Newport, where friends may call 1 p.m. until time of services. Burial will be at Clarks Hill Cemetery, Stetson after the funeral. Those who wish may make donations in Wally’s memory to Gideons International, Bangor Camp, P.O. Box 134, Bangor, ME 04402 for the purchase of Bibles around the world. The family wishes to thank the dialysis staff at Eastern Maine Medical Center for the loving care given to Wally these past five years and our thanks to Dr. Adam Lauer and the Rev. Roger Davis of Brewer for their kindness and support. To sign an online guest book, please visit www.CrosbyNeal.com
WALDO BICKFORD ARCHER I
