LEVANT – Vernon B. Libby Jr., husband of Sherrill M. (Nowell) Libby, died Aug. 4, 2010, after a long illness. He was born Sept. 19, 1935, in Dixmont, son of Vernon B. Libby Sr. and Arneta R. (Warren) Libby. Vern was the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Hermon High School in 1953. One of his first and favorite jobs was with Nowell Glass Co. He retired from Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in 1986, after 28 years of employment. He loved to work on wrecked cars and he was able to repair them all, whether damaged by vehicle accident, flood or fire. He attended South Levant Church and loved playing on their dartball team, enjoying a winning streak during his time with them. One of his favorite hobbies was golfing, which he started late in life and was forced to stop due to health. Vern is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sherrill M. (Nowell) Libby of Levant; two sons and their spouses, Steven and Rhonda Libby, and Brian and Gayle Libby; one daughter, Kimberly Dunton; six grandchildren and their spouses, Amanda and Travis Dandro, Justin Libby and Max Ward, Ashlee and Ryan Lynch, Angie and Eion Pelletier, Bradley Libby and fiancee, Denise Kimball, and Rachel and Durwin Goode; six great-grandchildren, Isaac Wyeth, Miles Dandro, Feleke Lynch, Collin Pelletier, Shirley and Joey Goode; a brother, Carrol and his wife, Marie, of Burkburnett, Texas; a sister, Avis Karitis of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; a special friend and brother-in-law, Leland Nowell; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Libby of Bangor and Fran Libby of Texas; and a great neighbor and friend, Rodney McLaughlin. Vern requested that services be private and burial will be at Waugh Cemetery, Levant. Condolences may be offered at www.kileyandfoley.com.
VERNON B. LIBBY JR.
