CHARLESTON – Lawrence “Larry” A. Wasson, 70, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Bangor. He was born Nov. 2, 1940, in Esdraelon, New Brunswick, the son of Lorne and Margaret (Inman) Wasson.
He attended schools in Fort Fairfield and married June Hanson in 1958. Larry was a carpenter by trade. His family was everything to him. He had a great passion for fishing and enjoyed hunting and being outdoors. Time spent at his camp with his grandchildren was his favorite pastime. He attended church at Charleston Pentecostal and Glad Tidings.
He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, June Wasson of Charleston; his children, Keith Wasson and his wife, Linda, of Charleston, Kevin Wasson and his wife, Sheila, of Bradford, Karen Smith and her husband, Rick, of Ocala, Fla., and Kristal Huskey and her husband, Jim, of Cibolo, Texas; 20 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gladys Foster of Idaho and Avis Kelly and her husband, Hugh, of Connecticut; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; and a granddaughter, Brandi Smith.
The family will receive friends 1-2 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Charleston Pentecostal Church, 185 Main Road, Charleston, with a funeral service 2 p.m. with the Rev. Matt Ward and the Rev. Ron Morris officiating. A gathering will be afterward in the church fellowship hall. A committal service will be held in the spring at Corinthian Cemetery, Corinth. Care for the family has been provided by Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, Pittsfield. To leave a message of kindness for the family, please visit
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