CASTLE HILL – Elbridge “Ebb” Lovley, 87, “Country gentleman,” died May 12, 2011, at Maine Veterans Home, Caribou. He was born April 16, 1924, in Castle Hill, the son of Claude and Hannah (Hilton) Lovley.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Ebb married Mattie Ann Hafford in 1947. Ebb was a country music entertainer for 40 years and recorded two albums. Ann was always there to support him through his musical career. The Ebb Lovley Band performed one-hour shows in 1956 and 1957 for WAGM television. In 1993 he was inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame by the Down East Country Music Association. In 2004 he was grand marshall of the Memorial Day parade in Mapleton. He owned and operated Lovley’s Service Garage for 33 years in Mapleton. He was a member of Mapleton Lions Club and was King Lion in 1967. He was also a member of Presque Isle Elks Club.
He is survived by two sons and their wives, Conrad and Janice Lovley of Carrollton, Va., and Brett and Mary Lovley of Mapleton; two daughters, Serrena Lovley and her friend, Brenda Whitney, of Lamoine and Lori Bruce and her companion, Steve Schenck, of Westport, Mass.; two grandsons, Darcy Lovley and his wife, Stephanie, of Bangor and Dale Lovley and his wife, Rebecca, of Spotsylvania, Va.; and two great-grandsons, Landon and Matthew Lovley. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Ann (Hafford) Lovley; two daughters, Lorna and Sonya; a granddaughter, Kesha; five brothers, Delance, Vaughn, Loomis, Sterling “Pat” and Loreston; and a sister, Pauline Moran.
Relatives and friends may call 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle, where funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, with Pastors Lucy Lovley and Ken Fox officiating. Interment with military honors will be at Castle Hill Cemetery. Donations may be made in support of the family to Brett Lovley, P.O. Box 362, Mapleton, ME 04757. Online condolences may be expressed at
www.duncan-graves.com.