PRESQUE ISLE – Merle Eugene Goode passed away July 3, 2012, at home. Merle was born April 1, 1928, at home in Presque Isle, son of the late Fred and Florence (Sharpe) Goode.
He was born again in 1942; baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1952; and healed of a physical illness three days later. Merle attended Full Gospel Assembly, Presque Isle, for 35 years where he served as a deacon for seven years; later attending Presque Isle Wesleyan Church and faithfully attended Christian Life Assembly for 22 years. Merle worked as an auto mechanic for 42 years; 12 of those years at International Harvester; 10 years at Northern Maine Transport; and later operated his own business, Merle’s Garage, for 12 years. Merle loved to play his guitar, harmonica and electric horn in his church orchestra. He was delighted to sing with his wife Roberta and gather with friends for an evening of singing gospel songs.
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Roberta (Weade-Jewett); five children, Wayne Goode of Presque Isle, Brenda Henderson and her husband, George, of Belfast, N.Y., Joel Goode and his wife, Sherry, of Payson, Ariz., Margaret Stetson and her husband, Asa, of Blaine and Timothy Goode of Gorham; three stepdaughters, Carolyn Pryor and her husband, Eddie, Wanda Forsyth and her husband, Dale, all of Centreville, New Brunswick, and Norma Jewett of Woodstock, New Brunswick; six grandchildren, two stepgrandsons, 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Walter Goode of Jamestown, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife of 33 years, Viola M. (McEntee) Goode; his parents, Fred and Florence Goode; brothers, Glen, Richard and an infant brother; and a sister, Mary.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 6, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle, where funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Saturday with the Revs. Larry Palmer and David McIntyre officiating. Interment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of Aroostook, P.O. Box 688, Caribou, ME 04736 or Christian Life Assembly, Chandler Road, Presque Isle, ME 04769. Online condolences may be expressed at
www.duncan-graves.com.