A committee in Augusta heard from many Mainers who like the idea of open-air funeral pyres as an end-of-life option.
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Funeral procession for former Auburn fire chief
A funeral procession for former Auburn Fire Chief Clifton Smith proceeds Wednesday morning down Lisbon Street in Lewiston on its way to Ridge Cemetery in Lisbon. The procession moved from Auburn to Lewiston and then to Lisbon. Smith, a Lewiston native who was a firefighter for 37 years and Auburn chief for 21, died Oct. 18 […]
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Services for McCain set for Phoenix, Washington, Annapolis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain’s service to his country began more than six decades ago at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and will end there in a cemetery overlooking Maryland’s Severn River. A private burial service next Sunday will conclude nearly a week of events honoring the Navy aviator, prisoner of war, congressman, […]
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Laughter, tears as former first lady Barbara Bush remembered
HOUSTON — Barbara Bush was remembered as the “first lady of the Greatest Generation” during a funeral Saturday attended by four former U.S. presidents and hundreds of other people who filled a Houston church with laughter as much as tears, with many recalling her quick wit and devotion to family. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush […]
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Barbara Bush praised as 'first lady of the greatest generation'
HOUSTON (AP) — Barbara Bush was the “first lady of the greatest generation.” Historian Jon Meacham bestowed the title on Barbara Bush while speaking to former presidents, ambassadors and hundreds of other mourners inside the nation’s largest Episcopal church during her funeral Saturday. He recalled the former first lady’s quick wit and her devotion to […]
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Songs, heartfelt words fill the church for Rev. Billy Graham's funeral
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham’s funeral Friday featured rousing music along with heartfelt words from his adult children in the culmination of more than a week of tributes to “America’s Pastor.” The noon service commenced with the evangelist’s family bringing in his casket before an invitation-only crowd of about 2,000. It was […]
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Rev. Billy Graham will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda
MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham’s body will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week, the first time a private citizen has been accorded such recognition since civil rights hero Rosa Parks in 2005. The two-day viewing in Washington on Feb. 28 and March 1 will be part of nine […]
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The Rev. Laurence T. Jordan
AUBURN — Funeral services honoring the life of the Rev. Laurence T. Jordan were held Tuesday, May 2, at the East Auburn Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Cousineau presiding. Following a funeral procession to Highland Cemetery in Poland, the Rev. Cousineau recited graveside committal prayers followed by the U.S. Army Honor Detail playing taps […]
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Funeral notices for Thursday, April 7, 2016
BOLDUC — Lucille R., 92, of Lewiston died Tuesday, April 5. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, April 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., followed by a service at 11 a.m. in the upper church of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Interment will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In […]
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William J. ‘Chick’ Leahey Jr.
LEWISTON — A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of William J. “Chick” Leahey Jr. was celebrated by the Rev. Paul Dumais Saturday, April 2, at Holy Family Church of the Prince of Peace Parish. At the entrance of the church, William’s two sons, Matthew and Mark Leahey, draped Chick’s casket with a white […]