NORWAY – James E. Twitchell Sr., 81, of Fore Street, Oxford, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 27, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, with his family at his side.

He was born on Fore Street in Oxford on June 24, 1926, son of Aio Twitchell and Mildred (Dunbar) Twitchell. He attended school in Oxford and married the former Priscilla Brown on June 23, 1945.

He was employed at C.B. Cummings and the Oxford Woolen Mill. He purchased a dairy farm in East Oxford in 1949. He sold milk to H.P. Hood for many years. He enjoyed farm life and raising his family on the farm. He sold his farm in 1980 and returned to Fore Street.

He worked as a carpenter for many years in the Oxford Hills area. He began spending winters in Florida in 1975, and worked for several years at Jim Vickers’ ranch. He attended the Oxford Advent Christian Church his entire life.

He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and antique tractors. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and will be dearly missed by his family.

He is survived by his wife, Priscilla of Oxford; a son, James Jr. and his wife, Mim, of St. Aurelie; a son, Timothy and his wife, Marie, of Bryant Pond; a daughter, Marie Davis and her husband, Jim, of Oxford; a daughter, Elaine Larrabee and her companion, Keith Conant, of Buckfield; five granddaughters, Tara Twitchell of Gorham, Diana Howe of Bethel, Stephanie Supry of Springfield, Vt., Kristie Perkins of Oxford and Loletta Larrabee of Auburn; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Elizabeth Ridley of Oxford; and a special nephew, David Witham of Oxford.

He was predeceased by his brothers, Oscar and John; and his sisters, Ruth Chouinard and Mary Libby.