FARMINGTON – Charles Edward Frost, 87, of Farmington died Tuesday, July 22, at Edgewood Manor.

He was born March 17, 1921, in Oakland, the son of Charles G. and Leonora F. (Runnels) Frost. He attended Cony High School, graduating in 1939, and Boston University. He married Phylis Parker. He worked as a guidance counseler at Livermore High School and Foster Vocational Tech, and as a clinical psychologist at Tri-County Mental Health in Wilton.

He also served in the U.S. Army Air Force in Adak, Alaska, from 1942 to 1945. He was a member of the Bethlehem Lodge 10 (Masonic) in Augusta. He enjoyed hunting, working and amateur radio, N1SPN. He was a wonderful father and grandfather who loved children and will be missed for his kindness and sense of humor.

He is survived by two daughters, Hollie Frost of Auburn and Patricia Thomas and her husband, Red, of Mercer; his son, Mark Frost and his wife, Joanne, of Farmington; three grandchildren, Jonathan Frost of Canaan, Jodi Hodgdon of Waterboro and Gabriel Frost of Lothian, Md.; six great-grandchildren, Allison, Molly, Charles, Daniel, John and Jason; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Richmond; his niece, Gayle Nutting; and his nephew, Gregory Richmond.

He was predeceased by his wife, Phylis, in 2002.