FARMINGTON – Paul S. Bangs, 80, a resident of Moose Hill Road in Livermore Falls, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Franklin Memorial Hospital, after a lingering illness.

He was born on May 9, 1928, in West Tisbury, Mass., the son of Paul B. and Adelaide (Downs) Bangs. He was educated in horology (clock making) in Chicago, Ill., and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

On Nov. 11, 1948, he married Dorothy Perkins in Bedford, Mass. He worked as a heliarc welder and owned his own business “Boondock Welding” in Douglas, Mass.

His family was his pride and joy and family gatherings were his greatest pleasure. He was a member of the Masons, the Livermore Falls Historical Society and his hobby was repairing watches.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy of Livermore Falls; two daughters, Jeanette MacDonald and her husband, Ross, of Livermore and Allison O’Brien and her companion, Scott Harper, of Norton, Mass.; a son, Paul L. Bangs and his wife, Sharon, of Charlton, Mass.; and five grandchildren, Megan, Aaron and Jill MacDonald, Jenny-Elizabeth O’Brien and Jason Bangs.

He was predeceased by a sister, Adelaide Urquhart; and a brother, Stewart P. Bangs.