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BELL – Robert C. “Bob,” 72, of Bridgton, retired chief of the Bridgton Police Department, died in Bridgton, April 8. Memorial services will be held Monday at 6 p.m. at Lake Region High School Auditorium. Family and friends may call at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris, Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. Complete obituary and in lieu of flowers information will be in the Saturday edition of the Sun Journal. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com.

HAMMOND – Erlon Vern, 102, died April 7. Graveside services will be held later this spring at the Elmwood Cemetery, Sumner. Arrangements by Andrews-Greenleaf Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, Bryant Pond. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.andrewsgreenleaf.com.

HANNON – David J., 67, of South Rumford Road in Rumford, died April 6, at Rumford Hospital. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 10, at SG Thibault Funeral Home, with a visitation by the American Legion at 6:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at Parish of the Holy Savior. Spring interment will be in St. John Cemetery. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to David at www.mem.com. Arrangements are under the care of
S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com.

NOKES – Vivian M. of Rumford, died April 9, at Rumford Hospital. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Parish of the Holy Savior (St. Athanasius-St. John Catholic Church). Spring interment will be in Demeritt Cemetery in Peru. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter, 170 U.S. Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Vivian at www.mem.com. Arrangements are under the care of
S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com.

PORTER – The Rev. Frances E. 82, died April 8. A memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Saco United Baptist Church.

ROY – Bruce D., 52, of Jay, died in Jay, Tuesday, April 7. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at
FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls, ME 04254. Visiting hours Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Spring interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in Livermore Falls. If desired, contributions may be made to the Education Fund for the grandchildren of Bruce Roy, c/o Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls, ME 04254. Messages of condolence may be sent to www.finleyfuneralhome.com.

SMALT – Carol, 63, died April 8. Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Farmington, with a funeral service immediately after at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Walter Webb and the Rev. Terry McKinley officiating. Interment will take place Monday, April 13, at 10 a.m. at the Maine Veterans’ Cemetery on Mount Vernon Road in Augusta. Arrangements under the direction of
Adams-McFarlane Funeral & Cremation Services, 108 Court St., Farmington.

STURTEVANT – Methyl H., 78, died April 7. A celebration of Methyl’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, at the Winthrop Congregational Church UCC, with the Rev. Karen Janus officiating. A luncheon will immediately follow in the church vestry. Burial will be later in the spring at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Auburn. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Women’s Guild c/o Winthrop Congregational Church UCC, 10 Bowdoin St., Winthrop, ME 04364. Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.khrfuneralhomes.com.

THIBEAULT – Gary Lee, 58, formerly of Rumford, died in Seymour, Conn., April 8. Family and friends may call from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home, 161 West Church St., Seymour, Conn. Interment will be at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the friends of Ward 8, helping veterans with P.T.S.D. c/o VA Medical Center, 421 N. Main St., Leeds, MA 01053, or Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 18, P.O. Box 26479, West Haven, CT 06516.

WITHAM – Lloyd L., 91, of Norway, died in South Paris, April 8. Graveside services will be held later in the spring at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, South Paris. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com.

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