David Ray Eaton Sr.

LISBON – David Ray Eaton Sr., 68, passed away at home on August 26, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones after a five-year battle with cancer. He was born March 15, 1956 in Farmington, Maine, a son of Arthur Cecile and Josephine Priscilla Peters Eaton.

David graduated from Mount Blue High School Class of 1974. He then served in the US Navy for 20 years from 1974-1994. David also worked for MSAD 75 as a bus driver, Advanced Auto Parts as store manager and US Postal Service in Lisbon as Lead Window Clerk retiring in 2020.

Dave was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great friend to so many. Those that knew him knew him to be a gentle soul that would help anyone in their time of need. Dave loved to travel and spend time with family and friends, especially his grandchildren. He loved spending time restoring and building cars and driving his 1977 corvette; he also loved sharing bible truths with people about his God Jehovah.

He was predeceased by his parents, a sister, Julie Eaton, a brother, Arthur Eaton and a grandchild Julian Beaulieu. Survivors are his wife of 39 years, Karen A. Cochran Eaton; his children, David R. Eaton, II and wife Sakura Brunette of McKinney, Texas, James Matthew Eaton of Standish, Maine, Alycia Eaton Beaulieu and her husband Brandon Beaulieu of Lisbon, Maine; grandchildren, Cosima Brunette, Bailey Eaton, Cody Poisson, Carson Letellier, Reagan Letellier, Gabrielle White and Pyper Beaulieu; siblings, James Richard Eaton and wife Judith Eaton of Farmington, Maine, Priscilla Abbott of Whitefield, Maine, Barbara Nault and husband Normand Nault of Brunswick, Maine, Steven Eaton and wife Any Eaton of Wilton, Maine, Bette Robbins and husband Roger Robbins of New Sharon, Maine and Paul Eaton and wife Karen Eaton of Wilton, Maine.

Services will be held on Nov. 9, 2024 at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 721 Webster Street, Lewiston. Online condolences may be sent to http://www.funeralalternatives.net.

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