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Erin and Eric Nelson, left will take over the families once served by Cliff and Mimi Gray. (contributed photo)

Going forward Eric and Erin Nelson will serve the families of Cliff Gray Cremation and Funeral Services in Bryant Pond as Cliff settles into retirement after 57 years as a funeral director. 

Cliff and Mimi Gray established their value-based cremation and funeral service business out of their home in Bryant Pond in 2011 after decades in end-of-life care throughout the State of Maine. 

A native of western Maine and Oxford Hills, Eric Nelson and the Nelson family name may be familiar with generations of cemetery care lineage.  He assumes the care of Gray’s families with also nearly 30 years as a funeral director in western Maine.  

Born in Minnesota, Erin Gray moved to Maine in 1995 and graduated from Paris Christian
Academy in South Paris.  She joins the Nelson’s family business after a 27-year career in
retail banking, most recently as the manager at Norway Savings Bank’s Bridgton office.

Rose Lincoln began as a staff writer and photographer at the Bethel Citizen in October 2022. She and her husband, Mick, and three children have been part time residents in Bethel for 30 years and are happy...