William “Bill” E. Lyford

LYFORD, William “Bill” E., 90, Dover-Foxcroft, ME, & Fort Myers, FL, April 24, 2014. There will be a memorial service on Thursday, May 1, at the Funeral Home. Arrangements in care of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home & Cemetery, FL.

William “Bill” E. Lyford

DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME & FORT MYERS, FL – William “Bill” E. Lyford, 90, passed away in his home April 24, 2014. He was born October 1, 1923, in Atkinson, ME, to the late Edwin B. and Grace A. Lyford. He was raised in Atkinson and Dover-Foxcroft, ME. In 1946, he married his wife, Betty, who preceded him in death in 1992.
    Left to cherish his memory are his son, Paul and his wife, Nicki of Dallas, TX; daughter, Sally Corbin and her husband, Roland of Farmington, ME; six grandchildren, Amy Pelletier and her husband, Chris, Paul Fowles and his wife, Nicole, Rusty Fowles, Robert Lyford and his wife, Kaci, Jessica Pare and her husband, Michael, and Andrew Coffin; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and numerous relatives throughout the US.
    Bill proudly served his country in the US Air Force during WWII in England, France and Germany. He lived and worked as a grocer in Dover-Foxcroft, operating his own supermarket for several years. In 1970, he and Betty moved to Fort Myers, FL, where he worked at Publix Super
markets before retiring in 1990.
    Bill was active in the Masonic Lodge and Anah Shrine in Maine. He had a life-long love of music and was a talented singer and trumpeter, performing with numerous church choirs and bands.
    Bill was raised in the Methodist Church and active in Congregational (UCC) and Presbyterian Churches, including Covenant Presbyterian and Pilgrim’s Church in Fort Myers.
    There will be a memorial service on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at 11 a.m., at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, FL. Interment with military honors will follow in the Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in his honor to the American Lung Association. Memories and condolences may be left online at www.fortmyersmemorial.com.