Leela M. Thompson, 92, of Southport, died peacefully July 4 in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born June 9, 1914 in Srinager, Kashmir, India.
Private services will be held at the convenience of her family.
Arrangements are under the direction of Coast of

“Tiny” Leon E. Johnson, Jr., 59, of Somerville, passed away July 3 following a brief illness with his family surrounding him.
He was born July 14, 1947 in Gardiner, the son of Leon E. Johnson, Sr. and Lula (White) Johnson. Tiny was educated in the G

Roy Johan Johnson, 78, passed away July 3 at the Maine Veteran’s Home in Augusta following a brief illness.
Roy was born Oct. 10, 1928 in Brockton, Mass., the son of Johan and Olivia Haye Johnson.
He was a graduate of Brockton High School and worke

Gary T. Murphy, 61, of Waldoboro, died July 3 at his home.
He was born Dec. 18, 1945 in Portland, a son of the late Thomas and Edith (Davis) Murphy. Gary was a graduate of Cony High School in Augusta.
On Dec. 18, 1986 he married the former Terry Ra

Philip Austin Miller, 66, passed away June 9 at his home in Warren.
He was born in Waldoboro on Oct. 31, 1941, the son of Austin (Jr.) and Mary Black Miller.
Growing up in Waldoboro, Philip attended Waldoboro schools, later moving to the Gardiner a

Ralph H. Turner, Sr., 84, passed away on June 8 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.
He was born July 18, 1923 in Harmony, a son of Perley Turner, Sr. and Alice Dart Turner. He attended schools in Athens, and picked potatoes in Aroostook Coun

Joyce R. Penniman, 57, of New Harbor, passed away on the morning of June 7 at her home after a courageous 14-month battle with cancer.
The daughter of James A. and Shirley (Wood) Kingsley, she was born April 1, 1950, in Charleston, S.C.
Her father,

Jessie Morgan Ezzell, 19, of Wiscasset, died on June 6 in Jefferson.
He was born July 29, 1987 in Waterville, a son of James and Jannette Ezzell Fortin. He grew up in Wiscasset and attended local schools.
He worked at Machinery Service Company in W

Elizabeth D. (Betty) Bjork, 70, of Lincoln, Mass., and New Harbor, an innovative mathematics educator and curriculum developer, died on June 6, following a brief illness.
Born in Medford, Mass., on July 5, 1936, Betty was the daughter of John Doane

Thelma Louise Newell, 91, of Whitefield, passed away on June 5 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta, where she had been a resident for the past four years.
She was born on Feb. 20, 1916, the daughter of John and Alice Newell. Thelma attended school in Kin

Willie “Billie” Louise Barnes, 78, of Wiscasset, died on June 5 at her residence.
She was born in Jesup, Ga. on Nov. 2, 1928, a daughter of Walter and Willie Lou (Thomas) Ingram.
She graduated from Wiscasset Academy in 1946, and Maine General Schoo

Laura S. Kirkpatrick, 83, passed away on June 5 at her home in Union, surrounded by her loving family.
Born June 27, 1923 in Union, Laura was the daughter of Everett and Reta Butler Storer.
She graduated from Union High School, class of 1940.
She

Clyde W. “Wink” Snow, 74, passed away on the morning of June 3 at MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick.
Born in Stonington on Nov. 14, 1932, the ninth of 12 children, he was the son of Bertrand and Flossie Eaton Snow.
He attended Stonington public school

Kenneth S. Bedell, 52, of Fulton, Ill., died June 3 from injuries suffered from a fall, while visiting friends in Wiscasset.
Born June 11, 1954 in Bridgeport, Conn., he was the son of William E. Bedell II and Betsy (Swain) Bedell; both predeceased h