HAROLD "BUTCH" FRANCIS DAVIDSON JR.
GARLAND - Harold "Butch" Francis Davidson Jr. 68, husband of Carol (Lyford) Davidson, died December 13, 2007 at a Bangor, Maine, hospital. He was born March 12, 1939, in Derby, CT, the son of Harold Francis and Helen (Honas) Davidson. He proudly served his country with the U.S. Marine Corp from 1956-1962.

Following his discharge from the service he worked as a maintenance engineer at Yale University, New Haven, CT, at Haley Construction Co., Guilford, ME, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ME, and at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, ME.

He loved his Harley motorcycle and his dog, Sonny.

Butch is survived by his wife, Carol of Garland; a brother, Bobby Beal and his wife Deb and niece and goddaughter Tammy, of Conn.; a sister, Sunday Mae Merza of Florida; 2 sons: Harold "Butch" F. Davidson III and his wife Holly, and David Davidson and his wife Patty, all of Conn; 5 daughters: Janet Davidson of Florida, Sharon Davidson of Calif., Dolly Shashaty and her husband Dan of Florida, Darla Micelli and her husband Joe of Conn., Annie Bowman and her husband Rob of Charleston; 4 stepdaughters, Dawn Gallant and her husband Greg of Corinna, Vicki Levesque and her husband Tim of Levant, Sherri Coburn and her husband Mike of Milo, Tricia Stanhope and her husband Raymond of Brownville; 25 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a grandson, James O’Connor, his mother and father, and a special step-dad, Bill.

Graveside memorial services in Evergreen Cemetery, Milo, Maine, will be announced by the Lary Funeral Home, Dover-Foxcroft, in the spring. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 3151, Augusta, ME 04330.

Messages of condolence and memories may be expressed at www.laryfuneralhome.com.