SELDON L. MITCHELL
ABBOT, Seldon L. Mitchell, 77, passed away, March 17, 2005 at Hibbard Nursing Home in Dover-Foxcroft. He was born March 17, 1928, in Abbot, son of Lester and Edith (Perkins) Mitchell. He attended Abbot schools. Seldon worked for the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and later as a kitchen worker at Ripogenus Dam in East Millinocket, the Birches, and at Spencer Bay Camps. He was a 60 year member of the Valley Grange.

He is survived by 2 sisters, Harriett C. Mitchell and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Bickford of Abbot; many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews, great grand nieces and nephews, and 4 cousins. He was predeceased by his parents, 3 brothers, Theodore, Russell and Maynard; 2 sisters, Addie Mitchell, and Donna (Mitchell) Fogg; 2 sisters-in-law, Myona (Roberts) Mitchell, and Lorraine Mitchell; 2 brothers-in-law, Millard Fogg and Ivory Mitchell.

Friends may call Saturday, March 19, 2005, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM, at the Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, 21 Oak St. in Guilford. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, at the funeral home, with Pastor Marilyn Sargent officiating. Spring burial will be in the Abbot Village Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Abbot Historical Society, P.O. Box 105, Abbot ME 04406, or to the Monson United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 204, Monson, ME 04464.

A memorial service for Seldon L. Mitchell, 77, who passed away, March 17, 2005, will be held at 1:00 PM, Sunday, July 31, 2005, at the Monson United Church of Christ, with Pastor Marilyn Sargent officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Abbot Historical Society, P.O. Box 105, Abbot ME 04406, or to the Monson United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 204, Monson, ME 04464. Arrangements by Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, Guilford.