Albert W. Penley, Jr.

South Paris-Albert W. Penley, Jr., 80, of West Paris passed away on Saturday, November 21 at the Maine Veterans Home. He was born in Otisfield on September 1, 1929 the son of Albert, Sr. and Marietta Smith Penley. He graduated from West Paris High School in 1948. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II on the USS Nantahala. He worked for the Maine Department of Transportation then as a woodscaler at Penley Mill for many years. He was also a driver for Western Maine Transportation. He married Charmaine Cummings on August 30, 1959. He was a member of the Deering Memorial United Methodist Church, where he was an usher and chairman of the trustees. He was also a member of the Granite Lodge AF & AM and a past commander of the Ring-McKeen American Legion Post #151 in West Paris. He was a founding member of the Mollyocket Sportsman's Club. He enjoyed camping, snowmobiling, horse racing and he was an avid Red Sox fan. He was a licensed auctioneer as well. He had been a volunteer firefighter for the West Paris Fire Department for 34 years. He is survived by his wife of West Paris; a son, Douglas of West Paris; cousins, Elaine Emery and husband Norman of West Paris, Beverly Glines of Norway, Frances Dennett of Gorham, Wayne Penley and wife Nan of West Paris, Richard Penley and wife Wendy of West Paris and Dwight Smith of Florida. Penley-Died in South Paris November 21, 2009. Albert W. Penley, Jr., 80, of West Paris. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 29 at 2 p.m. at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home 45 Main St., South Paris with interment to follow at Wayside Cemetery in West Paris. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Granite Lodge AF & AM will conduct public Masonic services at 7 p.m. and Ring-McKeen American Legion Post #151 will conduct services at 7:30 p.m. Donations in his memory can be made to the Deering Memorial United Methodist Church, Tower Fund, Main and Church St., South Paris, M