RAYMOND L. DUDLEY

SMITHFIELD -- Raymond L. Dudley, 80, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.

He was born in Smithfield on Sept. 1, 1932, the son of Eben F. and Lois E. (Brooks) Dudley. Raymond attended local schools, graduating from Skowhegan High School.

Raymond served in the Army during the Korean War. He was a former member and past commander of the Norridgewock Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Raymond was employed by Cascade Woolen Mill in Oakland and American Woolen Mill in Skowhegan.

For 30 years, he worked at Norrwock Shoe Co. in both Norridgewock and Skowhegan. He worked for the Maine Department of Human Services for 12 years, retiring Sept. 1, 1998.

Raymond enjoyed quiet times and playing games including chess and cribbage. He was active in three bowling leagues in Waterville and Skowhegan. He loved to spend time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by brothers Harold, George and Waylan. Surviving are his wife, Marie (Patterson) Dudley, whom he married June 29,1957; his children, Raymond Dudley II and wife, Kathryn, of Columbia, Md., Laura Paquet and husband, Gregory, of Smithfield, William Dudley and wife, Zenova, of Hartford, N.Y., Mary Veilleux and husband, Larry, of Waterville, and Paul Dudley and wife, Tara, of Smithfield; brother Fred, of Sidney; sister-in-law Lorraine Dudley, of Virginia; sisters-in-law Beryl Robinson, of Dixfield, and Esther Lewis and husband, Rick, of St. Louis, Mo.; 19 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews,

A memorial funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Smithfield Baptist Church, Route 137, Smithfield. Burial will follow at Gould Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Wheeler Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Oakland, www.wheelerfh.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Smithfield Baptist Church, c/o the Rev. Elbert Brewster, 152 South Alpine St., Oakland, ME 04963.