Brittain, Budd, 78, Mapleton, in Presque Isle, December 3, 2009. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.
MAPLETON – Budd Brittain, 78, passed away December 3, 2009, at a Presque Isle hospital. He was born September 2, 1931, in Houlton, the son of C. Reginald and Ruth E. (Walters) Brittain.
Budd grew up in Houlton and attended Ricker College. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1954 and was also a member of the American Legion Post and V.F.W. Hayward Frazier. Budd worked for many years at the Pinkham Mill as a foreman, but during his spare time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, snowmobiling, four wheeling, and playing cribbage. He loved his family very much and served his wife, Shirley, coffee in bed every morning. He also used to play games with his children and spent time with his sons instructing them how to work on their vehicles. He especially enjoyed all his grandchildren. Budd also attended the Mapleton Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife Shirley (MacDonald) Brittain of Mapleton; two children: a daughter Ruth and her husband Bryon Fox of Presque Isle; a son, Jeff and his wife Lisa Brittain of Brunswick; five grandchildren: Jodi and her husband Jon Moore, Tom and his wife Heidi Pond, Whitney and Nicholas Brittain, and Drue Ford; two great-grandchildren: Katelyn Moore and Austin Pond; and a brother, Chalmers and his wife Joan Brittain of Yuma, AZ. He also leaves behind several nieces and nephews including Vicki Burtt and Budd Nicholson, as well as two special friends: Kurt Derrah and Matt Dick. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son Greg Brittain and a sister and brother-in-law, RuthEna and Owen Nicholson.
A memorial service was conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 6, 2009, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle with the Rev. Dr. Ken Phelps officiating. Friends called from 1 p.m. until time of service. A reception followed the service in the reception hall at the funeral home. A committal with military honors took place at Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou at 10 a.m. on Monday. Condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com.
