Elbridge “EBB” Lovley
LOVLEY, Elbridge “EBB”, 87, CASTLE HILL, at Caribou, May 12, 2011. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Wed., May 18, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Castle Hill Cemetery with military honors. Arrangements are in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.
CASTLE HILL – Elbridge “EBB” Lovley, 87, “Country gentleman”, died May 12, 2011, at Maine Veterans Home in Caribou. He was born in Castle Hill on April 16, 1924, the son of Claude and Hannah (Hilton) Lovley. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Ebb married Mattie Ann Hafford in 1947. Ebb was a country music entertainer for 40 years and recorded two albums. Ann was always there to support him through his musical career. The “Ebb Lovley Band” performed one hour shows in 1956 and 1957 for WAGM television. In 1993, he was inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame by the Down East Country Music Association. In 2004, he was Grand Marshall of the Memorial Day parade in Mapleton. He owned and operated Lovley’s Service Garage for 33 years in Mapleton. He was a member of the Mapleton Lions Club, and was King Lion in 1967. He was a member of the Presque Isle Elks Club.
He is survived by two sons and their wives: Conrad and Janice Lovley of Carrollton, VA, and Brett and Mary Lovley of Mapleton; two daughters: Serrena Lovley and her friend, Brenda Whitney of Lamoine, and Lori Bruce and her companion, Steve Schenck of Westport, MA; two grandsons: Darcy Lovley and his wife, Stephanie of Bangor, and Dale Lovley and his wife, Rebecca of Spotsylvania, VA; and two great-grandsons: Landon and Matthew Lovley.
He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Ann (Hafford) Lovley; two daughters: Lorna and Sonya; a granddaughter, Kesha; five brothers: Delance, Vaughn, Loomis, Sterling “Pat” and Loreston; and a sister, Pauline Moran.
Relatives and friends called 6-8 p.m., Tuesday evening, at the Duncan-Graves Funeral, Home 30 Church St., Presque Isle, where funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Wed., May 18, 2011, with Pastors Lucy Lovley and Ken Fox officiating. Interment will be at Castle Hill Cemetery with military honors. Donations may be made in support of the family to Brett Lovley, P.O. Box 362, Mapleton, ME 04757. Online condolences may be expressed at duncan-graves.com
