Lindley George Wiley Obituary (1914

WARREN - Lindley George Wiley, 95, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 7, 2010, after a long illness. Born in Warren, November 29, 1914, to George and Verna Rowe Wiley, Lindley was the nineteenth of twenty children. Educated in one room schoolhouses, he graduated from Warren High School in 1932. He married Leola M. Parlin on May 26, 1937. The couple lived for two years in Union before moving to the farm where Lindley had grown up, and where they cared for Lindley's parents. Lindley and Leola both remained living on the farm for the rest of their lives. Lindley was a hard worker all of his life. He not only took care of and improved his own farm - which he ran, at various times, as a dairy farm or for raising beef cattle. He worked for Marine Colloids (now FMC) for twenty years, eventually retiring in 1980. For years, his only annual vacation was the time he took off for haying and to go to Union Fair where he sat and watched pulling for hours. He enjoyed especially visiting with family telling stories and playing baseball with his son and grandchildren. His unique wit and laugh will never be forgotten by those who have heard them. After retirement, he did travel occasionally - to New York for the World's Fair, to South Carolina to visit his granddaughters in college, for one grandson's wedding in Oklahoma, and anther grandson's wedding in New York, one grandson's college graduation in South Carolina, and one short winter stay in Florida. A special time that he talked about often was when for their 50th wedding anniversary, he and Leola took a car trip with a friend, traveling across the United States and back. Lindley was a member first of Warren Baptist Church where he held several offices including the office of trustee. He and Leola were members of South Hope community Church for over twenty years. Lindley was predeceased by his beloved wife of sixty-three years, Leola, in 2000. He is survived by his son, Howard and his wife Carolyn of Warren; four grandchildren, Anne Reed and her husband, Jeff of Warren, Kate Wiley of Searsport, James Wiley and his wife Karen of Warren, David Wiley and his wife Hannah of Warren; five great-grandchildren, Rachel Wiley, Isabelle Wiley, Anderson Wiley, Ethan Wiley, and Samantha Wiley as well as many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday at South Hope Community Church, Route 17, Hope. The Reverend Norman Finnemore will officiate. Interment at Stirling Cemetery, Warren, will be in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to South Hope Christian School, 142 Main Street, Hope, Maine 04847. To sign Lindley's online guestbook, please visit obituaries at www.bchfh.com.