Francis Marshall Walton

Sidney – Francis Marshall Walton, Jr., 77, a longtime resident of Raymond and Fayette, passed away, Saturday, May 20th at Snow Pond Residential Care Center in Sidney, where he had resided for the past two and a half years. He was born November 1, 1939 in Portland, the son of Francis M. Walton, Sr. and Marion O. (McCatherin) Walton. Francis attended Pride Training School in Portland. He was one of the school’s original students. The school was a learning center for developmentally challenged young people. Francis’s interests were trains, Dagwood & Blondie Comic Books, the Sunday paper comic section, any and all kinds of puzzles, writing letters and drawing greeting cards to relatives and friends and meeting new people. He was a member of the Treat Memorial Library in Livermore Falls; 470 Railroad Club in Portland, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum in Portland and the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in Alna, Sabbath Day Lake Grange, Raymond Fire Department Auxiliary, and a Deacon of East Raymond Church. He is survived by his brother, Clyde D. Walton of Fayette, nieces and nephews, Candy (Farrar) Scripture and her husband Gerald of Raymond, Cindy (Farrar) Cayer and her husband Bob of Fairfield, Christine (Farrar) Cook of Windham, Stephen Farrar of and his wife Eliza of Northwood, New Hampshire, Edwin Farrar and companion, Karen Luce of Windham, Sharon (Walton) Jacobs and her husband Thomas of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Kimberlee (Walton) Spores and her husband Ken of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Thomas C. Walton, Jr. and his wife Stella of Raleigh, North Carolina, Glenn Walton of Sanford, Tim C. Walton and his wife Marian of Livermore, many grand-nieces and grand-nephews, special cousins, Kristine (Carpenter) Miller and her husband Chuck of Gorham, Lee Carpenter and his wife “KC” of Gorham, Mark Carpenter and his wife Gayle of Buxton and special friend, Ann Ramsey of Concord, New Hampshire. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother, Thomas C. Walton, Sr., and sisters, Dorothy D. Walton and Candace J. Walton. The family would like to acknowledge the great care Francis received while at Snow Pond Residential Care Center as well as from the Maine General Hospice Team. The administrators, staff and residents there all treated him exceptionally well and cared deeply for him. They were all considered his extended family. For that, we are greatly appreciative. Francis was a friend to everyone he ever met. He was a kind, sweet person and if you had the great fortune to have known him; you were truly fortunate indeed. Messages of condolence may be sent to: www.finleyfuneralhome.com Walton – Francis Marshall, 77, of Fayette, Maine, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Sidney, Maine. A funeral service will be held 3:30PM, on June 4th at Raymond Village Church, Raymond, Maine. Private visitation for the family will be from 2:45-3:15 PM. Interment Riverside Cemetery, Plains Road, Raymond, Maine immediately following the funeral service. Arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church Street, Livermore Falls, Maine. In lieu of flowers, if desired contributions may be made to: Snow Pond Residential Care Center, Activities Fund, 888 Pond Road, Sidney, Maine 04330 or Treat Memorial Library, 56 Main Street, Livermore Falls, Maine 04254.