Twelfth Generation16284. Edgar Erlon BRACKETT455 was born on 23 December 1923 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine.455 He appeared in the census on 4 April 1930 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine. Age 6, born Maine, parents born Maine, living with parents. Name on census: Edgar E. Brackett. He appeared in the census on 20 May 1940 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine. Age 16, born Maine, living with parents. He was working as a farm hand. Name on census: Edgar Brackett. Edgar died on 9 December 2010 at the age of 86 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine. His obituary was published on 14 December 2010 in the Sun-Journal in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine. FARMINGTON — Edgar E. Brackett, 86, of Rangeley, died comfortably at Franklin Memorial Hospital on Dec. 9, surrounded by his family. On the very same day, 12 years earlier, on the very hour, at the exact minute, Edgar lost his beloved wife, Philomene Mae Goding to kidney disease, after being married 48 years. Edgar was born in Lower Dallas in Rangeley on Dec. 23, 1923, at the home of his parents, Owen and Mabel Brackett, both of Rangeley. On Sept. 14, 1951, Edgar married Philomene and together they raised six children in their home on Pleasant Street. Edgar worked as a carpenter and finish carpenter for most of his life, having built many beautiful homes, churches and camps throughout the Rangeley Region for S.A. Collins and Sons, R.H. Thompson and Sons and R.W. Sargent and Sons. When carpentry was slow, his list of work varied. Edgar worked his father’s dairy farm, drove a log truck, cut and hauled wood with a team of horses, cooked in logging camps, worked as a linesman running power lines from Rangeley Plantation to Rumford and set poles for a lift to the top of Saddleback. Never losing his love for the family farm, Edgar grew a large garden and raised something in the barn to feed his family. After his retirement and especially after the loss of his wife, Edgar rekindled his love of wood working to pass the time of day. With his love of numbers, precision and a good challenge, Edgar created unique and intricate birdhouses all with several hundred hand-made pieces. Designs were inspired by old log camps on the shores of Rangeley Lake or even some from his favorite Louis Lamour books. Each and every birdhouse was a work of art. Edgar’s stories and mischievous spirit will be remembered by his family — John and Linda Brackett, Diane Cole, Randy Brackett, Mooch and Goolie Brackett, Becky and Irving Bradstreet, Jake and Heidi Brackett and Jenny and Marty Gagnon; his seven grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and his ornery little dog, Tiny. Edgar was predeceased by his parents; his two sisters, Flora and Eleanor; his kid brother, Phillip; his wife; and his nephew, Kerry Bubier. Condolences and tributes may be shared with his family at the funeral home’s website at www.wilesrc.com. Edgar Erlon BRACKETT and Philomene Mae GODING were married on 14 September 1951 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine.3671 Philomene Mae GODING3671, daughter of Carroll Addison GODING and Margaret COLE, was born on 14 July 1929 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine.455 She appeared in the census on 17 April 1930 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine. Age 9 months, born Maine, parents born Maine, living with parents. Name on census: Philomene M. Goding. She appeared in the census on 3 April 1940 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine. Age 10, born Maine, living with parents. Name on census: Philomene Godding. Philomene died of kidney disease on 9 December 1998 at the age of 69 in Maine.3671 Edgar Erlon BRACKETT-64843 and Philomene Mae GODING-64846 had the following children: |