Romolo E. Carbone Jr., 70, longtime resident of Waterboro, died suddenly at his home on Monday, January 7, 2008.

Born in Boothbay Harbor on February 6, 1937, he was a son of Romolo E. and Florence (Hodgdon) Carbone, Sr. and attended local schools there.

Early on in life, Mr. Carbone worked at Boothbay Fruit Company, family-owned for several generations.

He and his wife Janet raised three children in Waterboro and he was employed at Cyro Industries in Sanford for over 25 years and bowled in the Cyro bowling league.

Mr. Carbone enjoyed playing board games and cheering on his grandchildren at their many sporting events. He also enjoyed the family run fantasy football league, and working in his vegetable garden.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Janet of Waterboro; his son, Scott Carbone and wife Julia of Alfred; two daughters, Betsy Carbone-Delano of Portland and Liane Renaud and husband Leon of East Waterboro; six grandchildren, Brandon Carbone, Briana Delano, Dawson Renaud, Caleb Delano, Skylar Renaud and Chloe Delano; and his brother, Robert Carbone of Boothbay Harbor and Naples, Fla., and his companion, a beautiful black lab named Rebound.

He was predeceased by his sister, Janet Bird.

A memorial service was held on Friday, January 11, at the South Waterboro Bible Chapel with Pastor Dan Lambertson, officiating.

Committal prayers and burial will be held later in the spring at Pine Grove South Cemetery in Waterboro.

Memorial donations may be made to the Stop Smoking Campaign, Goodall Hospital, 25 June Street, Sanford, ME 04073.

To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.autumngreenfuneralhome.com .

The Autumn Green Funeral Home is respectfully handling arrangements.

Sharon J. Edgett, 69, of Bath, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

Born in Damariscotta on December 8, 1938, she was a daughter of George E. and Florence V. Carbone Giles. In 1957 she graduated from Boothbay Region High School.

On November 23, 1957 she married William 'Bill' F. Edgett Jr. in Boothbay.

Mrs. Edgett was an active communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bath and participated in many church social and fund-raising events. She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella and the Ladies Sodality.

For many years she and her husband traveled throughout New England in their vintage 1934 and 1938 Lincolns to attend antique car shows and enjoyed watching her grandchildren's sporting and school activities.

Survivors include her husband of 50 years; two daughters, Vickie L. and her husband Ken Lajoie of Brunswick and Ann M. and her husband Dale Carlton of Arrowsic; six grandchildren, Matthew Lajoie, Marcia Lajoie, Ryan Lajoie, and Kendra Lajoie all of Brunswick, Christopher and his wife Katie Carlton and Brian Carlton, all of Arrowsic; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Memorial donations may be made to the St. Mary's Church Building Fund, 144 Lincoln St, Bath, ME 04530.

A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Wednesday, January 16, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bath. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, in the spring.

Arrangements are by David E. Desmond & Son Funeral Home, 638 High St., Bath.

Harry H. Hightower, 94, of Atlanta, Ga. and Southport, died Saturday, January 12, 2008.

Born in Atlanta, Ga., he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Georgia Hays Hightower.

He was a graduate of Boys High School, and of Virginia Military Institute in 1936, where he was a captain of the football team and starting center. After college, Harry went to work for Coca Cola and was transferred to Chicago, Ill. where he met and married Isabel Fiske in 1941.

Mr. Hightower joined the U.S. Army and trained field artillery in various locations and later was called to duty in Europe. He served in the 3rd Army under the command of General George Patton at the battle of the Bulge. He was awarded a Bronze Star and was discharged as a major in 1945 returning to work for Coca Cola. He was transferred to Boston, Mass.

Mr. Hightower was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Belmont, Mass. where he lived until 1991, and returned to his hometown of Atlanta, Ga.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Isabel Hightower, in 1994. He subsequently married Betty Hightower in 1998. She predeceased him in 2007.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law David and Heather Hightower of London, England; two grandchildren, Brendan High-tower of Toronto, Canada, and Adriana Hightower of London, England; one sister, Antionette McCullough of Atlanta, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.

A family service for Mr. Hightower will be held at Westview cemetery in Atlanta, Ga.

The family requests in lieu of flowers please make donations to the Residents Clinic at Canterbury Court, 3750 Peachtree Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30319.

Arrangements are by H.M. Patterson & Son. Oglethorpe Hill Chapel, 4550 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319.

John Ira Lewis, 48, of Damariscotta, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Monday, January 14, 2008 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

He was predeceased by his parents, Ira and Barbara Lewis who resided at Biscay Pond in Damariscotta.

John enjoyed spending time with his friends and family, going for rides in the car and trips to McDonald's for his daily "dairy joys."

Survivors include Joyce Manson and her husband Gary of Boothbay Harbor, Kay Reed and her husband Arnold of Westbrook, and Roxanne Hagar and her husband Chris of Nobleboro; aunts, uncles, and many nieces, nephews and cousins; and the wonderful staff of Employment Specialists of Maine located in Augusta, who were like his second family.

A celebration of his life will be held this spring at his home on Biscay Pond, Damariscotta (date to be announced).

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Special Olympics of Maine,

125 John Roberts Road, Suite 19, South Portland, ME 04106 .

Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Avenue Belfast, ME. 04915.

Henry A. Morton, Sr., 74, passed away on the evening of January 12th, at St. Andrews Hospital, Gregory Wing, of Chronic Lung Disorder, in Boothbay Harbor.

Born February 28, 1933, he was the only son of Samuel and Dorothy (Poland) Morton.

He earned his high school diploma and from 1956-1958 served honorably in the U.S. Army, during the final days of the Korean War.

An independent man, he worked as a lobsterman throughout his life, working with his father for many of those years. He also had several other trades, including toy making in Connecticut, serving as a flagman for Crooker Construction and working as a professional bartender.

Survivors include his seven children, Sclinda Bailey of Round Pond, Henry A. Morton, Jr. of Wiscasset, Fayette D. Morton of Brunswick, Calvin J. Morton of California, Terry Chase Moores of Texas, and Lisa M. Low of Bristol; his sister, Ethel Herald; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his son Mark in 2000; and sisters, Ella, Alpha and Emma.

Friends are invited to be with the family, Saturday, January 19, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Strong Funeral Home, 612 Main Street, Damariscotta.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Andrews Hospital, Gregory Wing, 145 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538.

David C. Nutt, 88, of Etna, N.H., died Thursday, January 10, in Hanover, N.H.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 21, 1919, he was the son of Joseph Randolph Nutt and Elizabeth Hasbrouck Nutt. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Botany in 1941. In 1943 he married Babs Wright and they moved to Etna, N.H. in 1946.

From 1935 until 1940 he accompanied Captain "Bob" Bartlett to Greenland on the schooner Morrissey serving as a seaman, a navigator and a curator for the Smithsonian Museum. Upon graduating from Dartmouth College he served until 1943 as Executive Officer on the schooner USS Bowdoin in Greenland under Captain Donald MacMillan. He then served as Exec. and Commanding Officer on the USS Sumner, a Navy survey ship, and was involved in operations at Ulithi, (harboring 400 fighting ships classed destroyer and above), Guam, Iwo Jima, Leyte, Okinawa, Korea, China, and Bikini. At Iwo Jima, Nutt went ashore, climbed Mt. Suribachi, and found his old college roommate, Marine Captain Robert White, in a foxhole "while Hell's kitchen was flying overhead."

After the war he pursued a career in the Arctic. In 1948 he acquired the 100-ft schooner Blue Dolphin, which he based in Boothbay Harbor. She was refitted for Arctic oceanographic research and from 1949 to 1954 surveyed the fjords and estuaries of Labrador. This research resulted in a vital baseline for the thermal and compositional history of subarctic estuaries which contained cold Arctic bottom waters. Nutt and his crews also used dog teams and small boats. He later did research on the Greenland icecap and developed methods to determine the atmospheric conditions at the time the ice was formed.

He was an Officer and later Chairman of the Arctic Institute of North America, was on the Board of Governors of the American Polar Society, the Board of Directors of the New England Grenfell Association, the Board of Directors and President of the Early Sites Foundation, the Board of Directors and President of the Aviation Association of New Hampshire and was an Honorary member of the American Polar Society and earned the Elisha Kent Kane Medal for Arctic Service.

He was a long-time member of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and served as Commodore. David also was a Selectman in Hanover, N.H. and served several terms in the New Hampshire State Legislature. He retired from the United States Naval Reserve with the rank of Captain.

He and his wife, Babs, both experienced pilots, owned and operated the Post Mills Airport in Post Mills, Vermont for many years.

Survivors include six children, Mary Nutt of Socorro, N.M., Peggy Mitchell of Canaan, N.H., David Nutt, Jr. of Edgecomb, Patsy Decker of Salisbury, Md., Bill Nutt of Enfield, N.H. and Sally Nutt of McCall, Idaho; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.

Arrangements were made under the direction of Rand Funeral Home in Hanover, N.H.

Stephen D. Stiles, 80, a former pilot and executive with Eastern Air Lines, passed away on January 12, 2008. His career in aviation spanned four and half decades and covered all aspects of the industry, including aviator, leader in both labor and management, and innovator.

He joined Eastern Air Lines in his early '20s and quickly became known for his passionate interest in aviation. He was elected by 3,000 pilots to be one of two representatives to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). In the years when Frank Borman became president of Eastern, Stephen served on the former astronaut's executive team as manager of flight safety.

His strong views on giving the pilot more control in the cockpit resulted in his advocacy and the eventual implementation of an in-cockpit radar system.

Mr. Stiles piloted the famous DC-3 hanging in the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum and was one of the pioneering captains on the new L1011 in Eastern's routes to South America. He also served as Chief Pilot for the airline.

An avid sailor, he belonged to the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and Southport Yacht, and in his retirement years skippered his sailboat along the coast of Maine with his wife Anne as first mate.

A resident of Weston, Massachusetts and Southport, he is survived by his wife, Anne Hilton Stiles; five children, Jo Anne Stephanie Stiles, Susan Stiles Dowell, Douglass R. Stiles, Geoffrey R. Stiles, and Allan W. Stiles; and 11 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 19, at 2:00 pm at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, Massachusetts.