FARMINGTON – Clinton Blanchard Savage Jr. of Farmington, Maine, was ushered into the Kingdom of God serenaded by his wife, children and family, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
Clinton was born to Clinton B. Savage Sr. and Berle L. (Farmer) Savage, March 14, 1924 in Wilton, Maine. Clint married Marjorie A. Hoyt, June 13, 1953 in Temple, Maine.
Clinton grew up on a farm in Wilton and graduated from Temple Village School in 1939. He graduated in 1943 from Wilton Academy and from University of Maine at Orono from a two-year Agricultural Course in 1948. He served in the Wilton Home Guard 1942-1943, during WW II.
He worked as a herdsman in Massachusetts and in New Jersey; was a clerk at French’s Market on Main Street and at McCleary’s Hardware on Broadway in Farmington. He started working at the Farmington Farmers’ Union on Front Street in 1960 and worked his way up to assistant manager until his retirement in 1995. He was a long-standing member of the Trinity United Methodist Church where he was a trustee and treasurer, a Sunday School superintendent and teacher. He started the Loaves and Fishes Ministry and was an active choir member and fellow lifetime worker in the church. Clinton was a charter member and secretary of the Maine Bee Keepers Association.
Clinton is survived by his wife of nearly 59 years, Marjorie of West Farmington; daughter, Katrina B. Catanzaro and her husband Bruce of Ogden, Utah; son, Kevin B. and his wife Lauretta C. Savage of Wilton; son, Kern D. and his wife Corbette L. Savage also of Wilton; daughter, Kristen A. Phelps of Farmington; son, Kyle E. and his wife Jody L. Savage also of Wilton; son, Kory L. and his wife Kimberly E. Leslie Savage of Rockford, Michigan, and a brother, Martin C. Savage. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
He is predeceased by his father and mother, Brother William F. Savage, and Sister Annie M. Dunham. Condolences and tributes may be shared with his family on his memorial wall at www.wilesrc.com.
A service of Life and Resurrection for Clinton will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 612 Farmington Falls Road. Remembrance gifts may be given to the Memorial Fund at the Trinity United Methodist Church. Cremation services in the care of the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington.
CLINT SAVAGE will always be remembered as a fine and gentle man. He always had a kind word and a smile whenever he saw you. He will be dearly missed by the many folks that knew him. Rest in Peace, Clint. Jim and Sue Grant
I am very sorry to hear of the loss of a neighbor. Clint was a very good man and I always enjoyed seeing him at the Farmers Union. He is going to be a great loss for your family and for the community. You have my sincere condolences. Your family is in my prayers…Linda Corson
My sympathy and prayers to the family. Clint was a wonderful man and very dedicated to his family and he was well liked by all and will be missed very much. He had a family that a parent,grandparent and all could be very proud of. May you rest in peace Clint in the arms of your heavenly father. No more pain or suffering. Will miss you.
Marjorie & Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you during your time of grief. Clinton was such a kind , caring man who will be missed by many. I feel very fortunate to have had the oppurtunity to sit and talk with him recently. Take Care.
Clint (Junior) will be missed and always thought of as a kind and gentle man. Clint was my first cousin, the son of my Aunt Berle Farmer Savage, which is where his personality came from. That generation of the Farmer siblings were all the most kind and gentle people that I have ever known and Clint carried that personality also. I never heard him speak an unkind word to anyone or say anything unkind about anyone. A truly nice man. Clint will always be in our hearts and will me missed.
Clint Savage was a gentle man, for sure. He worked hard for his family, and was quite the cake decorater, too. He’ll be missed greatly by his church community.
Clint was a very good man, and we’re sure his family will miss him very much.
Mike & Maureen Martin
So sorry to hear if Clints passing. He was a great man.
Carolyn
So sorry to hear about the passing of Clint. Such a dear man and so many will miss him. One of a kind..God Bless you Margie and the family