AVON – William “Bill” George Coolong Sr., 83, of Avon, died peacefully early Saturday morning, Nov. 11, 2017. He went to be with his Lord and wife.
Bill was born on May 14, 1934, in Avon, the son of Charles and Iona (Philbrick) Coolong. He was one of six children.
Bill graduated from Phillips High School in the class of 1953. Later on, he enlisted in the Army Reserves. On July 6, 1956, he married his love, Leola (Lolli) White, in Phillips. Together they had three children. As a teenager, he worked beside his father in his lumbering business. Bill loved being a lumberman. He was chosen for the Rangeley Loggers Hall of Fame and was a dedicated lifetime member. He loved to ride in his Jeep on the back roads.
Bill is survived by; his children, William Coolong Jr. of Sabattus, Debra Coolong of Westbrook, and Lori Coolong Savage and companion Scott Pinkham of Phillips; his granddaughters, Jessica Savage of Avon, and Chelsea Coolong of Auburn; his two great granddaughters, Madison and Mckenzie Contreras of Avon; his sibling, Agnes Cook of Farmington. He was predeceased by; his loving wife Lolli; and his granddaughter Christy Ann Savage. Ironically, his father died on Nov. 11, 1983 (Veterans Day) and his granddaughter Christy died on his birthday, May 14, 1979.
The family would like to extend a special thank you; to Scott Pinkham, whom he loved dearly, for always being there and helping Bill whenever he needed help; to Angela Pinkham for being there to help after his passing; and to Jessica Savage for being there for him.
Donations in Bill’s memory may be made at shrinershospitalsforchildren.org (go to donate now-honor memorial gift-Tribute information-Bill Coolong.
At Bill’s request there will be no funeral. A graveside burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 488 Farmington Falls Rd., Farmington, ME 04938.
Condolences to the whole family so sorry to hear of Bill passing May he R.I.P. Beanie and Lauraly.
My sincere condolences to the family.
Our thoughts and prayers to Bills family. He was a good guy….
My deepest sympathy to the family.
PeeWee and I would like to extend our cndolences to the family.
sorry to see another special person , has passed, I have known him since I was a boy he worked with uncle ernest pinkham and my dad john enman , my dad worked on billed beloved pettibone skidder , as well as bill let us use it to get out a couple of loads of pine off our land , I would ask him quite often if he was ready to sell that old pettibone and he would say, jess, I cant do that , it was a piece of him and he was proud to say his son billy wanted it .so long I will miss saying hi to an icon , looked up to him a very honest man .
I wish to extend my very sincere condolences and sympathy to the family. May the memories shared help everyone through this very sad time. Prayers.
Lori and all Bill’s Family We were sorry to hear about his passing. Know we’re thinking of you all at this very hard time. Our sympathy.
My Deepest Respect to Bill and best wishes to the family. Lauri Sibulkin