- Date Of Birth: January 9, 1929
- Date Of Death: January 26, 2022
- State: Maine
POWNAL – John B. Golding, 93, died on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 surrounded by loved ones at Gosnell Hospice .
John was born in Portland, Maine on January 9, 1929 to Lillian M. Smith and William B. Golding. He lived at Town Landing in Falmouth as a young child, where he learned to love the water. As an adult he was known for napping while floating in the sea. Later he moved to a farm on the Tuttle Road, in Pownal and attended Pownal schools. As a teenager he went lobster fishing with his father and older brother. He worked in the woods and for a short time at Freeport Shoe Company.
In December 1947 he married Anna B. Thoits from Yarmouth, Maine. They lived in Freeport for 2 years and then moved to Pownal, they soon moved to Yarmouth and John worked for H. L.
John was committed to hunting with his son, grandsons and friends. He was devoted to the needs of the family. His devotion to family was returned to him as he navigated his last days with us. He will be greatly missed.
The family would like to thank Nurse Kelly of Gosnell Memorial Hospice Home Care for several months of guidance and personal compassion to John and his children during a difficult time. With her assistance John was moved to Gosnell Memorial Hospice House for his final hours of continued heartfelt care.
He is survived by his children, Janice Litchfield and her husband Stephen of Pownal and son, John B. Golding II of Freeport; grandchildren Daniel (Heather), Sarah Litchfield Hills (Ronald), Kyle Golding (Meagan), Krystal Golding Curtis (Levi), Gage Golding and Autumn Golding; six great-grandchildren Caleb, Emma, Micah, Aliza Litchfield, Hannah Hills and Hunter Golding expected in February.
John is survived by sisters Dorothy Litchfield, Wilma Ryder as well as many nieces and nephews.
John is predeceased by siblings Arlene Smith, Rosetta Vermette, Elizabeth Dobson, Evelyn Brine, Eugene, James, Malcolm and Thomas Golding.
