Title	Mr.
Last Name	Bumps
First Name	William
Middle Name	A.
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Bangor, ME
Date of Birth
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	1921-03-11
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 3-17-1921, p.1
Obituary	Dr. Wilbur A. Bumps Dr. Wilbur A. Bumps, for many years one of the best known physicians and surgeons in this section of Penobscot county, passed away at his home on Spring street late Friday evening following an illness of several months. Suffering a paralytic shock the latter part of October. Dr. Bumps has since been confined to his home and his condition became such that on Friday he underwent a seri- ous surgical operation performed by Dr. D. A. Robinson of Bangor, assisted by Dr. Gilman H. Clough of this town. He rallied from the operation but rapidly weakened and the end came late Friday evening. The deceased was a native of Bangor, the son of the late B. F. and Martha (Rollins) Bumps. He was 66 years of age and much of his life has been spent in this town. Dr. Bumps fitted for college at Bangor High school and was graduated from the University of Maine in the class of 1875. In the autumn of the same year he came to Dexter as a teacher, being principal of the grammar school for two years and of the High school for one year. During this time he studied medicine with the late Dr. G. B. Clough, then a leading physician of this town. In 1879 he entered Bowdoin Medical school where he remained one year and from Bowdoin went to the University of New York City and was graduated from its medical department in 1881. The same year he commenced the practice of medicine in this town. In 1879 he was married to Miss Etta M. Gould of this town, whose death occurred several years ago. In 1896 he received the degree of master of science from the University of Maine. During his practice of medicine he has taken special courses at New York hospitals, also in Portland. He was skilled in medicine and surgery and enjoyed a wide practice in this section of the state. Dr. Bumps was a member of Penobscot lodge, F. and A. M., and of Bedivere lodge, Knights of Pythias. Dr. Bumps is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank Z. Brown and Mrs. Ernest D. Blaisdell both of this town. Funeral services were conducted from the home on Spring street at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Barron F. McIntire, pastor of the First Universalist church, officiating. The services were attended by many friends and neighbors and the floral offerings were exceptionally profuse and beautiful, giving silent testimony to the esteem in which the deceased was held by his townspeople. The bearers were Messrs. Freeman D. Dearth, Winthrop L. Fay, Percy A. Hasty and Fred L. Gould.