Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Colbath
First Name
Erma
Middle Name
D
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Garland,ME
Date of Birth
1901-11-11
Place of Death
Dover-Foxcroft,ME
Date of Death
1992-01-09
Publication
Bangor Daily News 1992
Obituary
ERMA D. COLBATH DEXTER - Erma D. Colbath 90, died Jan. 9. 1992, at a Dover-Foxcroft hospital. She was born Nov. 11, 1901, at Garland, the daughter of Harvey and Addie (Amazeen) Packard. She graduated from Garland High School and Farmington Normal School. Erma taught school in the area for several years, worked in the local Sears & Roebuck, and drove a school bus in Dexter. She owned and operated the Pizza House in Dexter for several years. She was affiliated with the First Baptist Church of Dexter. She is survived by two sons, Shirley of Glen- dale, Ariz., and Timothy of North- boro, Mass.; two daughters, Betty Hamilton of Clinton, and Donna Lan- caster of Amherst, N.H.; 16 grandchil- dren, 20 great-grandchildren. She will be fondly remembered by a special friend, Myron Goodwin. She was pre- deceased by her husband, Donald; and two sons, Jerry and Dalton. Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sat- urday at Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, 238 Main St., Dexter, where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Judson Stone officiating. Spring interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Garland. Dona- tions may be made in her memory to the First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, Upper Main Street, Dexter 04930.