Arthur Joseph Carrier Jr.

He was born on March 27, 1927 in Rumford Maine a son of Arthur J. Carrier and Annette Lemieux Carrier.

Arthur attended Central High School in Providence Rhode Island. Near the end of World War II he joined the Navy in 1945 and served on the newly commissioned Franklin D. Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier, the most memorable time while on the ship was their Goodwill Tour to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Arthur and Annie M. Judkins were married on September 29, 1951 at St. Athanasius Church in Rumford Maine. He was a communicant of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston.

In 2012 they sold their home in Dixfield and moved to Montello Heights Retirement Community in Lewiston, where his wife still makes her home.

He was a barber for 40 years, 30 of that in Dixfield, retiring in 1992. After retiring, they enjoyed many bus tours and trips to Utah to visit their son and his family. They also enjoyed their summer camp on Webb Lake in Weld, Maine for 28 years.

He was a member of the Dixfield Lions Club from 1963, serving as King Lion for 1 year and as Treasurer for 25 years, and a Life Time Member of the American Legion Post100 in Dixfield.

Survivors include wife his wife Annie; their children, Stephen A. Carrier of Sanford, Daniel Carrier and wife Vickie of Dixfield, Raymond Carrier and wife Patricia of Sandy, Utah, and Jane Carrier of Corinth, Vermont; a sister, Martha DiSalvo and husband Marc of Barrington, RI; a niece and nephew in RI, five grandchildren, three step grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and ten step great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Arthur’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association 51 US Route 1 Suite M Scarborough, ME 04074.