Robert W.
Tibbetts Sr
Monday, February 12, 2007
AUBURN - Robert W. Tibbetts Sr., 63, of Jay,
died early Saturday evening, Feb. 10, at the
Hospice House after battling stomach cancer
since September 2006.
He was born Sept. 1, 1943, in New Sharon, a son
of Raymond W. and Doris (McKechnie) Tibbetts Sr.
He graduated from New Sharon schools and lived
there until the age of 19, when he married Joyce
Mason. They lived in Mercer before moving to
Farmington in 1971.
In 1987 they moved the family to Livermore until
1996 when they moved to Jay. He worked horses in
the woods from the age of five until he was 28.
He then bought a skidder and harvested wood in
that fashion until early 2006, when he was
diagnosed with a stomach tumor.
He pulled horses at all of the fairs in Maine
since the mid-1960s, taking over his dad, Ray
Tibbetts Sr.'s, favorite hobby. He has won
hundreds of blue ribbons with the hundreds of
horses he has owned over the years.
The next generation of Tibbetts will carry on
the tradition. His enthusiasm and fond memories
will continue forever.
His greatest pleasure came with time spent with
his family.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Joyce of
Jay; children, Robert Tibbetts Jr. of Jay, Kathy
Tibbetts of Farmington, Darlene Tibbetts and her
partner, Allen McNiel, of Hartford, Darrell
Tibbetts and his wife, Jessica, of Livermore,
Carla Edwards and her husband, Heath, of
Livermore Falls, Clayton Tibbetts of Livermore
Falls, and Garrick Tibbetts of Jay; 15
grandchildren, Walter, Ashley, Damien, Brittany,
Ryan, Robert III, Jenessa, Dylan, Kurt, Kyle,
Tyler, Austin, Caitlin, Douglas and Autumn; a
brother, George Tibbetts Sr. of Chesterville;
sisters, Mabel Hewey of New Hampshire, Vivian
Searles of New Vineyard, Corrine Josselyn of
Farmington, Pauline Hewey of Anson, Shirley Ladd
of New Sharon, and Josephine White of Wilton;
and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his sisters, Lillian Cole,
Madeliene Anderson, Doris White, Marilyn
Tibbetts, Carolyn Tibbetts and Evelyn Tibbetts;
a half sister, Helen Lane; brothers, Ray
Tibbetts Jr. and Eugene Tibbetts Sr.; a half
brother, Richard Tibbetts; and three nieces and
three nephews.
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