Raymond Pickering

CLINTON – Raymond passed away Jan. 19, 2022. He was born Sept. 13, 1947, in Blue Hill, Maine. He graduated from Bucksport High School in 1965 and then went on to attend and graduate from Maine Maritime Academy. He was predeceased by his mother Martha Gracie and his grandmother Hittie Pickering. He is survived by his four siblings, Joyce Gracie, Janice Boetsch, Edward Gracie, and Sally Bottie, along with their families. Among those near and dear to him, Linda Watson, to whom he was once married, and remained good friends with, his late uncle Frank Pickering, cousins Richard Lord and Di Johnson, neighbors Jeff, Lisa and Ben Pierce, Bruce and his sister Coleen Bean, and his best friend Bob Dumais. Ray had a passion for hunting and fishing from his early days that continued throughout his life. His many expeditions to Newfoundland, the camp he and Bob once owned, and fishing with his buddy, were among his most fond memories. Ray loved his log cabin home in Clinton and his many yellow labs: Surfer, Duke, Jake and Zeke among them. Ray was a member of the Clinton Lion’s Club and also the Masonic Lodges in Sebasticook and Orland. A gathering to remember Ray will be held on Saturday, May 7th, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Orland Community Center, 21 School House Road. Call Sally with any questions: 866-2305.