Obituary of Carl R. Barnaby

Carl R. Barnaby was born to the late Arthur F. and Avis I. (Adams) Barnaby, Sr. on August 15, 1936 in Stoneham, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Bell Fessenden on August 9, 1959. He was a man of many talents which he used in a wide variety of occupations: printing apprentice, painter, OR/ER tech, singing evangelist, professional driver, summer camp cook, and manager of produce market as well as Liberty General Store and Mobil gas station. Carl was drafted into the US Army as an E5 medic in 1959 and received an honorable discharge in 1965. In 1970, he graduated from the California College of Mortuary Science and worked as a mortician and funeral director for several years. He graduated from Police Academy in 1986 and worked part-time at the Waldo Co. Sherriff’s Department in Belfast. He was promoted to full time Lieutenant and Assistant Jail Administrator in 1991, retiring from that position in 1998. Carl’s volunteer retirement activities included: Belmont fireman, Liberty and Belmont Constable, president of Waldo Co. Law Enforcement Association and Belmont Fireman’s Association, and pastor at Searsmont SDA Church. He enjoyed giving Bible Studies, especially to young people, and took great joy in introducing people of all ages to Jesus. Carl’s family will remember him as a comedian, singer, story teller, handyman, and most of all, a strong spiritual leader. Carl passed peacefully to his rest on May 13, 2014 in Belfast, Maine. He will be greatly missed by his wife of 54 years, Elizabeth (Fessenden) Barnaby;three daughters: Sheryl& Bryan Calhoun of West Virginia,Rhonda & Evan Peak of Michigan; and Sharon & James Shinn of Georgia; eight grandchildren: Jennifer, Stephanie and Allison Calhoun; Justin, Elise and Layton Peak; Kyra and Keanu Shinn. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren: Jamie and Gavin Peak. He will also be missed by Tracie (Neal) Read, who was like a daughter; brother, Arthur and Avis Barnaby, Jr.; three brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and a host of friends. Services will be held at Riposta Funeral Home in Belfast, Maine. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to fisherhouse.org or amazingfacts.org. Visitation on Sunday, May 18 from 6-8 pm. Funeral on Monday, May 19 at 1 pm followed by burial at Grove Cemetery where he will sleep and await the trumpet call of Jesus, the Lifegiver he loved to serve.