Anderson, A. Atwood, 93, of Caribou and Clearwater, Fla., at Clearwater, on September 12, 2011. A celebration of Bud and Joan’s lives will be held October 18, at 1:00 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Caribou.
CARIBOU and CLEARWATER, Fla. — A. Atwood “Bud” Anderson, 93, died Sept. 12, 2011, in Clearwater, Fla. He was born Oct. 13, 1917, in Caribou, the son of Arthur and Alma Anderson.
Upon graduating from Caribou High School, he became a postal carrier.
Bud enlisted in the Army in 1943. He served in Army postal units in France and England during World War II.
In England, he met and married Evelyn “Joan” Holder of Chippenham on V.E. Day, May 7, 1945. While living in Caribou, Bud cleared the land at Madawaska Lake on which he and Joan built a summer camp. Bud became Caribou postmaster in 1954 after serving more than a decade as a clerk.
He was a long-time member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and a third-degree Mason. He was a member and president of the Lions Club. He was also a Shriner and a member of the Caribou Country Club.
Upon Bud’s retirement, he and Joan wintered in Florida and summered at Madawaska Lake.
Survivors include two sisters, Josephine Hills of Ocean Park, Maine, Carol Hills of Mass. and several nieces and nephews.
Contributions in Bud’s memory may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church of Caribou or to the discretionary fund of Church of the Good Shepherd, 639 Edgewater Dr., Dundee, Fla.
A celebration of Bud and Joan’s lives will be held Tue., Oct. 18, at 1 o’clock at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Caribou.
