AUBURN — David S. Ramsay, 92, of South Paris, died early Saturday morning, May 25, 2019, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn.

He was born on May 7, 1927, in Fort Kent, a son of Scott Reid and Bernice (Vance) Ramsay. He attended Fort Kent schools and Ricker Classical Institute until enlisting in the U.S. Army and shipping overseas to serve during WWII. Upon his return, he attended and earned an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Maine at Orono.

In 1951, he married Flora Additon and was wed for 65 years until the time of her death on May 30, 2016.

Dave worked at and retired from the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company after 30 years of service. Prior to that, as a young man and in a bygone era, he worked as a traveling sewing machine salesman.

He was a 50-year member of the Paris Masonic Lodge #94 AF & AM. He loved to fish for trout, hunt and watch old westerns on television.

Dave is survived by a son, Scott Ramsay of Gardiner; three daughters, Kathy Millett of South Paris, Diane Baker of Harrison and Stacie Beyer of Dixmont; a sister, Gene Clark of Calais; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his wife; and a sister, Joyce Carter.

In honor of Dave’s wishes, there will be no public services.

Donations may be made in Dave’s memory to the Fort Kent Historical Society, 3 Market St., Fort Kent, ME 04743.

Arrangements are in the care of the Chandler Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris. Fond memories may be left for Dave’s family and friends at www.chandlerfunerals.com