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Article: Hiram B. Vining
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- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- May 6, 2008
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WELD - Hiram B. Vining, 86, of Weld, died early Sunday, May 4, at
his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born July 9, 1921, in Weld at the family homestead at the
foot of Mt. Blue, the son of Bertram Guy and Violet Whitney Vining.
He attended Weld schools and worked in the woods with his brother,
Jesse "Pug," logging, drove a log truck for Steve Getchell, built
several camps on Lake Webb in Weld with his father and worked in the
Wilton Woolen Mill.
He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1942, and served in the
Pacific Theatre, until his honorable discharge in 1946. He married
June A. Winter on Dec. 7, 1946.
He played baseball and learned to play his beloved game of chess
from Howard Conant ...