Individual Details
Irl Everett Withee
(13 Jul 1898 - 21 Nov 1983)
Events
| Birth | 13 Jul 1898 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine |  | ||
| Graduation | 1916 | Cony High School, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | | ||
| Marriage Intention | 10 Jul 1923 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine - Velma Elaine Knowles | | ||
| Marriage | 15 Aug 1923 | Saco, York, Maine - Velma Elaine Knowles |  | | |
| Occupation | banker, holding various positions | | | ||
| Bio Note | Irl was actively involved in fraternal organizations. | | |||
| Religion | member and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of Winthrop Street Universalist Church - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | | |||
| Death | 21 Nov 1983 | respiratory arrest due to infarction of right cerebral hemisphere and cerebral atherosclerosis - Kennebec Valley Medical Center, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | | ||
| Obituary | 23 Nov 1983 | Kennebec Journal - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | | ||
| Burial | 27 Nov 1983 | Coombs Mills Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | | ||
| Funeral | 27 Nov 1983 | Winthrop Street Universalist Church, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Velma Elaine Knowles (1902 - 1996) |
| Child | Joan Melva "Jonie" Withee (1924 - 1983) |
| Father | Everett Withee (1865 - 1926) |
| Mother | Isabella Jane Pratt (1873 - 1956) |
Notes
Marriage
They were married by Rev. A. Francis Walch.Occupation
He had been employed by the Augusta Trust Co. and had been Receiver of the company. In 1941 he became Assistant Bank Examiner for the State of Maine, later Bank Examiner. In 1954 he was named Deputy Bank Commissioner and in 1967 became the Acting Bank Commissioner until his retirement in 1969. After his retirement, he liquidated Oxford County Savings and Loan Association and from 1969 to 1981 was a member of the Board of Directors and assistant to the president of Border Trust Co. in Jackman, Maine.Obituary
AUGUSTA - Irl E. Withee, 85, of 9 Murray St., died Monday night at the Kennebec Valley Medical Center, Augusta division, after a brief illness. He was born in Augusta, July 13, 1898, the son of Everett and Isobel Pratt Withee. He was a graduate of Cony High School, class of 1916. He has been employed by the Augusta Trust Co. and had been Receiver of the company. In 1941 he became assistant bank examiner for the State of Maine, later Bank Examiner. In 1954 he was named Deputy Bank Commissioner and in 1967 became the acting Bank Commissioner until his retirement in 1969. After retirement he liquidated Oxford County Savings and Loan Association, and from 1969 to 1981 was a member of the Board of Directors and assistant to the president of Border Trust Co. of Jackman. He had been a member and past master of North Augusta Grange, member Pomona Grange, State and National Granges, a member and past president of the Augusta Rotary Club, member and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of Winthrop Street Universalist Church, a member of the Augusta Lodge AF & AM, Cushnoc Chapter 43, Alpha Council of Hallowell Trinity Commandry Scottish Rite Bodies, and Kora Temple Shrine. he also served as alderman and councilman for the city of Augusta, was a member and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fort Western, member Retirees Chapter of the Maine State Employees Association and a member of the Maine Association of Retirees. He was a voluntary worker for the Maine Lung Association for which he received a Volunteer of the Year award. He and his wife, Velma Knowles Withee, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. He is survived by his wife of Augusta and several cousins. His daughter, Mrs. Joan Gallant, died in June, 1983. Friends may visit Saturday from 3-4 and 7-8 p.m. at Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Winthrop Street Universalist Church, Augusta. Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund, Winthrop Street Universalist Church, Augusta.Endnotes
1. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 54.
2. Irl E. Withee obituary, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 2 November 1983, p. 2, col. 1.
3. Irl E. Withee, death certificate 83-09734 (1983), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
4. Irl E. Withee obituary, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 2 November 1983, p. 2, col. 1.
5. State of Maine, reel 56, Record of a Marriage: Irl Everett Withee and Velma Elaine Knowles; microfilm Ea768c.
6. State of Maine, reel 56, Record of a Marriage: Irl Everett Withee and Velma Elaine Knowles; microfilm Ea768c.
7. Velma E. Withee obituary, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 24 April 1996, p. 10, col. 3.
8. Irl E. Withee obituary, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 2 November 1983, p. 2, col. 1.
9. Irl E. Withee obituary, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 2 November 1983, p. 2, col. 1.
10. Irl E. Withee obituary, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 2 November 1983, p. 2, col. 1.
11. Irl E. Withee obituary, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 2 November 1983, p. 2, col. 1.
12. Irl E. Withee, death certificate 83-09734 (1983), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
13. Irl E. Withee, death certificate 83-09734 (1983), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
14. Irl E. Withee obituary, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 2 November 1983, p. 2, col. 1.