Richard Carvell of Lakeville NB passed away on Monday May 03 at the Carleton Manor in Woodstock NB,  absent from this world and now present with his Lord.    He was born November 13, 1934 to the late Arthur and Florence Carvell.  Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of 65 years Meda  Carvell (Sherwood) and sister Mildred Dickinson.

Richard is survived by his sister in law Una Purinton (Vear), cousin Peter Carvell of Austin Tx, sons Steven (Claudette), Hal (Carlene), Frank (Tammy), Mark (Kim); grandchildren, Robert Carvell, Matthew Carvell, Pamela Underhill (Jeremy), Nancy Carvell, Alicia Carvell, Lyndsey Kim (Sam), Morgan Sparks (Brandon), Hannah Callaghan (Wayne). Great grandchildren, Caden and Jaxon Carvell, Austin, Elliott and Lillian Underhill, Paisley Callaghan, and Aiden Kim . He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Raised in Lakeville with the local lake and woods as his playground, he had sawdust in his veins and worked in the family sawmill; ending the last half of his work life at H J Crabbes & Sons in Bristol as a millwright and sawyer.  He met the love of his life Meda at Centreville High School.  Richard and Meda later married on September 10, 1955 and settled in Lakeville to raise a family of 4 boys. Richard loved his baseball and hockey.  He told stories of attending Red Sox ballgames at Fenway Park with his father as a youngster and later during retirement attended some Blue Jays games. He was a proud hat wearing Toronto Maple Leaf fan.  Richard accepted Jesus as his Saviour in his young adult life and was active in the Lakeville United Baptist church where he served as an adult Sunday school teacher and deacon.  Richard and Meda enjoyed having the family together for meals, he enjoyed gardening and hitting the road taking Meda wherever she wanted to go.

Thank you to the staff at Carleton Manor, Mountainside Lodge, Upper River Valley Hospital for their care,  to our faithful friends at Lakeville Good Corner Bloomfield United Baptist church, Pastor Trevor Savage, and also to the special Deal Road neighbours, who kept an eye on Richard and Meda in their later years.

There will be a visitation on Thursday, May 6th, 2021 at Carleton Funeral Home Chapel, From 12 PM- 1 PM. A service will follow, with interment following at the Lakeville Cemetery. Due to COVID restrictions, s ocial distancing measures will be in effect and all attendees are required to wear a mask. (Limited seating)

For those who wish, donations in Richards name may be made to the Lakeville Cemetery, or a charity of choice.