Roy Melvin Thurston

Roy was born March 20, 1935 in Stillwater, ME to his late parents Guy L. Thurston and Madeline M. Rogers Thurston. He’s a descendant of the Thurston’s in Errol, NH & Bethel, Me; as well to the Rogers dairy farm, Old Town. A 1954 Old Town High School graduate, 4 years in the Air National Guards and retired from years of employment at the University of Maine in Orono.

He was an avid sportsman. His church was the outdoors in nature. He welcomed friends & family to join him there in that connection he so loved & had. His passion of fishing, hunting, antique bottle digs, tinkering w/his antique Bronco & Jeep, camping, canoeing, four wheeling, bingo, family time at west lake camp & time around the fire w/a cold beer was his rewards for a life well lived. He was most happy when he could gather family & be apart of their lives.

He had very strong work ethics and lent a helping hand to many who needed it. His friends, relatives, children & grandchildren could feel his sincerity in care & loved his joking nature.

He is survived by his loving wife Janet Ogden Miles Thurston of 42 years, who embraced all his adventures in nature & together they shared their love of each other & family right till the end.

Children; Rodney Thurston (predeceased) & Brenda Thurston Mace. Ronald Thurston & wife Gail. Kathy Thurston & Cory Fahey; step children Richard Miles & wife Nancy, Michael Miles, George Miles & wife Debbie.

Grandchildren; Heather Thurston, Whitney Thurston & husband Travis Reilly, Chelsey Thurston & fiancé Brad Await, Kayla Thurston & husband Corey Georgia, Ronnie Thurston & partner Dawn Moulton, Kasey Thurston. Donna Miles & partner Val Shields, Ricky Miles, Dylan Miles (predeceased).

Great grandchildren: Fredrick King, Brady King, Violet Schweit, Preston Georgia, Parker Georgia, Taylor Miles.

Siblings; Alan Thurston & wife Betty. *Predeceased siblings; Robert Thurston, Nona Perkins Sibley & Ann Thurston Askew.

He was very close with his nephews & nieces as they made many fond memories over the years camping, fishing & travels together in the Maine woods of Katahdin to the coast of Lamoine & UpTaCamp.

If you’d like to make a donation instead of flowers, he would want you to take yourself out for the day in nature or go buy a fishing rod, some bait & crack open a cold beer for him.

A celebration of his life will be announced at a later date.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.BirminghamFuneralHome.com for the Thurston family.