HARPSWELL — Alfred Pullen, 77, died May 13 at his residence.

He was born July 25, 1936, in Augusta, the son of Alfred Roland and Buelah May Witham Pullen. He was educated in Augusta schools, and entered the U.S. Army, later retiring from with the rank of sergeant. He married Jean Louise Capen on Feb. 14, 1971.

He loved playing horseshoes, listening to country music, and reading westerns. Pullen had a table at the Fort Andros in Brunswick flea market for 30 years. He also loved to spoil his 26-year-old Siamese cats, Smokey and his brother, Babe. He was a member of the American Legion-Topsham Post No. 202.

He is survived by his wife, Jean, of Harpswell; daughter, Tracie Alice Shorette, and husband, Larry, of Brunswick; stepchildren, Kenneth R. Toothaker Jr., of Harpswell, Georgia L. Temple, and companion, Garey Heartly, of Bowdoin and Cindy A Glynn, and husband, Jamey Sr., of Bowdoin; and their children; and his best friend whom he always considered his brother, Stephan L. Douglas, of Harpswell.

At his request, there will be no visiting hours or services. He will be buried at Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory and in honor of his cats may be made to the Coastal Humane Society, 190 Pleasant St., Brunswick, ME 04011.

Arrangements are by Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick.


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