James T. Bledsoe

January 22, 2022

James T. Bledsoe, 76, of Houlton, ME, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2022 surrounded by his loving family in Newport RI. He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Dubois) Bledsoe. Born in Kemmerer, Wyoming, he was a son of the late George and Lois (Rosenberg) Bledsoe. Besides his wife, he leaves his loving daughter Kari Reardon of Warren, RI, and two granddaughters Ally and Julia Reardon. He also leaves 3 grandchildren whom he helped raise in Houlton Maine, Kristopher (Charity) Albright, Kennedy (Nathaniel) Stoddard, and Katelynne Albright. As well as his beloved 3 great grandchildren, Ellie Jean, Kristopher Jr. and Jason Albright. He was the brother of Kathy Bennett, and Becky (Jim) Burney of Wyoming, Ellen (Ron) Wedderburn, Crystal (David) Morgan and John (Terri) Bledsoe of California and the late George Bledsoe. His father in law Harold Dubois and step children Michele Stevens, Brandi Guy, Andrew Guy and their families Jim was a Marine veteran of the Vietnam era, he was a retired Lieutenant of the RI State Police. Following retirement he later relocated to Maine were he became a member of the Masons and Elks Lodge #835 PER PDDGER. Jims family would like to extend a special thank you to the nursing staff at Newport Hospital for all of the care they gave him. A celebration of his life will be held later in the spring in Maine.