OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Lt. Col. Roy M. Oldford, 92, of Penfield, New York, was promoted to glory Oct. 21, 2014.

He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia March 31, 1922, the son of Majors Joseph and Lillian (Thornhill) Oldford.

Roy served in the U.S. Navy as a signalman first class, making many trips across the Atlantic on ships carrying troops to Europe and North Africa.

After the war, Roy and his bride, Dot, attended The Salvation Army School for Officers’ Training as part of the Warriors session and were commissioned in 1947.

He served in appointments in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and New York, where he touched many lives in the Salvation Army and in the communities in which he served. He was truly a man of God.

Over the years, he took many night courses, and in 1972, he received a bachelor’s degree in religious education from New York University.

He enjoyed gardening, doing carpentry work, singing and playing in The Salvation Army Band.

He was preceded in death by: his wife of 63 years, Dorothy “Dot” M. Oldford.

Survivors include: three daughters, D.J. McBride, Karen Capone and her husband Sandy and Lynne Servant and her husband Marc; a sister-in-law, Ruby Castiglione; grandchildren, Kari Capone, Cory Capone and his wife Janel, Michael Capone, Caitlin Connors and Erinn Connors; three great-grandchildren, Andrew, Cayden and Maia; and several nephews and nieces.

Friends and relatives may call Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 9 a.m. at The Salvation Army Corp, 2 Church St., Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m., followed by a reception. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Deering Park Section, will be at 12:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to The Salvation Army, 2 Church St., Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064. Arrangements are by Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Homes, 365 Main St., Saco, ME 04072.