Leland S. Bugbee

December 15, 1938 - December 27, 2016

Hampton – Leland S. Bugbee, 78, of Hampton and New Bern, NC, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 after a long battle with pneumonia. He was born on December 15, 1938 in Newport, NH; son of the late Carl Bugbee and Helen Truell. Raised and attended school in Newport, and later graduated College at Husson College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Lee went on to complete a 20 year career in the United States Coast Guard and later worked for the Maine State Police as a communication officer, retiring after 28 years. He was a hard working family man and an old fashion gentleman, who enjoyed reading sci-fi novels and watching his favorite hockey team, the Boston Bruins. Surviving family members include his wife of 54 years Sadie M. (Tillery) Bugbee; sons, Edward Bugbee and his wife Nancy, Chris Bugbee and his wife Jenn; daughter Bethannie Bugbee; grandson James Bugbee and nephews, Kevin Bugbee and his wife Bridgette and Wayne Bugbee and his wife Vicki. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased in death by his son Daryl Bugbee; grandson Brandon Bugbee and brother and sister in law Herbert and Jane Bugbee. A visiting hour will be held from 10 to 11 AM on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Services will immediately follow at 11 AM in the funeral home. Burial will be in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.