1938 - 2021 PITTSTON – Wayne Harvey Cross, Sr., 83, of Pittston, Maine died Saturday, July 24th, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was born in Gardiner, Maine on May 1, 1938, the son of Charles and Kathleen (Goodwin) Cross. Wayne grew up on the Cross Family Farm in Dresden and attended Bridge Academy, then graduated from Gardiner High School. He married Dorothy Doyle on January 23, 1957. In 1968 he bought the former Carter Grain Store and opened the Gardiner Grain and Garden Center and worked there right up to his retirement in 2020. He enjoyed having his morning coffee and reading the newspaper with his pal Lady the German Shepard, at the Gardiner Waterfront and would take Lady for a ride to McDonalds to get her a cheeseburger. Wayne loved feeding the crows and had a pet crow as a child and the crow would ride on his head while riding his bike. He was a very generous guy and great story teller. Wayne enjoyed riding motorcycle and was a member of a motorcycle club. He was a master at fixing chainsaws; there wasn't a saw he couldn't fix. Wayne was a hard-working family guy and enjoyed spending time with his family. In his earlier years he loved working his vegetable gardens. He was predeceased by his parents and wife Dorothy (Doyle) Cross. Wayne is survived by his four children, Rosemary Thomas and husband Paul, of Bowdoin, Deborah Libby and husband Marshall, of Bath, Carol Hopkins and husband Todd, of Dresden, Wayne Harvey Cross, Jr. and companion Marianne, of Pittston; a sister Shirley Baty, of Randolph; an uncle Wentworth "Wimpy" Goodwin, of Pittston; 11 grandchildren, Toby Cross, Katie Kotow, Jonathan Kotow, Corey Reynolds, Elyse Johnson, Even Reynolds, Kendrick Hopkins, Frank Kirkland, Zach Cross, Nicholas Cross, Deborah Costley-Curtis; 9 great grandchildren, Joseph, Kaylyn, Seth, Lauren, Hayden, Nora, Owen, Bryanna, and Kathleen; several close friends and a niece and nephew. There will be a celebration of Wayne's life at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted with Staples Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 53 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, Maine. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Staples Funeral Home website: www.familyfirstfuneralhomes.com