From the June 19, 1996 issue of The Country Chroncile<\/p>\n
Enfield, NH–Lena (Sanborn) Avery, 81, died June 6 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center from respiratory and kidney failure.\u00a0 She was born in Sunapee, NH on August 25, 1914, the daughter of Alton and Helen (Leavitt) Sanborn.\u00a0 She was married to Frederick C.\u00a0 Avery who died in 1973.\u00a0 Her early married years were spent raising a family and working as a farmer in the Sunapee area.\u00a0 After moving to the Enfield area in 1942 she was employed at the A.G. Dewey or Baltic Mill for 28 years as a spinner.\u00a0 Most recently she was employed by Dartmouth College until retirement in 1979.\u00a0 Her retirement years were spent enjoying her family, baking for the Lioness Club events, and creating beautiful gardens around her home. Funeral services were held on Sunday, June 9, 1996 at 2 p.m. in the Community Lutheran Church in Enfield.\u00a0 Burial followed on Monday in the Eastman Cemetery in Sunapee.<\/p>\n
Survivors include:\u00a0 a son, William Avery of Enfield; a son, Arnold Avery of Standish, ME; a daughter, Dorothea Leonard of Rutland, VT; a daughter, Shirley Barnett of Swampscott, MA; a daughter, Theresa Hill of Enfield; a brother Lawrence Sanborn of Wendall, NH; a brother, Howard Sanborn of Newport, NH; 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
The Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon was in charge of arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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