from the November 16, 1994 issue of The Country Chronicle
Grafton, NH–Walter I. Bixby, 84, of Prescott Hill Road, died suddenly at his home on Saturday, November 5, 1994.
He was born in Haverhill, MA, on October 13, 1910, the son of Walter I. and Elizabeth (Patnaude) Bixby. Mr. Bixby lived in Grafton since 1982. From 1967 to 1982 he resided in Danbury, NH. He was a truck driver for many years and was employed by National Liquor and Beer. He retired in 1970 after working many years for Haverhill Fruit and Produce.
Mr. Bixby’s loving wife, Celia (Silloway) Bixby, died in 1982.
Members of his family surviving include a daughter, Marion Morse of Grafton; two sons, Walter R. Bixby of Haverhill, MA; and William Bixby of Amesbury, MA, along with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Friends called at the Chadwick Funeral Home in New London and burial followed in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Grafton.