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James A. Jordan

from the July 14, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle

James A. Jordan, 79, of 51 Tucker Drive, Contoocook and Barefoot Bay, Fla., died on July 11 at his residence.  He was born in Stratford, N.H., the son of Harry B. and Mae McFadden Jordan and lived for many years with Mrs. Lena Rich Stinson in Stratford Hollow.  He graduated from North Stratford High School, received his Bachelor of Education Degree from Keene State College and his Master of Education degree from the University of New Hampshire.  He commenced his teaching career in Enfield, N.H. where he set up the first woodworking shop using his own power tools until the school district could afford to outfit the shop.  He also taught math and science and coached sports.  He set up the first wood-working shop at Conant High School in East Jaffrey where he taught.  He also taught in Sunapee, N.H.  He became Principal of Pittsburg, N.H. High School.  Later he returned to Enfield as Principal.  He served ten years as Headmaster of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy.  He retired from the Hudson School District where he had served as Business Administrator for the district.  He has been a Boy Scout leader and worked at the Boy Scout Camp Manning in Gilmanton Iron Works, N.H.  For ten years, he and his wife were Business Managers for the Bear Hill Pond and Spruce Pone 4-H camos.

He was inducted into the Keene State College Hall of Fame for his achievements in the sport of baseball.  He was a member of the National and local AARP, the N.H> Retired teachers Association, the Enfield-Mascoma Lions, the United Methodist Church of Roseland, Fla., and the Barefoot Bay Golf Club.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Julia Floyd Jordan of Contoocook. A son, Retired Lt. Commander James A. Jordan, Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va.; a daughter, June A. Wood of Concord, N.H.; three children, Mrs. Jill Jordan Davenport of Charlotte, N.C., Jennifer A. Jordan of Virginia Beach, Va., and James A. Wood of Concord, N.H.; a sister, Katherine J. Harriman of Ashland, N.H.; a brother, Clarence C. Jordan of Ashland, N.H.; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 15, at the Home, 209 North Main Street, Concord, N.H. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Enfield, N.H. at 4 p.m. on Thursday.  Calling hours will be Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family requests that donations be made in his memory to the American Heart Association, 309 Pine Street, Manchester, N.H. 03102 or to a charity of one’s choice.

Thomas O. (Owen) Pierce

from the July 7, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle

A memorial service for Thomas O. (Owen) Pierce, 32, who died July 2, 1993, will be held Sunday July 11th at 2:30 pm in the Canaan Assembly of God Church in Canaan, NH.  All are welcome to attend.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Lisa Pierce, c/o Mr. Harry A. Pierce, Sr. 139 Bedford Street, Lakeville, MA, 02347.

The Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon, NH is in charge of arrangements.

Olive M. Whitcomb

from the June 30, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle

Enfield – Olive M. Whitcomb, 72, died June 23 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.

She was born on Sept. 20, 1920, in Sharon, the daughter of Homer and Maude (Leonard) Moore.  She graduated from South Royalton High School and was married to Guy H. Whitcomb on Aug. 29, 1940, in Sharon.  They lived in West Lebanon until moving to Enfield in 1967.  She worked at the Gulfside Restaurant as a hostess an later as office manager at Armco Steel in Wilder and then for Twin State Cable Television in West Lebanon until her retirement in 1984.

She was a former member of the Emblem Club of the Hartford Lodge of Elks in Hartford.

She is survived by her husband of Enfield; a son, Charles M, of Springfield, NH; three daughters, Sandra Finley of Austin, Texas, Linda C. McDonald of South Strafford, and Marilyn Essex of Flintstone, GA; a brother, Elmer Moore of Sharon; two sisters, Josephine Leavitt of East Barnard and Nellie Rollins of Forrestdale, RI; and nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03755.

Ronald C. “Skip” Hammond

from May 19, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle

Ronald C. “SKIP” Hammond, 82, died Saturday evening May 15, 1993, at the Brookside Nursing Home in Bradford, VT, following a long illness.  He was born in Mason, NH, on August 1, 1910, the son of the late “FRED” and Annie (Hay) Hammond.  He had been a lifelong resident of the same home in Orange, NH, and we owner and operator of F.C. Hammond Lumber Co. of Canaan, NH.

“Skip” was a charter member of the Canaan Lions Club, and was a lifelong member of the Cardigan Mountain Fish & Game Club.  He was a Deputy State Fire Warden; had served on the Mascoma Valley Regional School Board; was active on Orange town affairs; and was an avid horse pulling enthusiast.

He was married to Nina R. Jones on Jan. 30, 1952.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 PM in the Canaan United Methodist Church.  Burial will follow in the Wells Cemetery in Canaan. The Rev. Peter Hey will officiate.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to: Mascoma Home Health Services, Main Street, Canaan, NH, 03741.

Survivors include his wife, Nina R. (Jones) Hammond of Orange; four daughters – Jeanette Stillson of Enfield, Helen Rocke and Debra Clark of Canaan, and Linda Jones of Orange; two sons – Fred and Vincent, both of Canaan, many grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins, and several great-grandchildren.  Mr. Hammond was preceded in death by his father, Alfred, and mother, Annie, and two brothers – Raymond and Walter.

Donald Jackson Newhall

from May 19, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle

Crystal River, FL – Donald Jackson Newhall, 78, formerly of Enfield, NH, died at his home in Florida Wednesday morning May 12, 1993.  He was born in Royalston, MA Feb. 21, 1915 the of the late Ralph E. and Inez L. (Stetson) Newhall.  He had been employed by Split Ballbearing Co.  He was a member of the West Lebanon Baptist Church, the Mt. Calm Grange, and the Odd Fellows Lodge of Enfield.  He was married to Mabel V. (Chadwick) in Grantham, NH Sept. 6, 1937.  They had been residents of Florida for the last 4 ½ years.

Friends called at the Ricker Funeral Home in Enfield on Thursday evening from 6-9 pm.  Funeral services were conducted on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the West Lebanon Baptist Church.  The Rev. Dead Eggert officiated.  Burial followed in the Lakeview Cemetery in Enfield, NH.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to: Hospice of Citrus County, 3350 West Audubon Park Pat, Lecanto, FL 34461.

Survivors include his wife, Mabel V. (Chadwick) Newhall of Crystal River, FL,a  son, Donald J. Newhall Jr., of Westford, AR, a step-son, Robert C. Chadwick of Manchester, NH, a daughter, Pauline Reeves of Crystal River, FL, a daughter, Marjorie Forbes of Lyme, NH, a daughter, Mernie Poitras of Dorchester, NH, a ssster, Ruth Hardy of Crystal River, FL, a sister, Mernie Colburn of Orange, CA, a sister, Marion Horne of LaPorte, IN, 20 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.  He was preceeded in death by his parents, Inez L. Stetson and Ralph E. Newhall.

Arrangements were by Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon.

Norma Rose Cugini

from May 12, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle

Enfield Center, NH – Norma Rose Cugini, 78, formerly of Moravia, NY died Thursday morning May 6, 1993 at the home of her daughter following a long illness.  She was born in Summerhill, NY July 18, 1914, the daughter of the late Ross and Goldie (Lick) Bacon.  She had been a registered nurse in New York City for many years and had been living with her daughter in Enfield Center for the las few weeks.

There will be no calling hours.  A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, May 10 at 9 am at the St. Helenas Church in Enfield.  Burial was Tuesday in the St. Johns Cemetery in Queens, NY.  The Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon was in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include her daughter, Donna Blake from Enfield Center, a son, John V. Cugini from Walkersville, MD, five grandchildren, a great-grandson, several nieces, nephews and cousins.  She was preceeded in death by  her husband, C. John Cugini who died in 1967, her father, Ross Bacon, her mother, Goldie Lick, and her brother Harold Bacon.

Walter Cyrus Roberts

from May 12, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle

Canaan, NH  — Walter Cyrus Roberts, 71, died Sunday May 2, 1993 of natural causes while visiting relatives in Vicksburg, Mississippi.  He was born in Canaan, NH Dec 11, 1921 the son of the late Cyrus L. & Annie Belle (Beaton) Roberts.  He was a resident of Canaan all of his life.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and a member of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks.  He worked as a board sawyer in many lumber mills in the area.  He worked as a maintenance person at Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan for 14 years and later as a custodian for 10 years at Dartmouth College until his retirement 8 years ago.

Survivors include: a wife, Floria L. Machon of Canaan, a daughter, Annie Roberts of Memphis, TN, a daughter, Marie Roberts of Lebanon, a step-daughter, Patricia Phillips of Sevierville, TN, a step-daughter, Cheryl Green, of Memphis, TN, a step-daughter, Karen Carroll of Vicksburg, MS, a step-son, Dennis Tarr of Bartlett, TN, a step-son, Kevin Machon of Nashville, TN, a brother, Jesse “BING” Roberts of Lebanon, a grandson, 11 step-children, several nieces, nephews and other relatives.  He was preceeded in death by his father, Cyrus Roberts, a brother, Leonard Roberts (died April 20, 1993), and a brother, John Roberts.

Burial was in the Canaan Street Cemetery on May 6, 1993.  Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon was in charge of arrangements.