From the December 8, 1997 issue of The Country Chronicle
Canaan, NH–C. Dana Christy, 84, died Wednesday, December 3, 1997 at his home in West Canaan, NH. He was born in Westerly, RI July 1, 1913, the son of the late Bernard J. & Jessie (Smith) Christy. He was a grduate of Westerly High School-Class of 1931, and had played Semi-Pro Baseball for th Westerly Hilltoppers. He had been employeed by NEES for 44 years working in CT, RI, and MA and retiring from Granite State Electric in 1978. He had served in the NH Legislature for 14 years where he was a member and Vice Chairman of the Small Business and Consumer Affairs Committee. Mr. Christy was a WWII Veteran of the U.S.Navy and had served in the Pacific onboard the USS Palawan- one of the first ships to enter Sasebo Bay at the time of the Japenese surrender. He was active as a 4-H Leader over 40 years where he was a past President of the 4-H Foundation of NH; was on the State International 4-H Youth Exchange (IFYE); was a past President of the 4-H Leaders Assoc.; and received the 1973 National 4-H Citation for Volunteer Service to Community, County, State and Nation. A resident of Canaan, NH since 1950, Mr. Christy was a charter member of the Canaan Lions Club; a 50 year Mason and member of the Social Summit Lodge #56 of Canaan; and a member of the American Legion Guyer-Carigan Post #22 of Lebanon, NH. He attended the First Congregational Church of Lebanon where he was a member of the Christian Board of Education and was a Sunday school teacher for 10 years. He was married to his wife of 58 years, Esther (Hamilton) on October 21, 1939.
Friends called at the Ricker Funeral Home, 56 School St., Lebanon, NH Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 11 a.m. in the First Congregational Church of Lebanon, NH. The Rev. Richard N. Slater officiated. Burial will be in the spring in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Clinton, MA. Memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Christy may be made to The NH 4-H Foundation, Moiles House, University of NH, Durham, NH 03824.
Survivors include: wife, Esther (Hamilton) Christy of Canaan, NH; daughters, Carol Jane Rickauer of Frisco, CO and Elizabeth Dianne Christy of Dover, NH; a son, John Hamilton Christy of Sparta, WI; a brother, Ralph Smith Christy of Westerly, RI; seven grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 4 nieces and 1 nephew.