Laconia – Canaan, NH History

from the October 25, 1995 issue of The Country Chronicle

Laconia, NH–Alice Whitcomb Bryant, 77, died on October 15, 1995 at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, NH. She was born on November 22, 1917 in Ipswich, MA to Charles M. and Ellen (Whitcomb) Craton. She attended school in Ipswich, MA and Hillsboro, NH after which she attended Jackson College, Tufts University. She married Richard W. Bryant August 30, 1945. They lived in Enfield for most of the intervening years, moving to Gilford in 1982 and Laconia in 1992. She was employed by the National Bank of Lebanon for many years and was branch manager of the West Lebanon office. Mrs. Bryant was a member of the Redham Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and a charter member of the Enfield Community Church. Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Lebanon with burial following in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Enfield. There were no calling hours. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Community Health & Hospice, PO Box 578, Laconia, NH 03247.

Survivors include: a son, Richard W. Bryant of Colorado Springs, CO; a son, Robert H. Bryant of Belmont, NH; a sister, Evelyn Chase of Corea, ME; three granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard W. Bryant on April 23,1994.

The Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon was in charge of arrangements.

from the May 4, 1994 issue of The Country Chronicle

May 4, 1994

Richard W. Brant

Laconia, NH – Richard W. Bryant, 76, died at his home in Laconia, N.H. Saturday, April 23, 1994.

He was born in Brockton, Mass. August 10, 1927, the son of Harold & Marion (Langley) Bryant. He attended schools in Goffstown, NH and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II.

He was a Conservation Officer with the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department in the Grafton County area from 1948-1978. During this time he resided in Enfield, N.H.

He was a member if the Conservation Officers Relief Association, the N.H. Association of Retired Law Enforcement Officers; the Social Summit Lodge #50 F. & A.M.; the Wilkins Smith Post #1 of the American Legion; and the Pemigewasset Valley Fish & Game Club.

There were no calling hours. A funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m. in the First Congregational Church of Lebanon with the Rev. Philip Anderson officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Enfield.