from the April 5, 1995 issue of The Country Chronicle
Grafton, NH–Elmer Stuart Lang, 97, died Thursday, March 30, 1995 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born in Perham, ME, January 1, 1898, the son of George and Blanche (Gordon) Lang, and attended schools in Perham and Presque Isle, ME. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WW I and had served on the U.S.S. Arizona. He had the opportunity to visit the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, HI in 1992 where he was honored as the oldest surviving crew member.
Mr. Lang was a longtime Grafton resident and had been a self-employed carpenter for many years. He helped build many area buildings and was actively involved in the renovations of the Grafton Congregational Church. He was a member of the American Legion Post of Grafton and was the recipient of Grafton’s Boston Post Cane.
He had a great love of the younger generation and always enjoyed sharing information on carpentry and lessons in life.
Friends called at the Ricker Funeral Home in Enfield on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and funeral services were conducted on Monday at the Grafton Center Congregational Church at 2 p.m. with the Rev, Thomas Warner officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Grafton Center Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund of the Grafton Center Congressional Church, P.O. Box 126, Grafton, NH 03240.
Survivors include: his wife, Ernestine (Bartlett) Lang of Grafton, a step-son, Herman Hall of Goffstown, NH, a grandson, Greg Lang of Altadena, CA and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his son, Elmer Lang and a daughter, Margaret Lang, several brothers and sisters.