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Norman Wilson
KITTERY - Mr. Norman Wilson, 84, of Kittery, died Saturday, June 17, 2000, after a lengthy period of illness at the Homestead Nursing Home in Kittery.
Born July 31, 1915, in Kittery, he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Wilson.
He worked many years as a rigger at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and after retiring from there, he worked as a custodian for the Kittery school system.
He enjoyed working in his garden, and according to his family and friends, he grew and cultivated such vegetables as 22-pound cabbages and a 10-pound potato.
He also enjoyed the great outdoors, nature and all animals, big and small.
He was a friendly individual, making friends very easily, and he will be greatly missed by a lot of folks in the Kittery area.
He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, the former Irene Breton, whom he married on July 7, 1956, in Kittery.
In addition to his wife, survivors include his stepson, Ron Lamontagne of Kittery; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Eaton of Dover, and Mrs. Thelma Pugalee of Troy, Ohio; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by a twin brother, Hollis Wilson, who died in March 1985.
WILSON: Mr. Norman Wilson, 84, of Kittery, died Saturday, June 17, 2000, at the Homestead Nursing Home in Kittery. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 Monday evening (tonight) at the Wilson Cooper Funeral Home, 21 Rogers Road, Kittery. A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family requests that instead of floral gifts, donations be made to either the American Cancer Society-Maine Division, 52 Federal St., Brunswick, ME 04011-2194, or to a charitable organization of one's choice.
Paul A. Houle
BARRINGTON, N.H. - Paul A. Houle, 46, died Friday, June 16, 2000, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Born Sept. 21, 1953, in Milford, Mass., he was the son of the late Arthur J. and Antoinette E. (Savage) Houle and was raised in Uxbridge, Mass.
He was employed as a general manager for MTI in Brentwood.
His positive outlook and love for life sustained him throughout his battle with cancer.
He will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his fiancee, Mary E. Moore of Barrington; a sister, Pauline M. Fennessey of Naples, Fla.; a brother, Richard J. Houle of Douglas, Mass.; four nephews; a niece; and many close friends.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family at a later date.
John D. Haughton
HAMPTON - John D. Haughton, 84, of 76 Locke Road, died Saturday, June 17, 2000, at Exeter Hospital.
Born April 5, 1916, in Exeter, he was the son of the late Victor M. and Jenny (Hodges) Haughton.
He was a graduate of Emerson School in Exeter, Brewster Academy of Wolfeboro, and the Wentworth Institute of Boston. He lived in Hampton for many years.
He worked as an electrician at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for many years. Previous to this he worked for Otis Cammet Electric and Herb Troffater Electric.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 32 of Exeter.
He enjoyed his family, hunting and fishing, and was a ham radio buff.
He was the husband of Dorothy M. (Cottrell) Haughton of Hampton for 55 years.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one son, James M. Haughton IV and his wife, Diane, of Hampton; three daughters, Jane A. Hutchins of Exeter, Maryanne Tedeschi of Raymond, and Patti Haughton of Windham, Maine; 12 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Annie Haughton of Seabrook; one sister, Nanci Godfrey of Concord; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a son, John M. Haughton; and two brothers, James Haughton III and Victor M. Haughton.
HAUGHTON: John D. Haughton, 84, of 76 Locke Road, Hampton, died, June 17, 2000. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. The family requests no visiting hours and that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements are by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton.
David C. Noyes
STRATHAM - David C. Noyes, aka Bumpa, 76, of Portsmouth Avenue, died Friday, June 16, 2000, at his home, after a period of failing health.
Born Sept. 4, 1923 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Fred R. and Alice (Robinson) Noyes.
He had been a longtime resident of Stratham.
He graduated from Portsmouth High School, Class of 1942. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy.
He retired from the University of New Hampshire after working as a technician for 30 years. He also worked part time for the town of Stratham as a road agent. After retirement, he worked for a number of years as a rural mail carrier in Stratham.
He retired as assistant chief of the Stratham Fire Department. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 59 of Exeter, and president of the Stratham Fair from its inception in 1967 to 1995.
He was a deacon and active member of the Stratham Community Church, a master with the Boy Scouts of America, and highly involved and active in all town affairs, committees and organizations.
He was greatly loved, highly recommended and his family would like him remembered as someone who never asked anyone to do anything he wouldn't do himself, from leading the committee to cleaning up a building.
He was the husband of Elizabeth (Fletcher) Noyes of Stratham for 55 years.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one son, Dana, and his wife Pamela Noyes of Stratham; one daughter, Lizabeth and her husband Ronald Chisholm of Stratham; seven grandchildren, Chris, Bill, Katie, Tiffanie, Craig, Daniel and Chandra; four great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Chandler, Amber and Benjamin; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by one son, Gary Noyes; two sisters; and one brother.
NOYES - David C. Noyes (Bumpa), 76, of Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham, died Friday, June 16, 2000. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at the Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 19, at the Stratham Community Church. The Rev. Dr. J. Jermain Bodine will officiate. Burial will follow in Maple Lane Cemetery in Stratham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the charity of one's choice.
Kathryn Coleman
PORTSMOUTH - Funeral services for Kathryn (Gray) Coleman, 94, formerly of Broad Street, were held Friday from the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, with services held at the North Congregational Church Memorial Chapel in Portsmouth.
The Rev. Dawn Shippee, pastor, officiated. Words of remembrance were given by daughters Dorothy Coleman Smallwood and Joanne Coleman Yeaton. Martha Gleason was soloist and Ida Morang was organist.
In attendance were members of North Congregational Church, Bridgett Graffort Club; and Rivermouth Chapter No. 54, Order of Eastern Star.
Burial was in Newington Cemetery, with committal services by her nephew, the Rev. Dr. Evans F. Sealand.
Bearers were John D. Smallwood, Eric R. Smallwood, Capt. Christopher J. Yeaton, U.S. Army; John W. Gray Sr., Bradford Gray and Roy W. Edgerton.
Catherine M. O'Brien
PORTSMOUTH - Catherine M. O'Brien, 90, of 108 Burkitt St., died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at her home.
Born Dec. 17, 1909, in Port Glasgow, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (McSloy) McCann.
Arriving in the United States in 1930, she was employed by the Coolidge family of Boston. She summered with them at the Coolidge Estate, which is now the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion on Little Harbor Road.
She was a founding member of St. Catherine of Siena Church and a member of the Woman's Club.
She enjoyed traveling and made numerous trips to Seattle and New York to visit her family and grandchildren.
She also toured England and Scotland in 1996 and visited with her sister, Mrs. Barlow and family.
Her other interests were flowers, gardening and music. She was a wonderful storyteller and entertained the members of her family with the accounts of her early days in Scotland and her new homeland in America.
Survivors are daughters M. Patricia and her husband, Stephen C. Banks, of Liverpool, N.Y. and Rye; Margaret R. and her husband, James Emch, of Seattle, Wash.; and son John A. Jr. and wife, Kathleen O'Brien, of Cicero, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty Barlow of Clydebank, Scotland; and many nieces and nephews. Her husband was the late John A. O'Brien Sr., who died in March 1990.
O'BRIEN - Catherine (McCann) O'Brien, 90, of 108 Burkitt St., Portsmouth, the widow of John A. O'Brien Sr., died Wednesday, June 14, 2000. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine of Siena Church. Visiting hours are 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Family flowers only, please. Memorials may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833, or to St. Catherine of Siena Church, 845 Woodbury Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801.
Ruth Jackson
RYE - Miss Ruth Jackson, 105, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at the Webster Home in Rye, where she had lived for one year.
She had previously resided for eight years with her niece and her husband, Jinny and John Muniz, in Hampton. Before that, she lived in Amesbury, Mass., more than 30 years.
Her life spanned three centuries. On her 105th birthday last November, she was the honored guest at a celebration given by the Webster Home and her family, which was attended by large numbers of friends and family, as well as town officials. She clearly enjoyed her status as the oldest living person in all the areas of her life - church, town, college and the mission field.
Born Nov. 19, 1894, in New York City, she was the daughter of Henry E.D. and Sallie (Young) Jackson. Raised in Westfield, N.J., she graduated in 1915 from Wells College in Aurora, N.Y.
In 1918, she and her sister Rachel went to join friends in the Arabian mission of the Reformed Church of America, where they began their life of service as teachers in a newly formed Girls School in Busrah, Iraq. At that time, there were no schools for girls. In the mission schools, they taught students all the basics in Arabic, as well as daily instruction in the English they would later need as the region developed.
Ruth was later transferred to Bahrein in the Persian Gulf, where she was principal of the Girls' School and visited with the local women in their homes. After 40 years of work, both sisters retired in 1961. They traveled extensively in the United States, sharing their experiences with churches that sponsored them. They made their home with their sister, Helen Jackson Bailey (Mrs. Samuel R. Bailey Sr.) for several years.
A skilled raconteur, Miss Jackson delighted her family and friends with stories of the people and events during her years in the Middle East. She marveled at the changes that took place in the world during her lifetime, not the least of which was the travel time required from her mission station to the United States. The journey took several weeks by steamer until airplanes eventually shortened the trip to one day.
She was formerly active in the Main Street Congregational Church in Amesbury, and was a past president of the Whittier Home. She was a major philanthropist in church, educational institutions throughout the world, and the Reformed Church of America.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Lawrence B. Jackson and Raymond D. Jackson; two sisters, Helen Jackson Bailey and Rachel Jackson; three nieces, Helen Ruth J. Christensen, Helen Bailey Johnson of Amesbury, and Nancy J. Cordts; and a nephew, Samuel R. Bailey of Amesbury.
Her greatest delight was in her large family, and she was much beloved by all of them.
Survivors include her nieces, Margery Bailey Follansbee of Harpswell, Maine, Virginia Bailey Muniz of Hampton, and Jean Jackson Groff of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 24 grandnieces and grandnephews, as well as many of the next generation.
JACKSON - Miss Ruth Jackson, 105, died peacefully June 14, 2000. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2000, at the Main Street Congregational Church, Amesbury, Mass. Private interment will be in Bartlett Cemetery, Amesbury. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Whittier Home, 86 Friend St., Amesbury, MA 01913, or to the Main Street Congregational Church, 127 Main St., Amesbury, MA 01913. Arrangements are by Paul C. Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, 2 Hillside Ave., Amesbury.
Raymond O. Pierce
PORTSMOUTH - Mr. Raymond O. Pierce Sr., 87, husband of Helen P. (Booker) Pierce, of 6 Stonecroft, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at the Seacoast Health Center in Hampton.
Born Oct. 24, 1912, in Portsmouth, he was the son of the late Ellsworth B. and Elizabeth M. (Downs) Pierce.
He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Before his retirement, he was employed as a pipefitter at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
He was a life member and past commander of Emerson Hovey Post No. 168, Veterans of Foreign Wars of Portsmouth; life member of Frank E. Booma Post No. 6, American Legion of Portsmouth; past commander of District No. 7; past president of the Past Commanders Club; member of MOCA Pup Tent No. 2; and former trustee of Grand MOC of NH.
He is survived by his wife.
In addition, other survivors include two sons, David Pierce of California, and Raymond O. Pierce, Jr. of Florida; one daughter, Rayellen Diamond of California; eight stepchildren; one sister, Virginia Downing of Portsmouth; two grandchildren; 26 stepgrandchildren; and one niece, Muriel Downing.
He was predeceased by a son, Patrick Hatch, and two brothers, Elmer B. "Ikie" Pierce and Thornton Pierce.
PIERCE - Mr. Raymond O. Pierce Sr., 87, of 6 Stonecroft, Portsmouth, died June 14, 2000. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth, with VFW services by Emerson Hovey Post No. 168. Friends invited. No visiting hours. Arrangements by J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel.
O'BRIEN - Catherine (McCann) O'Brien, 90, of 108 Burkitt St., Portsmouth, widow of John A. O'Brien, died June 14, 2000. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine of Siena Church. Visiting hours from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Family flowers only please. Memorials may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833, or to St. Catherine of Siena Church, 845 Woodbury Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801.
