TITLE:   Lewis Prouty Bissell, Obituary, Dec 10, 2000

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Dec 13, 2000 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Lewis Prouty Bissell 

JACKSON - Lewis Prouty Bissell, 82, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000, at SunBridge 
Care and Rehabilitation in North Conway after a period of failing health. 

Born on April 27, 1918, in Medford, Mass., he was the son of the late Paul 
and Geraldine (Prouty) Bissell. He was a graduate of the University of New 
Hampshire, where he met and later married his wife. He then attended Yale 
University where he received a master's degree in forestry. He was a U.S. 
veteran, having served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Before 
retirement, he was employed by the University of Maine as the extension 
forester for the state of Maine. He was a member of the Appalachian Mountain
Club, Old Hutmen's Association, Jackson Historical Society, New Hampshire 
Forestry Foundation, the Mount Washington Observatory, White Mountain 
Interpretive Association, Kiwanis, UNH Alumni Association, Girl Scouts and 
the Tree Farm Association. He spent his retirement years volunteering 
throughout the Mount Washington Valley, particularly in areas relating to 
conservation. For a period of time, he served as a conductor on the Conway 
Scenic Railroad, fulfilling a lifelong passion for trains which came second 
only to his love of antique automobiles. 

Family members include his wife, of more than 50 years, Priscilla (Emery) 
Bissell; two daughters, Susan Beechum of Orlando, Fla., and Nancy Rancourt of
Bartlett; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; one sister, Liza 
Carroll of Madison, Conn.; and one niece and one nephew. 


BISSELL - Lewis Prouty Bissell, 82, of Jackson, died Dec. 10, 2000, at 
SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation in North Conway. 

The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of arrangements. To view 
and online memorial, send a condolence or for more information, go to 
www.csnh.com. 


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