Coos County Democrat Obituaries, Lancaster, New Hampshire, Wednesday, February 18, 2004

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Harold E. Davis
Farmer, community volunteer

     JEFFERSON Ñ Harold E. Davis, 79, of Meadows Road, died suddenly on
Monday Feb. 16, 2004 at home.
     Mr. Davis was born in Whitefield on May 2, 1924, the son of Charles L.
and Effie Maude (Ewen) Davis.
     Harold was a lifetime resident of Jefferson, graduating from Jefferson
High School in 1942. He worked all his life as a farmer with the exception
of a few years of construction and state highway work. For many years he
operated the Steel Top Farm in Jefferson partnering with his father and
later his son Dean. On Oct. 18, 1947, he married his wife of 53 years,
Isabelle Scott. Together, from 1954 to 1990, they operated local school
buses. Initially they owned their own buses and were later employed with
Bruce Transportation. Isabelle predeceased him on Nov. 27, 2000.
     Harold was active in community affairs. For many years he was the
Parade Marshall for the Jefferson 4th of July, past president of the
Jefferson PTA, member of the Jefferson Festival Committee, and was the
Jefferson Transportation Representative to the North Country Council for
eight years.
     He was past President and present Vice President of the Cošs County
Farm Bureau. He was recognized as a 50-Year Outstanding Member in 2000. He
also served as a Cošs County Delegate for the New Hampshire State Farm
Bureau. He was a former Director and Stockholder of the Lancaster Fair, and
served on the Executive Council for 4-H.
     Memberships include St. JohnÕs Methodist Church, Jefferson, the Starr
King Grange, the Mt. Jefferson I.O.O.F., and was an original member of the
White Mountain Riding Club.
     Family members include his four children, Randall S. Davis of
Groveton, Linda L. Cushman of Jefferson, Lewis H. Davis of Goodhue,
Minnesota, Dean E. Davis of Littleton; 11 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law Dorothy Davis of Lancaster. A
grandson Benjamin Davis also predeceased him.
     Visiting hours will be held Thursday afternoon and evening, Febr.19,
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A funeral
service will be held on Friday morning at 11 a.m. at the Christ United
Methodist Church, Lancaster. The Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Bentum, pastor, will
officiate. Burial will follow in Forest Vale Cemetery, Jefferson.
     Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in his memory to the
Jefferson Historical Society, PO Box 143, Jefferson, NH 03582 for the
repairs to the societyÕs steeple.

Robert Fargo Greenlee Jr.

Musician, summered in Jefferson

     SANDFORD, Fla. Ñ Robert Fargo Greenlee Jr., 59, blues musician,
songwriter, record producer, and owner of blues and R&B label King Snake
Records, died on Feb. 12, 2004, at his home in Sanford, Fla., of pancreatic
cancer.
     Mr. Greenlee and his family have spent summers in Jefferson for many
years at their home in the Waumbek Cottage colony off Route 2.
     The 1967 Yale University graduate played with the late Duane Allman
and his brother, Gregg, while in high school before the Allman Brothers
became southern rock icons. During the l970s, Mr. Greenlee and Ken
Makenzie, a Yale fraternity brother, formed a punk-blues group called Root
Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band. Under Warner Brothers contract, the group
toured the U.S., England and performed on ÒSaturday Night Live.Ó
     A native of Daytona Beach, Fla., Mr. Greenlee founded King Snake
Records in the early l980s when he located his recording studio in the
garage of his ancestral home in Sanford. He was responsible for reviving
the careers of such blues and R&B notables as Alex Taylor, Noble ÒThin ManÓ
Watts, Lazy Lester, Floyd Miles, and Raful Neal. Mr. Greenlee recorded many
other artists including Gregg Allman, James Taylor, Kenny Neal, Ace
Moreland, Sonny Rhodes, and Lucky Peterson. In addition to recording, he
organized his own band called the Midnight Creepers, playing both bass and
saxophone in the group.
     While at Yale, Mr. Greenlee was captain of both the football and track
teams during his senior year. Up to that time he was the only Yale athlete
to achieve this double honor. He was accepted in the Yale School of Law and
was a fourth-round draft pick for the Miami Dolphins, but he declined both
and chose music as his career.
     Mr. Greenlee was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing and
working with his bird dogs. He particularly enjoyed fly-fishing for trout
in the Androscoggin River above Berlin and saltwater sport fishing off the
coast of Florida. He was a member of the Randolph Mountain Club.
     Mr. GreenleeÕs family includes Sonja, his wife of 34 years; children,
Heather Hill of Deland, Fla., Robert F. Greenlee III of Chicago, Ill.,
Andrew Greenlee of Miami, Fla., Martha Greenlee of Sanford; and brother,
Bill Greenlee of Orlando, Fla., and Jefferson.
     A memorial service will be held at the New Word Life Center in
Sanford, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made in his memory to a favorite charity or to the American Cancer
Society.

Jay Huddleston

Devoted family man

     BOW Ñ Jay Huddleston, 41, of River Road, died on Saturday, Feb. 14,
2004, after a sudden illness.
     He was born in Gardner, Mass., the son of John S. Huddleston and
Caroline (Eaton) Huddleston of Lancaster.
     Jay was a graduate of White Mountains Regional High School in
Whitefield and attended Plymouth State College.
     He was the assistant house leader and youth counselor at the YDC in
Manchester. Jay was a basketball, baseball and soccer coach for the kids in
the Bow area for years, and a devoted family man.
     The family includes his mother; his wife, Heidi (Koelb) Huddleston of
Bow; one son, Dylan Huddleston of Bow; two sisters, Ellyn Packard of Dalton
and Ann B. Huddleston of Lancaster; two brothers, James S. Huddleston of
Brookline, Mass. and Eric T. Huddleston of Lancaster; three nieces, two
nephews and two great nieces. His father died previously.
     Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 18 (today) at the
Church of Christ, 141 Fisherville Road, Concord.
     Donations may be made in JayÕs memory to the Dylan J. Huddleston
Scholarship Fund, c/o Bow Mills Bank, 503 South Street, Bow, NH 03304.

Barbara Irene Kuntz

Wife, friend

     MEDINA, Ohio Ñ Barbara Irene (Cunningham) Kuntz, 78, passed away early
on Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, 2004 in Medina, Ohio.
     Barbara was born in Smithfield, R.I. on Nov. 12, 1925, a daughter of
Suzanna (Dobranske) Cunningham and John Patrick J. Cunningham.
     Barbara was educated in the Catholic Schools of Rhode Island. She
moved to Manchester, N.H. in 1945 where she lived for 39 years, before
moving to Lancaster, N.H. where she lived for 19 years. She spent her last
year-and-a- half in Medina.
     Barbara married Armand J. Kuntz on July 14, 1945.
     BarbaraÕs family includes her loving husband of Medina. She was a
wonderful mother of two daughters, Karen Suzanne Conley R.N. of Medina, and
Patricia Leslie Steady R.N. of Lancaster.
     She was also a loving grandmother to Vanessa Jean Junker of Medina,
Pearl Barbara Steady of London, UK, Patricia Karen "P.K." Steady of Barnet,
Vt., and
     great-granddaughter Stephanie Junker of Medina. Her sister Patricia
Ann Campbell resides in Wrentham, Mass. Her family also includes many
nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, cousins, and friends.
     John J. Cunningham Jr., Raymond F. Cunningham, and Sister
     Rita Jean (Cunningham) Davis died previously.
     Those who knew Barbara, knew joy and love. Barbara knew she was to
pass through this world but once. Be there any kindness she could show, or
any good deed she could do, she would ask the lord to let her live for the
moment and do it then, to let her not defer it or neglect it, for she knew
she would not pass this way again. And that is how she lived.
     Barbara spent all 78 years of her life as a devoted Catholic. Her days
were full of prayer for all whom she loved. She had a strong, unforgettable
character that was sure to leave an imprint on anyone who met her.
     Barbara was a loyal wife, a devoted mother, and put the GRAND in
grandmother. She is forever in the hearts of those who knew her and will be
greatly missed.
     There will be no calling hours. A funeral mass is planned for April 3,
in St. Paul's Church, Blackstone, Mass., with internment to follow at St.
Paul's cemetery (section S range 6 lot 10).
     In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Anne de Beaupre,
Que., GOA 3CO, Canada or Precious Blood Monastery 700 Bridge Street, St
Manchester, NH 03104.