Coos County Democrat Obituaries, Lancaster, New Hampshire, Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Copyright of the newspaper. Permission to include in the USGenWeb Archives was received. Donald Linn Allen Photographer, aviator, musician JEFFERSON -- Donald Linn Allen, 77, of Jefferson, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 after a long illness. Born in Floral Park, N.Y., he lived for many years in the suburbs of New York, including Shelter Island, before retiring to New Hampshire. He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving in the Philippines. He was a professional medical photographer for 40 years, having created his own business in New York City, the Don Allen Studios, still in operation today. His hobbies included flying his 172 straight tail plane, often combining this hobby with aerial photography. His love of music was shared with the North Country Community Band, the Whitefield Band and the McLureÕs Alumni Band where he played percussion. He was also a master baker, often treating friends and family to cakes, cookies and breads. His family includes his wife Anita; his four daughters, Jane, Nancy, Barbara, and Krista; and his five grandchildren, Holly, Hannah, Claire, Ryan and Allen James (ÒAJÓ). A service will be held at North Church in St. Johnsbury, Vt. on a future date. In lieu of flowers the family has asked for donations to be sent to the WMC Home Health & Hospice Services, 278 Main St., Lancaster, NH 03584. Frederick R. Bailey Hunter, fisherman WEST MILAN -- Frederick R. Bailey, 57, of 87 West Village Road, died on Friday evening, June 11, 2004 of injuries received in an automobile accident in West Milan. He was born in Berlin on May 27, 1947, the son of Donald and Elizabeth (Lang) Bailey and was a lifelong resident of West Milan. Fred was employed by Nexfor Fraser Paper Company in Berlin as a First Class Millwright. He had worked at the paper mill since the age of 16. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Berlin. The family includes his wife, Donna (Shannon) Bailey of West Milan; two sons, Brian Bailey of Berlin and Bruce Bailey of West Milan; a daughter, Brenda Nobile of Berlin; six grandchildren, Dominic Bailey, Jonathan Bailey, Nicholas Bailey, Donovan Bailey, Christopher Bailey and Dustin; three brothers, Donald Bailey of Concord, Richard Bailey of Gonic and Maurice Bailey of Florida; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. His parents, Donald and Elizabeth (Lang) Bailey died previously. Graveside services were held on Tuesday morning, June 15 at the Riverside Cemetery in West Milan. Donations in his memory may be made to the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Berlin or to the Milan Ambulance Services. Arrangements are by the Bryant Funeral Home in Berlin. Marion E. Berry Devoted to family EAST CONCORD, Vt. -- Marion Elogene Berry, 72, of Oregon Road, died on Sunday evening June 13, 2004, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, N.H. Mrs. Berry was born in East Concord on March 27, 1932, a daughter of George and Angie (Hovey) Boutwell. She was a member of the East Concord Methodist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #39, and the United Methodist Women. Marion was devoted to her family, her church family, neighbors and friends. She was an angel who walked among us on earth and now is an angel who watches over us from above. Family members include her husband, Herbert E. Berry of East Concord; a son, Edward Berry and his wife Sue of East Concord; three daughters, Elogene Rodger of Concord, Christine Moore and husband Paul of Dalton, N.H., and Marilyn Charlette and husband Don of Groveton, N.H.; three sisters, Rebecca (Timson) Davis of Lyndonville, Aldora Boutwell of Orange, Conn., and Joan (Boutwell) Nichols of Spring Hill, Fla; 11 grandchildren, Aaron Rodger and wife Becky, Alycia Vosinek and husband Nick, Nancy Wright and husband Travis, Vickie Pierce and husband Mark, Eric Moore and wife Carol, Angela Sharp and husband Justin, Melinda Conley and husband Jason, Heather Berry, George Berry, Stephanie Lynn and husband Jeff, and Chastity Haycock and husband Tim; 14 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Three brothers, Bernard Timson, Frederick Timson, Lawrence Timson, and a sister Marita (Boutwell) Boautwright died previously. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday evening June 16 (tonight), from 6-9 at the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A funeral service will be held on Thursday morning at 11 at the East Concord Methodist Church. Burial will be at a later date in the Overlook Cemetery, East Concord. Donations may be made in her memory to the East Concord Methodist Church, c/o Georgianna Dow, Box 180, East Concord Road, East Concord, VT 05906. George Stephen Dupuis Operated SteveÕs Woodworking NEWPORT -- George Stephen Dupuis, 57, of South Main Street, died on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at his home, with family at his bedside. Born in Lancaster on May 27, 1947, the son of Maurice F. and Jane (Stone) Dupuis, he had resided in Newport since his early years and was graduated from Newport High School, class of 1965. Over the years he had worked at Stream Liner Diner, Brick Hearth, Western Auto, Chase and Avery, Sturm Ruger and had operated SteveÕs Woodworking Shop. The family includes his wife of 39 years, Lorraine E. (Guimond) Dupuis of Newport; a son, David A. Babbitt of Newport; two daughters, Kathleen E. Boyle of Unity and Stephanie E. Dupuis of Winchester, Calif.; a brother, Douglas R. Dupuis of Rochester; a sister, Edith V. McLaughlin of Ormond By the Sea, Fla.; two grandsons, Dylan Boyle of Unity and Brandon Babbitt of Newport; a granddaughter, Hannah Babbitt of Newport; several nieces, a nephew, great nieces and nephews. A brother, Randall M. Dupuis of Rochester died in 1984. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. PatrickÕs Church in Newport on June 14, with burial following at St. PatrickÕs Cemetery. The Rev. Richard St. Louis, pastor, officiated. A visiting hour was held at Newton-Bartlett Funeral Home prior to the service. Hazel Hill High school valedictorian, history buff NORTH CONCORD, Vt. -- Hazel (Morton) Hill, 85, of Miles Pond Road, died on Sunday, June 6, 2004 at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab Center in St. Johnsbury, Vt. She was born on October 3, 1918 in Concord, Vt., a daughter of Harry and Iva (Grant) Morton. Although she was legally blind, she graduated as valedictorian of her Concord High School class. She enjoyed reading and was an avid history buff. She loved watching the loons on Miles Pond and other wildlife. The family includes two sons, Robert Hill of North Concord, and Ronald Hill and his wife Barbara of North Danville; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; her brother, Harold Morton of Concord; two sisters and their husbands, Esther and Alfred Turner of St. Johnsbury Center, and Edith and Robert Goyet of North Danville; a special niece, Star Ann (Morton) Lunnie of Concord; and several other nieces and nephews. Her husband, Robert Hill and a daughter, Joan Davis died previously. There were no calling hours. Graveside services were held at the Grove Cemetery in East St. Johnsbury, on Saturday, June 12, with John Sleeper officiating. Those who wish may send contributions in her memory to either the Calex Ambulance Service, P. O. Box 570, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819, or to the Concord Fast Squad, Concord, VT 05824. To sign the online register book, go to www.pearsonsfuneralservice.com. Beaton Marsh Legislator, community activist COLEBROOK -- Beaton Marsh, 90, of 42 Bridge St., died on June 11, 2004 at Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital. Born on May 6, 1914 in Colebrook, he was the son of Harry N. and Anna (Beaton) Marsh. He was graduated from Colebrook Academy and pursued his engineering degree at the University of New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was hired by Colonel Burnside Value as a layout and transportation engineer at the 1939 WorldÕs Fair in New York. After the war started, he continued working for Colonel Value on various defense projects in Puerto Rico, Florida and Tennessee. He served as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers between 1944 and 1948, leaving active service to return to Colebrook and a partnership with his father in the Harry N. Marsh Ford Auto Dealership. He continued as an active member of the Army Reserve, retiring as major in the early 1970s. He worked for Ethan Allen Furniture Corp., starting out as the plant engineer at Beecher Falls and ending up as the director of lumber management when he retired from Ethan Allen in 1988. He was a selectman in Colebrook for 12 years and served on various Colebrook school building construction committees. He served four terms in the New Hampshire Legislature, including six years as vice chairman of the Public Works committee and two years as chairman of Enrolled Bills on the Legislative Administration Subcommittee. Subsequent to his term in the Legislature, he was appointed by the governor to serve as one of four New Hampshire members on the Northern Forests Land Council for the states of New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and New York. He loved to travel, but his devotion to the North Country and his neighbors never wavered. The family includes a son, Harold M. Brown of Kanai, Ak.; a daughter, Anna Beaton Lizier of Atkinson; and eight grandchildren. His wife, Geraldine ÒJerryÓ (Lynch) Marsh died on November 16, 1996. They had married in 1951. A daughter, Nancy Magraw also died previously. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, June 16 (today) from 6-9 p.m. at Jenkins Funeral Home in Colebrook. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 17 at Monadnock Congregational Church, with pastor Larry Clough officiating and the Rev. Granvyl G. Hulse assisting. An interment service will follow at Colebrook Village Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, c/o Kim Daley, Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576. For more information, go to www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. George E. Parker Farmer, family man CLARKSVILLE -- George E. Parker, 86, died on June 10, 2004 at Concord Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on August 24, 1917 in West Stewartstown, a son of Edwin and Ida (Libby) Parker. Mr. Parker attended school in Canaan, Vt., and was a 1935 graduate of Canaan High School. He delivered milk for Clayton Terrill for several years, and also worked on Goldie PersonÕs farm. He was a herdsman for the Cošs County Farm, West Stewartstown, before buying his own farm in Clarksville in 1947, which he worked until the early 1990s. Mr. Parker enjoyed snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, family picnics, playing cards and board games. Most of all, he loved family life. The family includes two sons, George F. Parker of Beecher Falls, Vt., and Ruben Parker of Pittsburg; three daughters, Mary Jane Forbes of Colebrook, and Lorene Hartwell and Lorraine McKinnon, both of Clarksville; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; a brother, Robert Parker of Fairview Heights, Ill.; six sisters, Phyllis Mosher of Lunenburg, Vt., Lydia Haynes and Janice Lyons, both of Colebrook, Jeannette Kimbal of Canaan, Vt., Rachel Langlais of Goffstown and Edwina Adair of Columbia; and many nieces and nephews. His wife of 61 years, Loretta M. (Cote) Parker died previously. There were no calling hours. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, June 16 (today) at 1 p.m. at Colebrook Village Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Two Rivers Ride for Cancer, c/o Rosemary Mulliken, First Colebrook Bank, 147 Main St., Colebrook, NH 03576. Arrangements are under the direction of Newman Funeral Home. Etta B. Sweatt Town clerk, 4-H leader MILLSFIELD -- Etta B. (Raymond) Sweatt, 70, died on June 8, 2004 at Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook. She was born on March 2, 1934 in her family home in Millsfield, the daughter of Berl and Etta (Thurston) Raymond. Mrs. Sweatt was a graduate of Colebrook Academy, class of 1952, receiving third honors. She was an excellent homemaker and was known as a wonderful cook, especially for her donuts. She loved to garden and enjoyed growing flowers, particularly orchids and African violets. For 36 years, she served as a 4-H leader and also worked as MillsfieldÕs town clerk. She was the Errol correspondent for the Colebrook News & Sentinel. An active member of Errol Congregation Church, she was involved in many church sales. She will be remembered for her love of family and her many friends. The family includes her husband of 51 years, Hartley Sweatt of Millsfield; a son, Lewis ÒChewyÓ Sweatt of Millsfield; a daughter, Rita Hickey of Rochester; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Calling hours were held on Monday at Jenkins Funeral Home in Colebrook. A funeral service was conducted on Tuesday at Errol Congregational Church, with Pastor Larry Clough officiating. An interment service followed. Memorial donations may be made to the Etta B. Sweatt Scholarship Fund, c/o Rosemary Mulliken, First Colebrook Bank, 147 Main St., Colebrook, NH 03576. The scholarship fund will benefit area youth who wish to attend 4-H camp. For more information, go to www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. Willard Mills Waterous Navy veteran, Harvard grad FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Willard Mills Waterous, 82, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died on March 11, 2004. He was born on June 22, 1921 in Manila, the Philippines, to Mary Frances (Mills) Waterous (of Iowa) and Capt. Willard Harry Waterous, MD (of Montana), Army Medical Corps. His early years were spent in the Philippines and on visits to family in the United States, especially in Iowa. After graduating from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif., he spent a preparatory year at Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass., before entering Harvard College. He was graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1943 with an A.B. degree in English and was commissioned an officer in the Naval Reserve. During World War II, he was in combat service as a member of a Navy Beach Battalion on Okinawa, was part of the Navy Occupation Forces in Japan, and later served as a Navy Public Information Officer in Hawaii. He left the service with the rank of full Lieutenant. Following the war, he earned an A.M. degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, in College Student Personnel Administration. He held positions in higher education administration at Miami University (Ohio) and Stanford University, where he was Foreign Student Advisor and Assistant Dean of Men. He married Jean Elizabeth Benton in 1950. The following year he accepted a position in Washington, D.C. with the United States Department of State, where he worked in the Evaluation Section of the International Exchange of Persons Division (now part of Cultural Affairs). While in Washington, he and his wife had two children--Diana Elizabeth Waterous and Frank Benton Waterous. From 1955 to 1962, he and his family lived in Palm Beach, Fla., where he was a real estate agent with A. Parker Bryant, Inc. He was the founding president of the Harvard Club of Palm Beach. From 1962 to 1964 they lived in Princeton, N.J. After his fatherÕs death in the Philippines in 1964, he traveled to that country to settle the estate, including the sale of the Waterous Hospital and Clinic in Manila. During that same year, the family returned to the Washington, D. C. area where he taught in the English Department at George Washington University. Retiring in 1973, he and his wife relocated to Jefferson, where they lived until her death in 1976. He later resided in La Jolla, Calif., New Haven, Conn., Marblehead, Mass., and finally (beginning in 1986) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he enjoyed living close to his daughter and her family. Although physically affected in his last years by strokes and heart problems, he remained mentally and socially active. His positive attitude, perseverance and quiet courage were an inspiration to all around him. He will be remembered as a perfect parent and grandparent. The family includes his daughter, Diana (Waterous) Centorino, her husband Joseph and their children Michael, Victoria and Scott of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; his son, Frank Waterous, his wife Colleen and their son Benton of Denver, Colo; and his brother, Richard Waterous of Bellevue, Wash. His wife, Jean and his sister, Mary Waterous died previously. A memorial service will be held at Fred HunterÕs Funeral Home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at 1:30 p.m. on June 19. A graveside service and interment will be held at the Summer Street Cemetery in Lancaster at 1:30 p.m. on August 7. James B. Way Loved to cook COLEBROOK -- James B. Way, 41, of Spring Street, died at his home on Wednesday June 9, 2004. James was born a twin in Savannah, Ga. on December 29, 1962, the son of Harold and Ann (Cullen) Way. Raised in Lancaster he was a 1981 graduate of White Mountains Regional High School. A great love of his life was cooking. For 10 years he cooked at Weeks Medical Center and for several years at Carlos OÕBrienÕs in Lancaster. He was also employed for a time at HitchinerÕs in Littleton, and Quality Control Stitching in St. Johnsbury. Family members include two sons, Eric and Scott Way both of St. Johnsbury, Vt.; two daughters, Melinda Way and Brandy Ginouard both of Massachusetts; his mother, Ann C. Way of Littleton; his father, Harold Way of Colebrook; five brothers and sisters, Guy Way of Littleton, Mary Ellen Bishop of Pooler, Ga., Daniel Way of Dalton, Ann Marie Dubreuil of Lancaster, and Brad Way of Ansen, Me.; many nieces, nephews, and cousins. His twin brother Joseph C. Way died on May 21, 2004. Memorial visiting hours were held on Tuesday evening, June 15, at the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. Donations may be made in his memory to the Joseph Way Memorial Fund, c/o The Siwooganock Bank, 117 Main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584, to help defray the cost of funeral expenses for both him and his brother. Arrangements are under the direction of the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. Paul F. Wright Korean war veteran, hiker, skier MEREDITH -- Paul F. Wright, 69, of Golden View Nursing Home, died at the nursing home on Friday, June 11, 2004 following a long illness. He was born in Littleton, a son of William and Gertrude (Whalen) Wright. Mr. Wright grew up in Twin Mountain, served in the Army during the Korean Conflict, and was stationed in Germany. Following his tour of duty, he worked as a computer operator for Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut, and later for the Sanders Company of Nashua, retiring in 1990. He was a member of the AMC and was an avid hiker, achieving the 4,000-foot club, and also loved skiing, both downhill and cross-country. The family includes two brothers, John Wright of Lancaster and William Wright of Twin Mountain; and a sister, Elizabeth Eastman of Campton. Calling hours were held at the Ross Funeral Home, Whitefield Chapel on Monday. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, June 15, at St. PatrickÕs Church in Twin Mountain, followed by burial in St. MargaretÕs Cemetery in Twin Mountain. Those who wish may make donations in his memory to the Twin Mountain Historical Society, Twin Mountain, NH 03595. Those wishing to sign an electronic register may log onto www.rossfuneral.com.