Arlene R. Simons
Arlene R. Simons, 85, of Barton, died in Glover
on Sunday, August 7, 2005.
Ms. Simons was born in Barton on January 28,
1920, a daughter of Wallace C. Sr. and Eva (Govro)
Russell.
She began teaching in 1938 and was the principal
at the Barton Academy and Graded School, retiring in 1984. She was a member of the Orleans-Northern
Essex County Retired Teachers Association.
She was a life member of the Parent Teacher Association and a life
member of the national and state Granges.
She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Orient Chapter
No. 13, the Tuan Ti Christmas Club, the Barton United Church, and the Northeast
Kingdom Horseman’s Association through 2004.
On July 6, 1949, she married Norman Simons, who
predeceased her in 1996. She is survived
by her niece Pat Russell of Barton; by her nephews Brian Russell and his wife,
Kim, of Newport and Kevin Russell and his wife, Anita, of Barton; by their
families; and by the family of Clayton Russell.
She was predeceased by her brothers Darrell and Wallace Jr.; by her
sisters Madeline and Karlene; and by her nephew
Clayton Russell.
Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Home in Barton on
Wednesday, August 10, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 11, at the Barton
United Church at 1 p.m. with the Reverend Joan Vincent officiating. Interment will follow at the North Cemetery
in Barton.
Should friends desire, contributions in Ms.
Simons’ memory may be made to the Dr. Karlene Russell
Memorial Scholarship, in care of Lake Region Union High School, 317 Lake Region
Road, Orleans, Vermont 05860.
Online condolences may be sent to the family
through curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch
Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Lee Swanson Buckland
Lee Swanson Buckland, 86, of Holderness, New
Hampshire, died August 1, 2005, at Speare Hospital in
Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Born in Newport on July 14, 1919, Mr. Buckland
was a son of Arthur and Emma (Swanson) Buckland. He grew up in Newport and graduated from
Newport High School. He became a
resident of Plymouth in 1947 and had resided in Holderness for many years. He also spent many winters in Leesburg,
Florida.
In 1941 he joined the U.S. Army and served in
the 286th Coast Artillery in the Pacific Theater. He served in the Fiji Islands, Solomon
Islands, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and the Philippines and was discharged in
1945.
On June 22, 1946, he married Alida
White of Ryegate.
In 1947 he became the owner and operator of
Buckland’s Flowers in Plymouth until 1965.
He then worked for Hawkensen Enterprises in
Plymouth as a purchasing agent and operations supervisor until his retirement
in 1980. He served the town of Plymouth
as a selectman for five years during the 1980s.
He was a charter member of the Plymouth Lions
Club and a charter member of the Plymouth Lodge of Elks. He was also a past member of the Masonic
Lodges, Order of Eastern Star, and the Plymouth Odd Fellows Lodge.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Alida (White) Buckland, of Holderness; two sons, Robert
Buckland of Englewood, Florida, and James Buckland of Holderness; one daughter,
Mary Ellen MacLeod, of Thornton, New Hampshire; seven grandchildren; many
great-grandchildren; one brother, Forest Buckland, of Newport; one sister,
Elizabeth Beaupre, of Newport; and nieces and
nephews.
A funeral service was held in the United
Methodist Church of Plymouth August 7.
The Reverend Marilyn R. Ayer, pastor, officiated. Burial will be held in the Riverside Cemetery
in Plymouth.
The Mayhew Funeral Home of Plymouth is in charge
of arrangements.
Harris Francis Dunn
Harris Francis Dunn, 71, of Holland died in
Burlington on Sunday, August 7, 2005, with his friends and family by his side.
Mr. Dunn was born in Colchester on September 22,
1933, a son of Harold and Doris (Sullivan) Dunn. He served in the U.S. Army military police
and was a veteran of the Korean War. He
was a car salesman for 40 years, working for many different companies. He loved cars and collected model cars.
He married Ramona Urie,
who predeceased him. He is survived by
his children: Rebecca (Dunn) Bonnett and her husband, Edward, of Island Pond, Gary Dunn
of Newport, Tim Dunn of Holland, Richard Melvina, and
Michael Melvina; by his stepson Eric Snay of Newport; by his grandson Christopher Edward Bonnet
of Island Pond; and by his brother Randolph Dunn of Derby. He was predeceased by his cousin Vincent Dore.
Funeral services were held August 10 at a
Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Home in
Newport with the Reverend Roger Fletcher officiating. Interment followed at Lakeside Cemetery in
Island Pond with full military honors.
Should friends desire, contributions in Mr.
Dunn’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, Vermont Division,
P.O. Box 1460, Williston, Vermont 05495.
Online condolences may be sent to the family
through curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch
Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Laurance
“Bus” Laythe
Laurance
“Bus” Laythe, 93, of Newport, formerly of Derby Line,
died in Newport on Monday, August 1, 2005.
Mr. Laythe was born in
Derby Line on April 1, 1912, a son of Laurance H. and
Mildred (Cullins) Laythe. He worked at Union Butterfields
in Derby Line as a draftsman. He was a
member of the Derby Line Cemetery Association and enjoyed stamp and coin
collecting, gardening, and family genealogy.
On September 14, 1939, he married Christine
Blodgett, who predeceased him.
He is survived by his daughters Janet Aviano and her husband, Bob, of Rochester and Jacqueline
Wood of Raymond, New Hampshire; by his grandchildren: Robert Aviano,
James Aviano, Rick Wood, Tracy Abbott, Kevin Wood,
and Kelly Wood; by four great-grandchildren; and by several nieces and
nephews. He was predeceased by his
brother Chester Laythe; and by his sister Frances
Lord.
Private funeral services will be held at the
convenience of the family.
Online condolences may be sent to the family
through curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch
Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Barbara Perron Kinsley
Barbara Perron
Kinsley, 77, of West Glover died in Newport on Monday, August 1, 2005.
Mrs. Kinsley was born in West Glover on the King
farm on June 25, 1928, a daughter of Walter and Doris (Witcher)
King.
She was a graduate from Barton Academy. After graduating from high school she taught
one year at the Beech School during the Depression. She then worked for Dr. Sam Hamilton as a dental
assistant. She worked at the Barton bank
as a teller, farmed for many years, and worked for Currier’s Market until she
retired in 1993.
She was a member of the Maple Leaf Christmas
Club, the West Glover Willing Workers, and the West Glover Congregational
Church.
She enjoyed playing cards with her sisters,
swimming, gardening, sports, basketball games, knitting, and embroidery.
She is survived by her children: Judy Conley and her husband, Doug, of Glover,
Doris Perron of Gainsville,
Florida, Bruce Perron and his wife, Laurie, of
Albany, and Marilyn Prue and her husband, Duane, of
Barton; by her stepsons: Brian Kinsley
and his wife, Martha, of Orleans, Brent Kinsley and his wife, Rona, of Irasburg, and Bennett Kinsley and his wife, Lynda, of Westmore; by her brothers Fredrick King and his wife,
Catherine, of New Hampshire and Donald King and his wife, Harriet, of West
Glover; by her sisters Carolyn Perron of Glover and
Sherry Muller of Sheffield; by her grandchildren: Claudette Conley, Luke and Danielle Conley,
Connie Brigham, Edward and Margaret McQuatters, Megan
McQuatters, and Lindsey and Kaitlyn
Perron; by her stepgrandchildren: Shannon and Bill Bonsignore,
Shane and Liz Kinsley, Sara, Dan, and Brendon
Kinsley, and Ian and Miles Blanco; by her great-grandchildren: Sarah and Emily McQuatters
and Sage Conley; by her stepgreat-grandchildren
Victoria Bosignore and Eliza Kinsley; and by numerous
nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Armand
Perron, on March 15, 1990; by her second husband,
Sumner Kinsley, on September 26, 1998; by her grandson Joel Perron
on December 5, 2002; and by her sister Janice Butler in June 2001.
Funeral services were held August 4 at the West
Glover Congregational Church with the Reverend Rona Kinsley officiating.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mrs.
Kinsley’s memory may be made to the Joel Perron
Scholarship Fund, in care of Community National Bank, attention Kathy Austin,
P.O. Box 259, Derby, Vermont 05829.
Online condolences may be sent to the family
through curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch
Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Grace Kidder Thompson
Grace Kidder Thompson, 99, of Newport died in
Newport on August 5, 2005.
Mrs. Thompson was born in East Enosburg on
January 13, 1906, a daughter of Carl and Versa Wanzer
Kidder. After graduating from Enosburg
Falls High School, she moved to Derby, where she met Kenneth George
Thompson. They were married in East
Enosburg on September 9, 1929. He
predeceased her on January 19, 1982.
The Thompsons raised
their family in Derby. They took great
pride in their family and enjoyed the times they all spent together.
She was a member of the United Church of Derby
and an active member of the Women’s Social Union and the Sunday school
program. Her warm smile and loving ways
will be forever remembered by those lives she touched.
She is survived by her children: Kenneth Thompson and his wife, Nancy, Susan
Blair of Claremont, New Hampshire, Jane Thompson of Milton, Betty Thompson of
Rutland, Lois Brock and her husband, Colin, of Newport, Carlton Thompson and
his wife, Sandra, of Milton, Mary Choquette and her
husband, Phillip, of North Clarendon, Wanda Gosselin
and her husband, Andrew, of Derby, and Laurence Thompson and his wife, Yvette,
of Derby; by her grandchildren: Gary,
Steven and Kevin Thompson of Rutland, Susan (Blair) Hamel of Sunapee, New
Hampshire, Linda (Blair) Wilson of Merrimack, New Hampshire, Sally Blair of
Claremont, Kim (Brock) Lamotte of Colchester, Janet
(Brock) Blais of Newport, Cynthia (Thompson) Choquette of California, Michael Thompson of Grand Isle,
Christine (Thompson) Wade of California, Rachel (Choquette)
Jackson of Fair Haven, Laurie (Choquette) Rau of
North Clarendon, Tonya Gosselin of Burlington, and
Todd Thompson of Wolcott; by 28 great-grandchildren; by one
great-great-grandson; by her sister Esther Perron of
St. Albans; by her sister-in-law Audrey Kidder of Meriden, Connecticut; and by
several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her daughter Jean on
September 6, 1962; by her brothers and sisters:
James Kidder, Harold Kidder, Ralph Kidder, Genevieve Hall, and Ethelyn Kidder; and by her son-in-law Herbert Blair.
Funeral services were held August 8 with the
Reverend John Genco officiating. Interment followed at the Derby Center
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the
United Church of Derby Senior Meal Site, in care of Phyllis Burrington,
P.O. Box 294, Derby, Vermont 05829.
Online condolences may be sent to the family
through curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch
Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.