Suncook Valley Area Lions Club (serving
Barnstead and Pittsfield) will be meeting January 18, 2016, 6p.m. at the
Barnstead Parade Fire Station. Please stop in and see what we do.
Thank You
A heartfelt thank you to the kind lady of Barnstead who helped us when
our car went off the road Saturday, Nov. 14, 11:30 pm on Route 28 in
Allenstown. We appreciate all that you did to help us, calling 911
and waiting until help arrived. It is reassuring to know that there are
good people like you in this world. Again, thank you.
Jim and Noreen
Chichester
Barnstead-Alton-Gilmanton Republican Committee News
The Barnstead-Alton-Gilmanton Republican
Committee has announced that the guest speaker at their next meeting on
Tuesday January 12 at 6:30 pm at JJ Goodwins Restaurant, 769 Suncook
Valley Highway, Center Barnstead will be the Chairman of the Belknap
County Commission Dave DeVoy. All area republicans and like-minded
Independents are invited to attend.
Belknap County
Republican Committee News
The Belknap County Republican Committee has
announced that the guest speaker at their next meeting on Wednesday
January 13 at 6:30 pm at the Top of the Town Restaurant, 88 Ladd Hill
Rd, Belmont has been announced. James Pindell, political reporter for
the Boston Globe, formerly with WMUR, will discuss the current
presidential campaign and share his perspectives. He will also take
questions from our members. All area republicans and like-minded
Independents are invited to attend.
Barnstead-Alton-Gilmanton Republican Committee News
The Barnstead-Alton-Gilmanton Republican
Committee has announced that the guest speaker at their next meeting on
TuesdayJanuary 12 at 6:30 pm at JJ Goodwins Restaurant, 769 Suncook
Valley Highway, Center Barnstead will be the Chairman of the Belknap
County Commission Dave DeVoy. All area republicans and like-minded
Independents are invited to attend.
Belknap County
Republican Committee News
The Belknap County Republican Committee has
announced that the guest speaker at their next meeting on Wednesday
January 13 at 6:30 pm at the Top of the Town Restaurant, 88 Ladd Hill
Rd, Belmont has been announced. James Pindell, political reporter for
the Boston Globe, formerly with WMUR, will discuss the current
presidential campaign and share his perspectives. He will also take
questions from our members. All area republicans and like-minded
Independents are invited to attend.
Obituaries
Robert Joseph
Gilman
SGT. Robert “Bob” Gilman 84 of Littleton NH
(most recently Barnstead) went to be with the Lord on December 20, 2015
after a period of declining health.
He was pre-deceased by his wife of 54 years
Geneva “Ginny” Gilman.
Born on October 19, 1931 in Littleton to Clarence Gilman and Margaret
Gilman (McGuire). He was a US Army Airborne Jumpmaster and
Parachute Packer in Korea and holds several medals and a commendation.
The House That Bob Built was his greatest hobby. Bob and Ginny attended
many fine art fairs to sell his houses built in bottles and to joke
about patience. He could be seen on his daily walks around
Littleton or at the senior center for lunches.
He leaves behind his devoted daughter Judy Gilman, a son Robert Gilman
and his wife Kim, a brother Frank and wife Aline Gilman, a brother
Ronny and wife Carol, several grand and great grandchildren.
There will be no services, donations can be
made to the Alzheimers Assoc.
Harvey R. Locke,
Sr.
Barnstead – Harvey R. Locke,
Sr. 94, passed away December 25, 2015, at the Epsom Health Care Center
with his daughter by his side.
Born in Barnstead on December 4, 1922, Harvey
was the son of Elias and Elsie (Garrick) Locke.
Harvey enlisted in the US Army in July of 1940 and was stationed in NYC,
where he served in the Military Police and was assigned to the security
division for President Roosevelt at the president’s residence in Hyde
Park. He was then shipped overseas serving in the 4th Armored
Division under General George Patton in the Battle of the Bulge.
Harvey returned to Barnstead after the war and worked on the Barnstead
police force. He later formed his own construction company,
building custom homes. He was an avid hunter-outdoorsman, loved
flying and had his own pilot’s license.
He was predeceased by his wife, Althea (Perkins) Locke; his siblings,
Flora, Wallace, Garrick, Ernest and Wesley. He is survived
by his daughter, Judith Phillips and his son Harvey Locke Jr; three
grandchildren, Robert DuMont, Roy Locke, and Denise Corcoran; and
half-siblings, Arlene, Caroline, Patricia, and Wilfred.
A memorial service will be held at the Barnstead Parade Congregational
Church on Thursday, January 7th at 1 PM. Burial with military
honors will be held in the spring in Riverview Cemetery in Barnstead.
The family would like to extend heartfelt
thanks to all the people who visited dad and did so much to help him in
his final phase of life.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be
made in his memory to the Earl B. Clark American Legion Post #42, PO Box
293, Barnstead, NH 03218.
Tom Petit of the Still Oaks Funeral & Memorial
Home is assisting with arrangements and offers an on-line guestbook at
stilloaks.com.
