Obituaries

Cleon and Leon Boyd celebration of life, reception

WILMINGTON - A celebration of life for Cleon and Leon Boyd will be held at 11 am on Saturday July 9, at the Boyd Family Farm, 125 East Dover Road. A reception will be held following the service at Adams Farm, 15 Higley Hill Road. Please bring a chair if you have one and please bring a dish to...

Christopher Stoughton

WHITINGHAM - Christopher Stoughton was surrounded by family and friends on June 18, 2019, when his faithful savior took him home. Chris was a devoted man of God, husband, father, brother, and friend. He goes to join his mother Polly Anna Stoughton and grandmother Elizabeth Van.
He is...

John Jones

WINCHESTER, NH- John Bart Jones, 66, died suddenly on Tuesday, June 7, in the comfort of his home.
He was born on April 26, 1956, to Elizabeth (Bartholomew) and the late Thomas Bebb Jones in Van Wert, OH. John was educated at Spencerville High School in Spencerville, OH, class of 1974....

Eva Sherman

EAST DOVER - Eva B. Sherman, 87, a resident of Whites Hill Road, died Wednesday, June 8, at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
Eva was born in East Dover on August 16, 1934. The daughter of the late Erwin Brown, Sr. and Geneva Bartlett, Eva attended local schools, graduating from Brattleboro...

Bertha Akley

WILMINGTON - Bertha Frances Akley, also known as Jimmy, 95, formerly of Readsboro, died Friday June 3, at Pine Heights in Brattleboro.
Bertha was born in Marlboro on February 8, 1927, the daughter of the late Bertram F. Akley and Marion H. Pool. Bertha graduated from eighth grade in a one-...

Richard Sprague Sr.

WILMINGTON - Richard Sprague Sr., 82, of Wilmington, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 5.
Richard (Dick) Sprague was born October 19, 1939, to Percy and Florence Sprague, of Brattleboro. Richard was a graduate of Brattleboro High School class of 1957 and was co-captain of the 1956 Brattleboro...

Martin Conrad Lanoue

HALIFAX - Martin Conrad Lanoue, 81, died on Saturday, May 28, after a 16-month battle with metastatic melanoma. Conrad died peacefully at home under the loving care of his wife Deborah with his beloved cats by his side.
He was born January 27, 1941, the son of Martin and Anna Lanoue, of...

Raymond Boyd reception, service

WHITINGHAM - Friends, acquaintances, and family of Raymond Boyd are invited to attend a funeral reception on Saturday, June 18, at noon at the Jacksonville Sunday School. Private graveside services will be held at the Sadawga Cemetery in Whitingham.

Doris Pratt

BENNINGTON - Doris A. (Thompson) Pratt, 92, a longtime resident of North Bennington, died peacefully at Brookdale Fillmore Pond on Thursday, May 26.
The daughter of Frank D. and Selma (Rubesan) Thompson, she was born in Bennington on April 21, 1930. Doris grew up in the North Bennington...

Roger Maynard

BENNINGTON - Roger E. Maynard, 94, a lifelong resident of Wilmington, died peacefully on Saturday, May 21, at the Center For Living and Rehabilitation, where he had resided for over two years.
The son of Eleoda and Mary (Buffum) Maynard, he was born in Wilmington on November 1, 1927. He...