Sunday, October 30, 2011

Sunday’s Obituary - John William "Will" Handy August 7, 1947

Sunday’s Obituary -  if you have obituaries of family members and ancestors, consider posting them along with other information about that person as part of Sunday’s Obituary. This is an ongoing series developed by Leslie Ann at Ancestors Live Here.




Sunday, October 23, 2011

Sunday’s Obituary - Ernest R Alcorn October 20, 1988

Sunday’s Obituary - if you have obituaries of family members and ancestors, consider posting them along with other information about that person as part of Sunday’s Obituary. This is an ongoing series developed by Leslie Ann at Ancestors Live Here.


Ernest R. Alcorn

Ernest R. Alcorn, 84, of 20 Centerwood Drive, died yesterday at Concord Hospital.

Born in Boston, Mass., he lived many years in Boscawen before moving to Concord.

He worked as a repairman of hotel and restaurant equipment for Pete DiPirro Co., Charlestown, Mass. He was a member of White Mountains Lodge of Odd Fellows and Fidelity Rebekahs, both of Concord.

He leaves behind his wife, Frances (Knowlton)Alcorn of Concord; a son, George H. Alcorn of Dracut, Mass: four daughters, Mrs. Barbara J. Johnson of Hudson, Mrs. Edna M. Aversa of Everett, Mass., Mrs. Betty L. Nelson of Taunton, Mass., and Mrs. Phyllis L. Laughton of Merrimack: 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Services will be tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Bennett Funeral Home, 209 N. Main Street, Concord.
The Rev. Thomas F. Potter Jr. pastor of Immanuel Community church will officiate.

Burial will be at Pine Grove Cemetery, Boscawen.
Calling hours are today from 7 to 9 p.m.at the funeral home.

An Odd Fellows service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. and Rebekahs service is scheduled for 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 309 Pine St., Manchester 03103. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Boscawen.

Contributions may be made in her memory to the New Hampshire Odd Fellows Home, 200 Pleasant St.

From the Concord Monitor, Friday October 21, 1988

Friday, October 21, 2011

Funeral Card Friday - Nettie Mae (Davis) Blades January 15, 1967

Funeral Card Friday – do you have a collection of memorial cards for your ancestors or family members, the kind that funeral homes produce and give out to mourners? Post images of these cards and stories about the person memorialized during Funeral Card Friday. Funeral Card Friday has been an ongoing series by Dee at Funeral Cards & Genealogy.


Nettie Mae died in Orlando, Florida, buried in
Gardens of Gethsemane Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA.  Section: Garden of the Cross.

Find A Grave Memorial #57542615.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Tombstone Tuesday - Ernest R Alcorn 1904-1988 and Frances A Alcorn 1907-1997

Tombstone Tuesday – To participate in Tombstone Tuesday simply create a post which includes an image of a gravestone of one or more ancestors and it may also include a brief description of the image or the ancestor. This is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.





Ernest R. Alcorn is buried with his second wife, Frances A. Alcorn at Pine Grove Cemetery, Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. Find A Grave Memorial #61723175.