1924
Edward
2014
Edward C. Smith
January 4, 1924 — December 4, 2014
LANCASTER - Edward C. Smith Sr. 90, of Lancaster, NH died Thursday December
4, 2014 at Country Village Genesis Eldercare
Center.
Edward
was
born in
Lancaster,
NH
on
January
4,
1924,
the
son
of
Gordon
and
Lillian
(Newton)
Smith.
He
was
raised
in
Lancaster
and
attended
the
Lancaster
Academy.
On April 3, 1948 Edward married Joyce M. Thomas (Newman) and on April 30 1948
he enlisted
in
the
U.S.
Navy.
He
was
a boiler
technician
on
the
ships
he
served.
He
was
a
veteran
of
both
WWII
and
the
Korean
Conflict
and
served
on
the
USS
Niblack
and
the
USS Macon before his
final
and honorable discharge
in
1952
from the Navy.
After the Navy he moved to St. Johnsbury and worked for Fairbanks
&
Morse
Scale
Company. Eventually he moved back to Lancaster and became part of the spare crew
of
the
Boston
&
Maine
Railroad.
Then
moving
on
to
Gilman
Paper
Mill
in
Gilman
Vermont.
After recovering from an
injury
to his arm
in a
paper machine accident, Edward
owned and operated Smith's Mobile Station
in
Lancaster for 10
years.
During
his
retirement,
Edward
enjoyed
collecting
coins,
watching
westerns,
his
flower
gardens,
talking
about
the Navy
with
other
servicemen
and
especially
any
time
he
spent
with
his
grandchildren
and
great
grandchildren.
He
was
also
a
lifetime
member
of
the
John
W.
Weeks
post
3041
of
Lancaster
and
the
Military
Order
of
the
Cooties
serving
as
a
past
Grand Commander and
Quartermaster.
Surviving
family
members include his wife of 66 years, Joyce M. (Thomas) Smith; a
son, Edward C. Smith Jr. of Lancaster; two daughters, Verna M. White of Lancaster and
Jodi
A. Rooney and husband John of Lancaster; a brother, Walter Smith of Newburyport,
MA. Seven
grandchildren
and
2
step
grandchildren;
10
great-grandchildren
and
4
step
great
grandchildren; many nieces and
nephews
.
A graveside service will be held in the Spring at Calvary Cemetery in Lancaster and will be announced at a later date.
In
lieu
of
flowers
donations
may
be
made
to
one
of
the
following:
VFW
Weeks
Post
3041
or Military Order of the Cooties, 259 Main Street Lancaster, NH 03584; Country
Village Genesis Eldercare, 91 Country Village Road, Lancaster, NH 03584 or Riverside Rescue,
236 Riverside Ave. Lunenburg, VT
05906.
4, 2014 at Country Village Genesis Eldercare
Center.
Edward
was
born in
Lancaster,
NH
on
January
4,
1924,
the
son
of
Gordon
and
Lillian
(Newton)
Smith.
He
was
raised
in
Lancaster
and
attended
the
Lancaster
Academy.
On April 3, 1948 Edward married Joyce M. Thomas (Newman) and on April 30 1948
he enlisted
in
the
U.S.
Navy.
He
was
a boiler
technician
on
the
ships
he
served.
He
was
a
veteran
of
both
WWII
and
the
Korean
Conflict
and
served
on
the
USS
Niblack
and
the
USS Macon before his
final
and honorable discharge
in
1952
from the Navy.
After the Navy he moved to St. Johnsbury and worked for Fairbanks
&
Morse
Scale
Company. Eventually he moved back to Lancaster and became part of the spare crew
of
the
Boston
&
Maine
Railroad.
Then
moving
on
to
Gilman
Paper
Mill
in
Gilman
Vermont.
After recovering from an
injury
to his arm
in a
paper machine accident, Edward
owned and operated Smith's Mobile Station
in
Lancaster for 10
years.
During
his
retirement,
Edward
enjoyed
collecting
coins,
watching
westerns,
his
flower
gardens,
talking
about
the Navy
with
other
servicemen
and
especially
any
time
he
spent
with
his
grandchildren
and
great
grandchildren.
He
was
also
a
lifetime
member
of
the
John
W.
Weeks
post
3041
of
Lancaster
and
the
Military
Order
of
the
Cooties
serving
as
a
past
Grand Commander and
Quartermaster.
Surviving
family
members include his wife of 66 years, Joyce M. (Thomas) Smith; a
son, Edward C. Smith Jr. of Lancaster; two daughters, Verna M. White of Lancaster and
Jodi
A. Rooney and husband John of Lancaster; a brother, Walter Smith of Newburyport,
MA. Seven
grandchildren
and
2
step
grandchildren;
10
great-grandchildren
and
4
step
great
grandchildren; many nieces and
nephews
.
A graveside service will be held in the Spring at Calvary Cemetery in Lancaster and will be announced at a later date.
In
lieu
of
flowers
donations
may
be
made
to
one
of
the
following:
VFW
Weeks
Post
3041
or Military Order of the Cooties, 259 Main Street Lancaster, NH 03584; Country
Village Genesis Eldercare, 91 Country Village Road, Lancaster, NH 03584 or Riverside Rescue,
236 Riverside Ave. Lunenburg, VT
05906.
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