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George Alfred Booth, 77, formerly of 29 Center Street in Charlestown, NH., died Sunday evening, February 12, 2006 at the Haven Health Center in Claremont where he had been a patient for the past two years. He was born in Charlestown, NH on February 17, 1928 the son of Bela and Ruth (Bradley) Booth, and resided in Charlestown nearly all his life. He was a graduate of Charlestown High School and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the U.S. Army. He was a former member of the Charlestown Congregational Church and the Sugar River Grange of N. Charlestown. He enjoyed going out to eat and remembering license plate numbers and whom they belonged to. Mr. Booth retired on Sept. 16, 1996 as a mechanic where he worked at the Main Way Service Center on Washington St. for twenty years, previously at the Texaco Service Station on Pleasant St. and the Gulf Station on Broad St. all in Claremont. He was the widower of Jane Elizabeth (LaCasse) Lord Booth of Charlestown whom he married on July 7, 1990. She died May 14, 2004. The surviving family includes his fiancée, Claire Osborne of Claremont whom he was to marry this Saturday, Feb. 18th; one step-daughter, Sandra Hale of Sunapee; two step-sons, Roger Lord and Keith Lord and his wife, Sandra all of Claremont; several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Howard (Louise) Ryder of Silver Springs, FL. Funeral services will be held at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad Street in Claremont on Wednesday, Feb. 15th at One O'clock with Rev Dr. Winn Alley Pastor of the First Congregational Church, officiating. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 12 noon to one O'clock prior to the services on Wednesday. Interment will be in Pine Crest Cemetery in Charlestown. Donations may be made in his memory to the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 NW Ninth Ave., Bob Hope Rd., Miami, FL 33136-1494. |