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George H. Smith, 90, of East Street in Charlestown, died May 30, 2006 at Haven Health Center of Claremont. He was born and raised in Alstead, NH on May 25, 1916 the son of John A. and Rosa (Baine) Smith and had resided in Charlestown since 1949. Mr. Smith was a woodsman all his life and retired from Fellows Gear Shaper Co. in Springfield, VT in 1981 where he worked packing & shipping drills and in maintenance. He enjoyed going to the fairs and watching the horse pulling and loved his black cat, "Pretty Kitty". He was the widower of Ruth L. (Bailey) Smith whom he married on June 22, 1937 and she died in 1990. The surviving family includes five children, Alan Smith of Cornish, Loretta Gosselin of Springfield, VT, Faye Butterfield of Charlestown, Sally Turitz and Nancy Starr both of Bradenton, FL; twelve grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Catherine Adams of Marlow and Bernease Johnson of Charlestown and nieces and nephews. Graveside committal services will be held Monday morning, June 5th at Eleven O'clock in Forrest Hills Cemetery in Charlestown with Rev. Malcolm Grobe, Interim Pastor of the Charlestown Congregational Church, officiating. The Stringer's Charlestown Memorial Chapel, 34 Main Street in Charlestown is in charge of arrangements. |