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The Colebrook Chronicle
Friday, November 18, 2016
Obituaries
Michael Slocum
Gordon J. Savage, Jr.
MICHAEL SLOCUM
CANAAN, Vt.–Michael “The
Birdman” Slocum of Canaan,
Vt., passed away at home unexpectedly on Nov. 12, 2016 at age
70. He was born May 15, 1946 in
Providence R.I. He was the son
of the late Frank and Georgianna Slocum.
Michael is graduate of Bristol
High School and spent the early
part of his life as a commercial
shell fisherman. He served in
the U.S. Navy right out of high
school. He moved to Canaan in
1982. This allowed him to enjoy
his love of nature, the outdoors,
gardening and to pursue his
passion of raising exotic fowl.
Michael kept and raised peafowl,
fancy pheasants, bantams,
guinea hens, geese and many
other types of birds. Michael
loved to share his bounty and
knowledge with his friends and
was very generous to all he
loved.
Michael is survived by children Michelle Oliver, Michael
and Faith Slocum and was predeceased by his daughter Sandra Slocum. He was the
grandfather to Megan and Dylan
Oliver, Nicole Foster; Nicholas,
Nathaniel,
Benjamin
and
Samantha Mendonca; Alanna
“Mia”, Cote Jean and Giovanni
Luciano and Elizabeth “Skippy”
Keenan.
A memorial service will be
held at his residence on Nov. 22,
at 3 p.m.
GORDON J. SAVAGE, JR.
JEFFERSON–Gordon James
Savage Jr., 88, died peacefully at
his farm on Saturday, Nov. 12,
2016.
Gordon was born on Feb. 1,
1928, in Newburg, N.Y. to Gordon J. Savage Sr. and Pauline
(Fox) Savage. He moved to his
family’s homestead in Jefferson
as a small boy and, when he was
six, moved to what is now known
as the Presidential View Farm.
He attended the one-room
school in Riverton through the
eighth grade and then went to
the Lancaster High School. At
15 he received a Hood Foundation Scholarship to attend a special combined high school/college
accelerated program in applied
farming at what is now UNH’s
Thompson School.
He received his diploma at age
17 as World War II ended in
1945. He returned to his chosen
career, dairy farming and maintained a small herd of Jersey
cattle at the Savage Farm.
He served in the United
States Army from 1955-1957, he
was in Fulda, Germany, in the
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Armored Calvary.
His military occupation skill was
medical aidman serving as an
ambulance driver.
In 1960 Gordon married Lena
Pray. Together they worked The
Savage Farm and raised a family
of four children.
For some years Gordon
worked as a substitute at the
Jefferson Post Office and from
1980 to 1989 he became the
town’s full-time postmaster. He
was an active member of the
community serving in various
town positions such as fire warden, a two year term as selectman, and trustee of trust funds.
He was also a member of Mount
Jefferson Lodge IOOF and was a
past Grange member. In 1988 he
was honored as Jefferson’s Citizen of the Year.
Gordon was predeceased by
his wife of over 54 years, Lena
(Pray) Savage. He leaves behind
his children Ellen (Larry) Christmann of Lancaster, Ca., Kathleen
(Dave)
Deselle
of
Merrimack, James (Lisa) Savage
and children Cindy, Neil and
Molly, David (Katherine) Savage
and their children Ainsley and
Kayleigh all of Jefferson; a sister
Elizabeth Savage of Fairfield,
Conn. and numerous cousins.
A memorial service will be
held at the St. John’s United
Methodist Church Highland Chapel in Jefferson, Saturday afternoon, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. Reverend
Richard Boyden, pastor, will
officiate. Burial in Riverton
Cemetery, Jefferson, will be held
at the convenience of the family.
Donations may be made in
Gordon’s memory to the Coos
County Farm Bureau, Agricultural Scholarship Award, c/o
Stan Knecht, 159 Main Street,
Lancaster, NH 03584
Arrangements are under the
direction of Bailey Funeral Home
in Lancaster.
Please go to
www.baileyfh.net for more information or to send an online condolence.
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