Obituaries
John Randall Colby, 65, of Gilford, passed away peacefully Friday, April 10, 2020 surrounded by family in Bristol, NH. Born on April 26, 1954, in Braintree, he was the son of the late Solon and Eleanor Colby.
John attended Groton school system, graduating Class of 1972. For a number of...
Dr. George Hugh Bishop, Jr., 87, formerly of Carlisle, Massachusetts and Groton, Massachusetts died on April 13, 2020 at Wingate Residences of Haverhill, Massachusetts. For 64 years, he was the loving husband of Nadine Rice Bishop, married in July 1955. George lived a rich life defined not just...
Leyland Hugh Sackett, ar-chaeologist and teacher at Groton School, died in Groton, MA, on April 12, 2020, at the age of 91. Born 1928 in Oxford, U.K., son of Dorothy Eleanor Salter and Alfred Barrett Sackett, he was educated at Kingswood School in Bath, where his father was headmaster, and at...
Debra “Debbie” Ann (Robertson) Gillette, 66, of Lowell formerly of Groton, MA, passed away on April 6, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Debbie was born in Groton on December 23, 1953, the daughter of the late Norman and Gloria Robertson. Debbie graduated in 1971 from Groton High...
On Good Friday, April 10, 2020, Ethel Marlene (Clayton) Kennedy of Groton, MA was called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, following a battle with cancer.
Ethel was born on April 29, 1937 to the late Thomas A. and Mary (Kinney) Clayton. She grew up in the Centerville and “Prince...
Jane Ogle Evans, age 90, passed away on April 5, 2020 at Care One in Concord.
Born and raised in Ithaca, NY, Jane and her twin sister Jean, were the youngest of six daughters of the late Robert Carroll Ogle and Lillian Hicks Ogle. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Robert...
John Louis McConnell, age 71, of Chelmsford, formerly of Brookline, died on the first day of spring, Saturday, March 21, 2020 at The Atrium at Drum Hill following an extended illness. He was the husband of the late Laurel Lee McConnell.
Born May 1, 1948 in Hudson, NY, he was the son of the...
Margaret Boyd, 73, of West Groton, passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2020. She was the loving wife of 53 years of William Boyd.
Born in Kearney, NJ on October 8, 1946, Margaret was the daughter of the late Hyslop and Agnes (Heron) Simpson. Margaret was raised and educated in New Jersey...
Clifford Edward Buxton, 86, of Groton, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 with his wife by his side. He was the loving husband of 29 years of Wilma (Flewelling) Buxton.
Born in Grasmere, NH on June 8, 1933, Clifford was the son of the late Leroy and Irene (Hall) Buxton. Clifford was...
Allan Ellwood Smith of West Groton died at home of natural causes on Wednesday, March 4, 2020; he was 67 years old.
Born on May 4, 1952, to Evelyn Mary Smith (Spinney) and Vernon Lawrence Smith Sr., Allan lived on Kemp Street in West Groton for most of his life. He attended Tarbell School and...