Henry D. Palmer

NORTH SUTTON - Henry Douglas Palmer, 75, of Felch Road, died Dec. 1, 2011, at Concord Hospital.

He was born in New London, Aug. 18, 1936, son of Perley B. and Elizabeth G. (Barrett) Palmer.

Doug was a lifelong resident of Sutton. He had worked many jobs over the years, including plumbing and heating for Sam MacCreighton and Clayton Miller, highway maintenance for the State of New Hampshire and the Town of Sutton, and mechanic for New London Texaco, as well as Blackwater Junction.

Other jobs included mechanic for the Country Club of New Hampshire and custodian for Kearsarge Regional Elementary School in New London. Doug was the owner of Maple Leaf Golf Course from 1984-1993. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955-1957 and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 40. He was a 50-plus-year member of the Sutton Volunteer Fire Department, member of the N.H. Moose Lodge No. 1236 and a member of the Andover Fish and Game Club.

Hunting and fishing were enjoyable hobbies for him, and he was a lifetime member of the North American Hunting Club and a sustaining member of the NRA. He was also a member of the Muster Field Farm Museum. In his younger days, he enjoyed snowmobiling and golfing. More recently, Doug enjoyed doing puzzles, going to youth hockey games and visiting with family and friends.

His wife of 47 years, Helen M. (Tower) Palmer, died in 2006, and he was also predeceased by a stepdaughter, Susan Cunningham.

Members of his family surviving include his daughter and her husband, Carol and Clay Young of Wentworth; his daughter and her partner, Amy Palmer and Wendy Isidoro of North Sutton; his stepdaughter and her husband, Betty Jo and Jim Posey of Gladstone, Mo.; five grandchildren, Andrea, Ben, Jamie, Lance and Sonya; eight great-grandchildren; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

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SERVICES: Friends may call Sunday, Dec. 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Chadwick Funeral Home, 235 Main St., New London. A graveside service is Monday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. in North Sutton Cemetery with Fred Davis officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Kearsarge Youth Hockey Association, P.O. Box 1771, New London, 03257; or Sutton Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 179, North Sutton, 03260; or Andover Fish and Game Club, P.O. Box 253, Andover, 03216.