Dwight Haley

BARRINGTON ; Dwight Hayes Haley, 85, of 152 Route 9, died peacefully at the Inn of Deerfield.

He was born at home (in his present day home where he lived) on Oct. 5, 1922, the son of William and Gertrude (Hayes) Haley. He attended Barrington's one-room schoolhouse, and graduated from Dover High School.

He was one of the first volunteer firemen. He worked in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for 37 years. A member of the Centennial Grange for 50 years, he supports the Good Shepherd School and the First Congregational Church. He received an award from the First Congregational Church.

He was active in the Barrington Historical Society, where he held the office of vice president, and was crucial in the opening of the historical society building. Mr. Haley said, "It's a building where our future generations will be able to read and hear about our town." He was named Barrington's Citizen of the Year in 1997 and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Rochester.

Dwight also sold the land to the town of Barrington at a very reasonable price so they could build the middle school, and in return they named the entry way "Haley Drive." Dwight was the owner and operator of the Village Barn, Carhartt clothing and tools store, which he ran for 30 years after his retirement.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Shirley (Gibb) Haley; his stepchildren, Richard and Catherine Gibb of Lee and their children, Michael Gibb of Barrington, Neil Gibb of Stratham, Timothy Gibb of Florida, and Rikki and Christopher Gibb of Lee; Linda and Robert LaRoche of Milton and their children, Lauriel Faltin of North Carolina and Katelyn Dow of Raymond; Susan and Bernie Bennett of Rochester and Stephanie Higgins of Milton; Joanne and Dennis Kelley and their children, Gregory and Derek Kelley of Strafford; John Gibb and his sons, Travis, Devin and Justin of Farmington; his 12 great-grandchildren and his brother, Harold Haley and nephews, William Haley and David Haley of Media, Pa.

Family flowers only, Memorial contributions may be in Dwight's name to the Historical Society of Barrington, c/o Betsy Hayes, 169 Route 9, Barrington, NH 03825 or to the Good Shepherd School, 37 Province Lane, Barrington, NH 03825 or to the Barrington Congregational Church, c/o Betsy Hayes, 169 Route 9, Barrington, NH 03825.

Friends and family may call from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 23, at Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Road, Route 4, Lee, N.H.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 24 at the Purdy Memorial Chapel in Lee, N.H.

Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Barrington, NH.

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