Ed M. Putnam II

HAMPSTEAD — The Honorable Ed Marshall Putnam II, 80, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at the Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwood.

Mr. Putnam retired from Western Electric after 36 years of service. Following his retirement he was a substitute teacher at Whittier Vocational Technical School and was a security officer at Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital.

Elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1992, he served for 12 years with 11 years of perfect attendance.

He is survived by four sons, Ed M. Putnam III of Gales Ferry, Conn., Jeffrey L. Putnam of Hampton, Dale G. Putnam and his wife Gale of Newton and Philippe W. Putnam of Haverhill; his former wife, Joanne G. (Bailey) Putnam Morgan; four grandchildren, Gregory D. Putnam of Derry, Kimberly A. Putnam of Hampstead, Rebecca J. Putnam of Newton and Matthew J. Putnam of Methuen Mass.; and several nieces.

He was predeceased by one brother, Glendon Putnam, and one sister, Guinivere Carr.

WE REMEMBER: He was born Sept. 5, 1928, in Haverhill, Mass., the son of the late Marshall D. and E. Frances (Hatch) Putnam.

He was a graduate of Haverhill High School, a 1946 graduate of Haverhill Trade School and attended Northeastern University.

He was a Mess Steward in Co. E, 101st Engineer Battalion (Infantry Division.) for 13½ years; a member of Merrimack Lodge, F. & A. M. for 52 years; Maine Royal Arch Chapter for 51 years; Pentucket R.A.M. Chapter for 51 years; and a life member of Massachusetts Convention of High Priests.

He was a former member of the Haverhill Auxiliary Police and Boy Scouts of America.

He enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing, and studying his family ancestry. He was the 11th generation of John Putnam of Danvers, Mass.

Prior to moving from Haverhill to Hampstead, he was a candidate for the Haverhill City Council on several occasions. In 1985, he was elected the Trustee of the Trust Funds and served till 2006, serving as chairman and recording secretary. He was a member of Hampstead Historical Society.

In 1998, he was appointed as one of the original members of the Friends of Ordway Park committee and donated the two original flags that flew there in honor of his relative, who fought in the Civil War.

SERVICES: Calling hours will be Friday, Dec. 5 from 4 to 8 p.m., at the H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home, 106 Summer St. Haverhill.

Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m., in the funeral home. Burial will follow in West Hampstead Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833 or to Friends of Ordway Park c/o Hampstead Town Hall, 11 Main St. Hampstead, NH. 03841.

To sign an online guest book visit www.farmerfuneralhomes.com.