Gilmanton---Charles A. Twombly, Sr., 84, of Gilmanton, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia on Friday, June 1, 2012. Mr. Twombly was the widower of Edith G. (Smith) Twombly who died in 2004.
Mr. Twombly was born January 1, 1928 in Gilmanton, N.H., the son of Benjamin and Margaret (O’Brein) Twombly. He was a lifelong resident of Gilmanton and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He had been employed at Allen-Rogers in Laconia for twenty-eight years.
Survivors include a daughter, Cathy A. Hooker, and her husband, Bruce, of Belmont, N.H.; a son, Charles A. Twombly, Jr., and his wife, Emma, of Jacksonville, Florida; six grandchildren, Benjamin Hooker and his wife, Cori, Todd Hooker, Bridgette Hooker, Chiara Twombly, Chaille Twombly and Janessa Twombly; five great grandchildren; two brothers, James T. Twombly of Gilmanton and Walter Twombly of Lincoln; two sisters, Pauline Walker, of Laconia and Elenor Noyes of North Carolina, and several nephews and nieces. In addition to his wife and his parents, Mr. Twombly was predeceased by a brother, Benjamin Twombly, and by a sister, Phyllis Emerson.
There will be no calling hours.
Private Funeral Services will be held.
Burial will be in the family lot in Smith Meeting House Cemetery, Gilmanton, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.