Belmont-----Neil Raymond Noyes, Sr., 83, of Jamestown Road, died at his home on Monday February 23, 2015.
Neil was born in Laconia on July 20, 1931 the son of Hilton H. and Evelyn (Hill) Noyes. He grew up in Winnisquam and moved to Belmont sixty years ago. Neil was a descendant of John Leavitt and Elisha Smith, two of the petitioners for grants of land for Meredith, now Laconia.
Neil was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in the Korean War on the USS Shadwell.
Neil was a Boiler-Room Fireman for the Johns-Manville Corporation and the Quin-T Corporation.
Neil enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, yard sales, growing his own Christmas trees and spending time at his camp up north. He was a former member of the Winnisquam Fire Department.
Neil is survived by his wife, Elsie (Davis) Noyes, of Belmont; two sons, Neil “Butch” R. Noyes, Jr. and his wife, Ellen, of Belmont and Richard W. Noyes and his wife, Lorraine, of Orange Grove, Tx; six grandchildren, David, Michael and Desiree Noyes, Rachel Guyer, Don Cross and William Neal and several nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by daughters, Kathleen T. Ober, Angela Carol Noyes and by his brothers Hilton F. Noyes, Herbert H. Noyes and Waldo H. Noyes.
Calling hours will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm followed by a memorial service at 2:30pm at the Wikinson-Beane-Simoneau Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia using the Carriage House entrance.
Burial will be held in the spring in the family lot in Bayside Cemetery, Laconia.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Neil Raymond Noyes, Sr. Agricultural Scholarship c/o Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation PO Box 7312 Gilford, NH 03247-7312.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.conm.