Walter H. Whitcomb passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at the
St. Johnsbury Health & Rehab Center at the age of 69. Born in
Wolcott on Oct. 27, 1939, Walter graduated from St. Johnsbury
Trade School in 1957. He spent most of his years working and
living in Connecticut (1961-1972) and North Carolina (1972-2005)
where he retired from Klopmann Mills in Ramseur. He
returned to St. Johnsbury three years ago to be near family. A big
all-around sports fan, no one was a bigger Boston Red Sox fan
than Walter. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Myrle Leithead and
husband Robert of St. Johnsbury; six children, Roxanne Truhart
of East Concord, Deborah Whitcomb of Branford, Conn., Sandra
Kennedy of Stark, N.H., Maureen Garrison and husband Robert
of DeSoto Mo., Jeff Whitcomb of Concord, Michael Whitcomb of
Goldston N.C.; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three
sisters, Janet Fenoff of St. Johnsbury, Jean Peck of Ft. Orange,
Fla., Judy Ann Lamont and husband Frank of Holly Hills, Fla.;
three brothers Bernard Whitcomb of Sacramento, Calif., Richard
Whitcomb of Derby, Gary Leithead and wife Bonnie of
Lyndonville; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by
a grandson Patrick Garrison, two nephews Rance Peck and Chad
Lumbra; sister-in-law Barbara Whitcomb, and brother-in-law
Charles "Bob" Fenoff. The family would like to acknowledge the
loving care extended to Walter by Dr. Mary Ready, the nurses
and staff at the St. Johnsbury Health & Rehab Center during his
courageous fight with cancer. Funeral services will be held at the
Sayles Funeral Home this Thursday, Jan. 22, at 11 a.m., with
burial in the spring at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The Rev. Robert H.
Sargent will officiate. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral
home Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. Memorial contributions, payable
to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, may be sent to Norris
Cotton Cancer Center North, PO Box 905, St. Johnsbury VT 05819.
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