Donald R. Covill

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Mr. Donald R. Covill, 90, of Pittsburg, New Hampshire, passed away on Saturday morning, February 10, 2007, at the Coös County Nursing Home in West Stewartstown after a period of declining health. Mr. Covill was born January 1, 1917, in West Stewartstown, NH, son of the late Francis Covill and Nora (Mayberry) Covill. When he was 10, the family moved to Pittsburg, NH. During the Depression years, Mr. Covill and his friends were known to stay in the abandoned logging camps in the north woods where they would live off the land. For a time, he worked in the CCC at Mount Chocorua in the Conway region. Mr. Covill served with honor in the European theater of operations with the U.S. Army during World War II earning the rank of corporal. He saw action with the Allied invasion of Europe, as well as at the Battle of the Bulge and in the occupation of Germany. After his military service, he returned to his home and worked many local jobs for many years. He worked in the woods and in the local sawmills, helped in the clearing of the U.S. – Canadian border, helped in the building of Murphy Dam in Pittsburg, was an overseer at the local dump, was a Perry Stream fire warden, and he retired from the NH State Highway Department. For a few years he lived in Bristol, NH, working for the International Packing Co. and the Merton Cawley Trash Removal company. He was a lifelong member of the VFW. Mr. Covill enjoyed hunting and fishing, walking, taking photographs, reading, and visiting with his friends. He would often be seen in his later years walking along Route 3 south of Pittsburg. He was a good friend to all who knew him and will be dearly missed. Mr. Covill leaves behind two nieces, Nora Lee Dixon of Bristol, NH, and Ruth Lincoln of Pittsburg; a nephew, Lloyd Covill of Greenville, Tenn; and several close friends and neighbors. Mr. Covill is preceded in death by eleven siblings. At Mr. Covill’s request, there are no calling hours. A graveside interment service will be held at a later date at the family lot in the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Covill’s memory may be made to the Two Rivers Ride for Cancer Fund, c/o Rosemary Mulliken at the First Colebrook Bank, 132 Main Street, Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Donald R. Covill

January 1, 1917 - February 10, 2007