Gordon B. Frizzell

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NH -- Mr. Gordon B. Frizzell, 94, of West Stewartstown, went home to meet his Savior on Monday morning, Nov. 17, 2014, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook with his loving family at his side. He was born in Colebrook on Oct. 28, 1920, the middle son to the late Homer P. and Ethel M. (Jordan) Frizzell. Gordon was a 1939 graduate of Canaan Memorial High School. He was married to Joyce E. Jackson on Christmas Day in 1947. Gordon was employed for almost 40 years as a machinist at the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen. He was a dedicated and faithful member of the Beecher Falls Volunteer Fire Dept. for more than 50 years. Following his retirement in the late 1990s, Gordon also enjoyed driving a school bus for the Nugent Motor Co., which is something he had done in his younger years for his older brother. He was an avid Red Sox fan, enjoyed fishing with his children when they were young, and enjoyed playing softball. As a young man, he was instrumental in saving the life of a woman whose car had fallen into the Connecticut River. Gordon will be fondly remembered by his many friends, family, and brother firefighters as a gentle soul and a kind gentleman. He was a man of integrity as shown by his almost 67 years of marriage, his unconditional love for his family, service to the community, and survival from polio in 1953. He leaves behind his wife of more than 66 years, Joyce Frizzell of West Stewartstown; two sons, Gordon R. Frizzell and wife Pauline of South Carolina; Norman P. Frizzell and wife Ann of Gorham, Me.; four daughters, Cheryl Ann Reno and husband Wayne of Williston, Vt., Barbara S. Friz-Ellison of Boston, Mass., Patsy J. Newhart and husband Ronald of Essex Jct., Vt., and Janis E. Goshorn and husband Steven of Taylor, SC; 25 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth & Robert Frizzell. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Community Baptist Church in Colebrook with Pastor Justin Weberg officiating. Interment will immediately follow at the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Frizzell may be made to the Beecher Falls Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 326, Beecher Falls, VT 05902. Condolences may be offered to the family by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Gordon B. Frizzell

October 28, 1920 - November 17, 2014