Jeannette A. Kimball

CANAAN, VT—Mrs. Jeannette A. Kimball, 81, of Canaan, Vt., passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 2, 2012, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, with her family by her side. She was born at home in West Stewartstown, NH, on December 17, 1930, one of eleven children to the late Edwin and Ida (Libby) Parker. She was educated in the local schools and graduated from Canaan High School. Jeannette later married Charles Kimball and began to raise her family, while also working as a nurses’ aid at the Coos County Nursing Hospital, and later working at Solomon’s Grocery Store for 35 years from which she retired at age 65. Jeannette was also the main caregiver for her husband when he was ill with multiple sclerosis until she could no longer care for him at home. She enjoyed knitting and watching soap operas, but cherished her time with her two sons and their families. Always an outgoing person, Jeannette will be remembered as one who loved to make jokes and visit with her friends. She leaves behind her two sons, Robbie Kimball and wife Terry of Canaan, Vt., and Milton Kimball of Warner, NH; three grandchildren, Brian Kimball of Sevierville, Tenn., Crystal Kimball of Gilman, Vt., and Josh Kimball of Manchester, NH; her twin sister, Janice Lyons of East Colebrook, NH; as well as sisters Phyllis Moser of Lunenburg, Vt., Edwina Adair of Columbia, NH, and Rachel Langlois of Manchester, NH; her brother, Robert Parker of Illinois; and her large extended family of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 20 years, Charles Kimball in 1984; and five other siblings, Lydia, Virginia, Josephine, Harley and George. Memorial calling hours will be on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, from 4-6 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A "Celebration of Life" for Jeannette will follow at 7 p.m. the same evening at the American Legion in Canaan, Vt. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Kimball’s memory may be made to the Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 845945, Boston, MA 02284-5945. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Jeannette A. Kimball

December 17, 1930 - October 2, 2012