JoAnn "Jody" Boudle

COLEBROOK, NH -- Mrs. JoAnn “Jody” Boudle, 81, of Colebrook, NH, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook after a long period of failing health and with her family at her side. Mrs. Boudle was born January 19, 1926, in Neosho, Missouri, a daughter of the late Joseph E. Johnson and Gwendolyn (Tully) Johnson. In 1944, she married Clifton “Stubby” C. Boudle at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After Stubby’s war service, they returned to Colebrook to raise their family and work at several businesses in the area, including their own. Jody was the long-time bookkeeper at Stub’s Texaco and for Boudle Oil. Mrs. Boudle enjoyed doing crafts, and she was known to many as an outgoing person who enjoyed snowmobiling wherever there was snow in the U.S. and Canada, and traveling the world with her husband. When home, she truly enjoyed her gardens and flower beds. She loved to be at their camp on Lake Wallace, and she adored her dog, Missy. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend to many who will miss her dearly. Mrs. Boudle is survived by a daughter Gloria “Cookie” Lambert and husband, Yvan, of Ludlow, Mass.; two sons, Clifton “Buddy” C. Boudle, Jr. and wife, Ghislaine, of Colebrook, NH, and Dennis Boudle and wife, Ida, of Colebrook; five grandchildren, Scott Lambert, Shelley Rowell, Brexton Boudle, Corey Boudle and Christina Boudle; three great-grandchildren, Shelby Rowell, Kailey Rowell and Adyson Rowell; as well as several nieces and nephews in Tennessee and Kentucky. Mrs. Boudle is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Clifton “Stubby” C. Boudle, Sr. on February 18, 2007; two brothers, Donald and Jack Johnson; and a sister, Grace Brane. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, July 10, 2007, from 2 -4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A memorial service will be held at the Monadnock Congregational Church in Colebrook, NH, on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. with The Reverend Rebecca Larson officiating. An interment service will follow at the Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery in Stewartstown. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Boudle’s memory may be made to the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, c/o Kim Daley, 181 Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576. 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.

JoAnn "Jody" Boudle

January 19, 1926 - July 5, 2007