Lena L. Burns

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Mrs. Lena L. Burns, 96, of West Stewartstown, New Hampshire, passed away Friday, March 9, 2007, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Burns was born August 2, 1910, in Canaan, Vt., a daughter of the late John Caron and Rose (Legace) Caron. Mrs. Burns attended schools in Canaan, and married Benjamin S. Burns in 1927. Until his passing in 1955, she enjoyed her life at home raising her family. After his passing, she was employed at as a local telephone operator and also at the Coos County Nursing Hospital. She enjoyed her hobbies of sewing, knitting, reading, and crochet, but she will be especially remembered for her special birthday and anniversary cakes that she loved to make. She was a faithful member of the Independent Baptist Church in West Stewartstown, and she will be remembered by all who knew her as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend. Mrs. Burns is survived by three sons, Robert Burns and wife, Norma, of West Stewartstown, NH, Roland P. Burns of Colebrook, NH, and Hasen Burns and wife, Jeannine, of West Stewartstown; a daughter, Gladys Morrow and husband, Stephen, of Dover, NH; 16 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Burns is preceded in death by her parents; a son, Leroy Burns; a daughter, Edna Michaud; four brothers, Arthur Caron, Albert Caron, Eugene Caron, and Francis Caron; and seven sisters, Beatrice Haas, Edvina Caron, Agnes Caron, Dora Caron, Flora Caron, as well as two who died in infancy. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. at the Independent Baptist Church in West Stewartstown with Pastor Matthew Coons as officiant. An interment service will be held in the spring at the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Burns’ memory may be made to Independent Baptist Church Deacons’ Helping Hand Fund, c/o Pastor Matthew Coons, P.O. Box 218, West Stewartstown, NH 03597. 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.

Lena L. Burns

August 2, 1910 - March 9, 2007