Paul B. Jackson

CANAAN – Paul B. Jackson, 85, of Canaan, died peacefully with his family by his side at the Jack Byrnes Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 10, 1934, in Columbia, NH, a son to the late Carroll and Pauline (Mason) Jackson, Sr. He attended the local schools and was a 1952 graduate of Colebrook Academy. Paul was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving honorably in the infantry during the Korean conflict. For many years, Paul was a supervisor at the Beecher Falls Div. of Ethan Allen, from which he retired at the age of 70. He was a very active community member, serving as a selectman for the town of Canaan for 25 years, and also serving on the school board. He was a founding member of the Canaan Border Riders snowmobile club, and also enjoyed grooming the local trails. Many of the local snowmobile trail bridges were built by Paul and his grandsons, who he enjoyed taking out grooming with him. He also loved snowmobile racing, and in the warmer months riding his ATV with friends and family. He liked to play softball in his younger years, and more recently enjoyed going bowling with friends in Canada. Paul and his wife loved to travel, especially south as the spring arrived, and he loved his Honda Gold Wing motorcycle. His neighbors always knew when spring had arrived when Paul took the bike out for the first test drive of the year. He was always good to his neighbors, too, helping take down trees or thinning them on their land, whether it be logging for profit or not; whatever it was, Paul loved to help others and be outside. He was truly a devoted husband, family man and friend to many. For the past several years, he looked forward to meeting his brothers and other friends once a week for extended breakfasts. Paul leaves behind his beloved wife, Constance (Beloin) Jackson of Canaan; a daughter, Mary-Ann Gilbert (Denis); four brothers, Carroll “Tom” (Janice) Jackson, Robert E. (Lucille) Jackson, William (Dora) Jackson, and Theodore (Denise) Jackson; four sisters, Joanne (Carl) Carlson, Jeanine Fitzpatrick, Helen (Samuel “Bud”) Curtis, and Shirley Jackson; two grandchildren, Joshua Gilbert and Zachary Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his son, John P. Jackson; a daughter, Nancy Lee Jackson; a granddaughter, Jennifer Jackson; two brothers, Richard and David Jackson, and two sisters, Joyce Frizzell and Audrey Templeton. There are no public calling hours scheduled. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at St. Albert’s Catholic Church in West Stewartstown. A graveside interment service, with military honors, will occur in the spring of 2020 at St. Albert’s Cemetery, of which notice will be given. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Jackson may be made to either the Dream Foundation, 1528 Chapala St., Suite 304, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, or online at www.dreamfoundation.org; or to the USO, PO Box 96860, Washington, DC 20077-7677. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Paul B. Jackson

June 10, 1934 - November 7, 2019