Harold A. Webster Jr.

April 18, 1919 - May 19, 2020

PITTSBURG– Harold A. Webster, Jr., 101, of Holderness and Pittsburg, passed away on Tuesday morning, May 19, 2020, at his home in Holderness with his beloved family by his side. He was born in Concord, NH, on April 18, 1919, the son of the late Harold A. and Charlotte (White) Webster. He was educated in the Plymouth, NH, school system and was a graduate of UNH, Class of 1941. During World War II, he was employed by the Seismographic Service Corps, headquartered in Tulsa, OK, locating oil in the southwest. From 1947-49, he was an instructor in the geology department at UNH. From 1949-70, Harold was the resident engineer for the NH Highway Department, and from 1970-82, he owned and operated Tall Timber Lodge on Back Lake in Pittsburg. In his semi-retirement, he practiced land surveying, was a sales representative for Ward Cedar Log Homes, a representative for the North Country Council and worked as a volunteer for 16 years with the Arizona State Park system in the winter months, most recently at Kartchner Caverns State Park in Benson, AZ. Harold was named Arizona Volunteer of the Year in 2002. Harold had an impressive history in Freemasonry. He was a 55-year member and Past Master of Evening Star Lodge #37 F. & A.M. in Colebrook and a member of Chocorua Lodge #83 in Holderness. He received the Maj. Gen. John Sullivan Distinguished Service Award from Evening Star Lodge in 2002. He was a 40+ year member of the Valley of Lancaster and Littleton in the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. He was also a member of the Bektash Shrine Temple of Concord, and a past member of the Mohawk Shrine Club of Colebrook, the Western Mountains Shrine Club of Rangeley, Me., Mount Graham Shrine Club of Safford, AZ, and a charter member of the William Pitt Tavern Lodge #1789. Harold was a lifetime member of the Pittsburg Historical Society and the Pittsburg Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club, of which he was past president. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Joy (Clough Dobens) Webster of Holderness; two daughters, Susan Spencer of Warren, NH, and Patricia Scray of Campton, NH; step-daughters, Lizbeth Harding of West Newton, Mass., and Leslie Thurber of Nashua, NH; step-sons, David J. Dobens of Holderness, Raymond R. Dobens of Beaufort, SC, and Gary Covell of Pittsburg; a daughter-in-law, Cynthia Dobens of Avis, Penn.; as well as many grandchildren and great-greatchildren. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Flack Webster, and his second wife, Barbara Lapoint Brown Webster. There are no public calling hours. A memorial and Masonic funeral service will be held at a later date in Pittsburg when current restrictions on group gatherings are relaxed. A private interment will follow at the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Webster may be made to the 45th Parallel EMS, 46 Ramsey Road, Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.