Joyce E. Frizzell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NH – Mrs. Joyce Edith (Jackson) Frizzell, 84, of West Stewartstown, passed away peacefully with her loved ones by her side Thursday morning, March 12, 2015, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook. She faced many physical hardships and failing health over the years, but would always greet you with a smile, a kind word, and always knew your name, your mother and father’s name and where your grandfather grew up. She was born in Colebrook on July 6, 1930, the eldest child born to the late Carroll and Pauline (Mason) Jackson, and lived all her life in the north country. Her parents settled in West Stewartstown and her high school years were spent at Colebrook Academy. On Christmas Day in 1948, she married Gordon B. Frizzell. They found a home in West Stewartstown where they raised their family. She lived just a few houses away from her parents’ home, which allowed for a close relationship with them. As the oldest of 13 children, this also allowed her brothers and sisters to be frequent visitors and remain a part of her growing family. She was an integral contributor to the community and throughout the years, she found employment as a telephone operator, as a cook for the Coös County Hospital, and for both the West Stewartstown Grammar School and Canaan Memorial High School. She worked for a number of years at Solomon’s Store in the deli department. Eventually she took a position as the Stewartstown Town Clerk where she remained for 30 years. She was an encyclopedia of information and shared her knowledge of genealogy and local history to people investigating their roots. Even during her busy years raising six children, she was always active, rarely sitting without a book in her hand, knitting needles blazing, or the warm aroma of pies, cakes, or cookies baking in the kitchen. She always had a vegetable garden and fed the birds so she could enjoy watching them from her dining room window. She was very creative and innovative. When funds were tight (and they always were), she became a den mother so her sons could be a part of the Cub Scouts. She started a 4H Club, as well as other activities, that allowed her children to keep busy and explore various crafts, learn to play piano, or other musical instruments first-hand. Walks in the woods were frequent and she always retained her childlike wonder of a new snowfall, the colors of autumn and the wonderful variety of wildflowers. Her greatest commitment and comfort was her relationship with God. She was a pillar of strength through great struggles and seemed to be able to take on anything, but it was her faith in, and love of Christ that carried her though the difficult times. She was an avid church attendee and in later days, when she had difficulties with mobility, one of her greatest joys was being able to attend a church service and fellowship with Christ. She had a strong church family and attended the Independent Baptist Church in Stewartstown until she moved to Colebrook where she attended the Community Baptist Church there. She is survived by her two sons, Gordon R. Frizzell and wife Pauline of Fountain Inn, Sc, and Norman P. Frizzell and wife Ann of Gorham, Me.; four daughters, Cheryl Anne Reno and husband Wayne of Williston, Vt., Barbara S. Friz-Ellison of Boston, Mass., Patsy J. Newhart and husband Ronald of Essex Jct., Vt., and Janis E. Goshorn and husband Steven of Taylors, SC; five brothers, Carroll ‘Tom’ Jackson, Jr. and wife Jan of Colebrook, Robert Jackson and wife Lucille of Largo, Fla., Paul Jackson and wife Constance of Canaan, William Jackson and wife Dora of Milton, Vt., and Theodore Jackson and wife Denise of Bell Station, MD; four sisters, Joann Carlson and husband Carl of Scarborough, Me., Jeanine Fitzpatrick of Brunswick, Me., Helen Curtis and husband Samuel of Weslaco, Tex., and Shirley Jackson of Scarborough, Me; 25 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Joyce is preceded in death by her husband of more than 67 years, Gordon B. Frizzell in November 2014, two brothers, Richard and David Jackson; and a sister, Audrey Jackson. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2015, from 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 16, at the Community Baptist Church in Colebrook with Pastor Justin Weberg officiating. Interment will follow in the spring at the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Frizzell may be made to the CCNH Residents’ Activity Fund, P.O. Box 10, West Stewartstown, NH 03597. Condolences may be offered to the family by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Joyce E. Frizzell

July 6, 1930 - March 12, 2015