Merton "Buddy" A. Day

April 5, 1927 - August 12, 2020

WEST STEWARTSTOWN –Merton “Buddy” A. Day, 93, of West Stewartstown, passed away at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown early Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020. He was born on April 5, 1927, in West Stewartstown, a son to the late Clyde and Odele (Bonney) Day. Buddy was a 1944 graduate of Canaan Memorial High School and the only boy in his class. After high school, Buddy served with honor in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II in the European theater of the war. Upon returning home he logged in the woods, and worked for 34 years at the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen as a laborer and scaler. Buddy loved to dance with his wife, Marcelle, and he enjoyed making puzzles. He also worked on the side painting houses. His faith was an important part of his life and he was a life-long member of the Independent Baptist Church in West Stewartstown, serving as trustee, a long-time deacon, Sunday School teacher, a fill-in lay preacher when needed, and overall maintenance man. He loved his church and his Lord. Surviving family members include his two children, Susan (Philip) Burns of Bath, Me., and Ronald (Evie) Day of West Stewartstown; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Marcelle (Shaw) Day in 2013 and his five siblings, Louis Day, John Day, Gloria Thompson, Suzette Summers, and June Paquette. There are no public calling hours. A graveside service with military honors will be held on Fri., Aug. 14, 2020, at 1 p.m. in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Day may be made to the Hope Baptist Church, P.O. Box 218, W. Stewartstown, NH 03597. 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.