Dorothea "Dot" E. Noyes

SUN CITY, ARIZONA – Mrs. Dorothea “Dot” E. (Smith) Noyes, 95, of Sun City, Arizona, formerly of Colebrook, New Hampshire, passed away early Sunday morning, November 4, 2007, in her home in Phoenix. Mrs. Noyes was born in Jefferson, NH, daughter of the late Ned and Eva Marie (Greenwood) Smith. Mrs. Noyes was graduated from Lancaster High School, Class of 1930. She attended Mary Fletcher School of Nursing in Burlington, VT, graduating as a registered nurse in 1934. She and her late husband, Chester D. Noyes, owned and operated a dairy farm on South Hill in Stewartstown, NH, for over 35 years. Besides being a homemaker and working on the farm, she worked as a nurse at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown for several years, while also working as the Public Health Nurse for the State of New Hampshire. After the death of her husband and sale of the farm, she moved to Colebrook and lived on Gould Street. Several years ago she purchased a home in Sun City to be near her son and family. In the year 2000, she moved in with her granddaughter and two great-grandsons for the next seven years. Dorothea passed away in her home peacefully with her family surrounding her. She was a lover of life and enjoyed traveling and meeting new people. She will also be remembered as an “ambassador” for the North Country and as a faithful member of the Trinity United Methodist Church. Mrs. Noyes is survived by two sons, James D. Noyes and his wife, Ileana, of Sun City, AZ, and William C. Noyes and his wife, Eunice, of Punta Gorda, FL; a daughter, Jane Holbrook and her husband, Edward, of Lancaster, PA; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Noyes is preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Chester D. Noyes in 1971; and two sons, Thomas and John Noyes. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, from 4-7 p.m. at the Heritage Funeral Chapel in Peoria, Arizona, with a funeral service to follow at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Calling hours will be held locally on Friday, November 9th from 6-9 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, November 10th at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church with The Reverend Randall Scheri officiating. An interment service will follow at Colebrook Village Cemetery.

Dorothea "Dot" E. Noyes

February 28, 1912 - November 4, 2007