Forrest A. Covill

PITTSBURG – Forrest A. Covill, 74, of Pittsburg, died on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., after a brief illness and with his family by his side. He was born in West Stewartstown on Aug. 3, 1948, a son to Bernard and Katherine (Banks) Covill. Forrest was a life-long resident of Pittsburg. In his younger days, he worked as a truck driver for Colin Chapple, but he spent more than 39 years working in the sawmill as a lumber sorter for Ethan Allen in Beecher Falls. He loved to travel and enjoyed many trips over the years with his wife and friends, a trip to Montana with Sheridan and Sharon Rodrique being one of his fondest memories. More locally, Forrest loved to make day trips, with a picnic lunch, along the back roads and in to Cedar Stream, or to Maine or New York. He loved to camp at East Inlet and in the winter, he loved to snowmobile. Forrest was a long-time member of the Pittsburg Ridge Runners. He was an avid reader, especially of western novels. Forrest will be best remembered as always helping someone, especially his elderly friends and neighbors. He was their local hero who would always be there to lend a helping hand, mow a lawn, or be a handyman to fix whatever needed fixing. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Linda (Keezer) Covill of Pittsburg; his son, Forrest Covill II of Pittsburg; his mother, Katherine Covill of Pittsburg; his beloved in-laws, Evie (Ron) Day , Sheila (Glenn) Ordway, Sandra Adams, Patricia (Calvin) Cross; as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins; and a very special person who he considered as close as a sister, Sharon Rodrique. He is predeceased by his father, Bernard Covill, in 2014, and a daughter, Lori E. Covill in 2006. There are no public calling hours. Friends and family are invited to join the Covill family for luncheon and a time of remembrance at the Community Church Hall in Pittsburg on Monday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. A private interment service will be held in the Young Cemetery in Clarksville. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Forrest may be made to the Pittsburg Firefighters Association, 1684 Main St., Pittsburg, NH 03592. Condolences may be offered to the family online by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.

Forrest A. Covill

August 3, 1948 - November 6, 2022