Gordon Andrew Riley, Sr.

CAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Mr. Gordon Andrew Riley, Sr., 82, of Campton, New Hampshire, passed away late Tuesday evening, January 6, 2009, at the Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, New Hampshire, with his family at his side. Mr. Riley was born March 17, 1926, in Colebrook, NH, one of twelve children to the late Thomas J. and Carrie (Jeffers) Riley. Mr. Riley served honorably in the United States Army during World War II and later was a member of the Nulhegan VFW #5243 of North Stratford, NH. Following his discharge, he returned to New England where he owned and operated a dairy farm in South Ryegate, VT. He later worked for the State of New Hampshire, but his primary source of employment was with Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen where he worked as a supervisor until his retirement in 1991 after 31 years of faithful service. More recently, he enjoyed helping his son, Ross, when working on Allen Coats’ farm. He was known for always staying busy and he particularly enjoyed working on his home and in his garden. He was also an outdoorsman and loved to snowmobile, hunt and fish. He will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather and brother, and he will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Mr. Riley is survived by two sons, Gordon Riley, Jr. and wife, Nancy Dowland, of Lincoln, NH, and Ross Riley and wife, Carmen, of Canaan, VT; four daughters, Pat Keniston of Plymouth, NH, Betty Jane Riley of Lincoln, NH, Jill Endsley and husband, Bill, of Clarksville, TN, and Jana Riley and fiancé, Courtney Sierad, of Stewartstown, NH; two sisters, Dorothy Knapp of Enfield, CT, and Eva Patnaude of Colebrook, NH; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Riley is preceded in death by his parents and nine brothers and sisters. Calling hours will be held on Friday, January 9, 2009, from 7-9 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A funeral service will be conducted at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Colebrook on Saturday, January 10th at 11:00 a.m. An interment service with military honors will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Colebrook Village Cemetery.

Gordon Andrew Riley, Sr.

March 17, 1926 - January 6, 2009