Hilda H. Little

COLEBROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Mrs. Hilda H. Little, 89, of Colebrook, New Hampshire, passed away early Thursday morning, January 31, 2008, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook with her loving family at her side. Mrs. Little was born May 11, 1918, in Colebrook, a daughter of the late Leslie W. Hurlbert and Maude (Avery) Hurlbert. Hilda attended schools locally and married Wilbur J. Little following school. She worked with him on the Marshall Farm and later worked for Herbert and Ada Marshall who also owned the Mohawk Cottages. She was a pastry cook and waitress for a time at Howard’s Restaurant and also at the Legion Restaurant on Main Street in Colebrook. She also worked as a telephone operator in Colebrook until the time of direct dial. She then worked at Tillotson Rubber Company as an inspector, and later as a gift shop attendant at The BALSAMS in Dixville Notch. For 18 years, Hilda shared her home with dozens of New Hampshire State Trooper trainees as they spent time in the North Country. She made many lasting friendships throughout the Division of State Police, and she is fondly known to the troopers as “their guardian angel.” Mrs. Little loved to knit and cook, to grow African violets, but especially enjoyed time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Colebrook. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many who will miss her dearly. Hilda leaves behind a son, Alan W. Little and wife, Diane, of Columbia, NH; a daughter, Sandra L. Goodrum of Bristol, NH; a sister, Phyllis Kay; six grandchildren: Debbie Mayers of Lyme, NH, Jeffrey Goodrum, of Bristol, NH, Janet Goodridge of Deerfield, NH, Darren Little of Colebrook, NH, Kristy Williams of Lebanon, OH, and Michelle Comazzetto of Seattle, WA; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Little is preceded in death by her loving husband Wilbur in 1980; a brother, Darwin Hurlbert; and two sisters, Grace Munn and Wilma Headley. There will be no calling hours. A memorial service was held on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Monadnock Congregational Church with The Reverend Randall Scheri officiating. An interment service will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Little’s memory may be made to the North Country Humane Society, c/o Joan Shatney, Pleasant Street, Colebrook, NH 03576, or to the 100 Club of NH, P.O. Box 23, Manchester, NH 03105-0023. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Hilda H. Little

May 11, 1918 - January 31, 2008