James R. Sweeney

PORTSMOUTH - Col. James Russell Sweeney, of Portsmouth, and formerly of Cambridge, Mass., died Saturday, June 12, 1999, at the Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Mass.

Born Sept. 11, 1911, he was the son of James Joseph and Mary Alice (Teaffe) Sweeney. Col. Sweeney retired from the Army in 1963 after 26 years of distinguished service. Among his medals were the Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre.

During his military career, he saw action in the European Theatre during World War II and in the Korean War. He also had assignments in Georgia, Japan, Kentucky, Turkey and Philadelphia.

He was the husband of Helen (O'Hara) Sweeney and the father of Thomas O. of O'Fallon, Ill., Robert W. of Nashua, N.H., and Russell S. of Portsmouth.

Survivors also include two sisters, Mary A. Sweeney and Helen P. Sweeney of Arlington, Mass.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by sisters Jeannette Dunphy, Madeleine Brady, and Eileen Sweeney; a brother, George Hamilton Sweeney; and a grandson, Robert P. Sweeney.

Irene Murphy

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Irene (Hall) Murphy, 85, of Fort Lauderdale, formerly of Terra Mar Island, Fla.; Lexington, Longmeadow, and Dover, Mass.; and Bangor, Maine, died Thursday, May 27, 1999, after a brief period of illness. A traditional "Yankee" by birth and temperament, she enjoyed a long and full life.

Born May 19, 1914, in Carmel, Maine, she graduated from Calais Academy, Calais, Maine, where she played on its Maine State Championship girls basketball team. She subsequently married, and was a homemaker in Maine and at various southern Army posts while her husband was in the active military during and after World War II. They returned to Maine until 1954, lived in Massachusetts until 1972, and then relocated to Florida. They maintained their Maine connection by returning each summer to Kittery Point.

She was an active member of the Republican Party and was a former Republican Women's Committee chairwoman in both Dover, Mass., and Terra Mar Island, Fla. She also was active in a variety of organizations including The Community Church of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and its Women's Association, the Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Garden Club, the Terra Mar Island Women's Association, and was a past president of the Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Lions Club Women's Auxiliary.

She was the wife of the late Reginald (Rip) Murphy.

Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Hall Blake of Wellesley, Mass.; a son, Reginald F. Murphy Jr.; and two grandsons, Phillip H. and Douglas L. Murphy of Lexington, Mass.; and her sister, Greta R. Riediger, of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. She will be greatly missed also by her son-in-law, Robert D. Blake; daughter-in-law, Cheryl F. Murphy; niece Kathy R. Heinly; and nephews H. Hall Riediger and Fred H. Jones, as well as many wonderful friends in Florida and New England.

Fred Lloyd Sr.

EXETER - Fred Lloyd Sr., 98, died Thursday, June 10, 1999, at Sunrise Nursing Home of Exeter after a period of failing health.

Born May 2, 1901, in Methuen, Mass., he was the son of Walter and Elizabeth (Rushton) Lloyd. He attended Lowell Textile Institute in Lowell, Mass.

He was employed by various woolen mills in the New England area as superintendent of dyeing, and was considered to be among the top people in his field.

He was the husband of Alice (Mack) Lloyd for 74 years. She died Dec. 27, 1998.

Survivors include four sons, Raymond and his wife, Carol, of Salem, N.H., Walter and his wife, Jenny, of Andover, Mass., Fred Jr. and his wife, Bette, of Portsmouth, and David and his wife, Edie, of Tuscon, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Barbara J. Hines

SOUTH BERWICK - Barbara J. Hines, 65, died Saturday, June 12, 1999, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

Born April 4, 1934, in Little Rock, Ark., she was the daughter of John and Mary (Deller) Kierre and had traveled the world with her husband before settling in South Berwick in 1968.

She was the wife of the late Ronald D. Hines Sr. He died in 1995.

In addition to her mother, survivors include a son, Ronald D. Hines Jr. and his wife, Debbie, of South Berwick; a daughter, Carolyn Potter and her husband, Charles, of Westbrook, Maine; three grandchildren, Ronald D. Hines III and Dustin Hines, both of South Berwick, and Jake Potter of Westbrook; and three brothers.

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