Robert G. Davies

HAMPTON FALLS - Robert G. Davies, 71, of 1 Kensington Road, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000, at Exeter Hospital.

Born July 18, 1928, in Exeter, he was the son of Pearl M. (Smith) Davies of Brentwood and the late Arthur A. Davies.

A 1946 graduate of the former Sanborn Seminary, he was raised in Fremont and had resided in Hampton Falls since 1948.

A veteran of the Armed Forces, he served with the Army in Japan from 1946 to 1948 and with the Naval Reserve in the Seabees during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

He served the town of Hampton Falls as a founding member of the Hampton Falls Fire Department from 1948 to 1984. He was the fire chief for the last six years with the department. He was also appointed to serve as deputy state forest fire warden for many years.

He worked most of his life as an automotive mechanic, working for Berry Transportation from 1959 to 1984 and earlier for several service stations, garages and dealerships.

He enjoyed family activities and hunting.

He was the husband of Marjorie P. (Merrill) Davies for 51^4 years.

In addition to his wife and mother, family members include two sons, Robert Davies Jr. of West Nottingham and Russell A. Davies of Hampton Falls; two daughters, Janet E. Davies of Hampton Falls and Carol A. Melia of Northwood; five grandchildren, Robert Davies III, Nathan Davies, Amanda Davies, Darcy Melia and Bridget Melia; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Virginia Standish of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was predeceased in death by a daughter, Barbara, in 1979, and by his brothers, Norman and Richard, and his sister, Marjorie.

Arthur W. Howker

YORK - Arthur W. Howker, 91, formerly of Elm Drive, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at the Country Manor Nursing Home in Newburyport, Mass.

Born Sept. 27, 1908, in Methuen, Mass., he was the son of Edwin and Maria (Clamp) Howker. A graduate of Wentworth Technical Institute in Boston, he had resided in York for 59 years.

For 25 years, he was a draftsman at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church of York-Ogunquit and a member of St. Aspinquid Masonic Lodge in York and a member of Knights Templar.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed playing the banjo.

He was the husband of 64 years to the late Mary J. (McDonald) Howker, who died in 1998.

Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Kidd and her husband, James, of West Newbury, Mass., Beverly Clack and her husband, Curry Hutchinson, of Brentwood, Calif.; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Kidd, Stephen Kidd, Kristin Kidd Taylor and Glenn Thompson; and five great-grandchildren.

Elaine R. Shea

PORTSMOUTH - Elaine R. Shea, 90, of Middle Street, formerly of Newington, went to be with Jesus on Friday, Dec. 31, 1999.

She was born in Patten, Maine, Jan. 8, 1909, the daughter of the late Robert E. and Ellen (Clark) Birmingham.

Mrs. Shea moved to Newington in 1968, coming from Presque Isle, Maine, and continued to spend her summers at Long Lake in Sinclair, Maine.

She was a former member of the Sinclair Senior Citizens Club and the Newington Ladies Fire Department Auxiliary. She also played the piano at the Church of Jesus in Presque Isle, Maine, for many years.

She was the wife of the late Andrew R. Shea, who has been waiting in Heaven since 1996 with open arms for his loving wife of 59 years.

Family members include two daughters, Donna L. Greenier and Gayna R. Thomas, both of Newington; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Giles of South Casco, Maine; and many nieces and nephews.

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