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- Concord Monitor
February 10, 2007
FRANKLIN - Russell Linwood Reynolds, 83, of Freedom Drive, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at home after a short illness. He and his wife were residing with their daughter and son-in-law. He was born in Camden, Maine, on April 27, 1923, a son of Chester E. and Harriett (Stephenson) Reynolds.
He was schooled in Rockland, Maine, and Waldoboro, Maine, and later served for a year with the CCC camps in the Bridgton and Bar Harbor areas. He lived in Northfield and Franklin after moving to New Hampshire 12 years ago.
He was employed for more than 13 years with Shaw's Supermarkets as grocery manager and later was employed by Federal Market. He later was custodian for the Cumberland (Maine) School System and the VFW post in South Portland prior to his retirement. He was a life member of VFW Post 832 in South Portland, Maine, and he later transferred his membership to VFW Post 1698 in Franklin. He was a life member of the Military Order of Cooties, No. 27, Motleys, and a past Seam Squirrel Moc No. 17 in South Portland.
He was also a life member of the National Home for Veterans of Foreign Wars. Russell served with the U. S. Army for more than 13 years with terms state side, in Europe and in Korea, retiring as a staff sergeant. He was the recipient of seven battle stars, Japan ribbons, a French Fr-Ta Guere, a Good Conduct Medal, two companion stars, a United Nations Service Medal, a National Defense Medal, and an Ardennes Campaign/Normandy Campaign/Northern France, Rhine Land Campaign and Namet Ribbon.
He was predeceased by his three brothers.
His family includes his wife of 52 years, Jeannette M. (Godbois) Woods Reynolds of Franklin; daughters Elaine and her husband, Brian Blake, of Westbrook, Maine, Ellie and her husband, Harold Collins, of Franklin and Jean and her husband, Kevin Barton, of Standish, Maine; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; his sister Edna Shaw and her husband, Wendall, of Windham, Maine; and nieces and nephews.
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