Campton Boy Drowns in Small Body of Water;
Twin Brother Rescued by Older Brother
The host of friends of Grafton County Sheriff Herbert W Ash and Mrs Ash of Campton were shocked to learn of the death of one of their twin sons, 9-year-old Randy Brian, Wednesday night in a small body of water less than a mile from their home, just off Route 175. His twin brother, Steven Bryant Ash had also fallen into the water when their home-made raft capsized about 7 pm, and the boys fell into the small pond. An older brother, David, 13 on shore immediately plunged into the water to aid the brothers, according to report by State Police Sgt Stuart Currier, a neighbor of the Ash family. He swam out to his brothers who were struggling to keep afloat, and brought Steven ashore, but was unable to save Randy. The small pond is located at the rear of the Rosa Smith property and not far from a rural school building.
Sgt Currier reported the twin brothers were on a raft made of roof boards and a wooden floor. A combination of wood and iron settee was on top of the homemade raft. The pond is about 60 by 70 feet in area, and its deepest part about nine feet the sergeant said. The boys had gone to the pond to fish, and their fishing equipment was on the shore. Sheriff Ash went to the pond when notified, but was sent home by State Police because of his distraught condition. Randy's body was recovered about 8:15 pm and removed to Nichols Funeral Home, Plymouth. Dr R F DeWitt of Plymouth, Grafton County medical referee pronounced death due to accidental drowning.
Randy Brian Ash was born June 13, 1951 in Plymouth, son of Herbert W and Genevieve (Vintinner) Ash. He was a fifth grade student at the Blair School in Campton on the Daniel Webster Highway. He was a member of the Cub Scouts and Little League baseball team of Campton. He attended the Campton Congregational Church.
Survivors are his parents, two brothers, David and Steven, maternal grandmother, Mrs Rufus Vintinner of Thornton, and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert H Ash of Plymouth, uncles, aunts and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Campton Congregational Church, with Reverend J Lincoln Thomas, officiating. Burial will be in Blair Cemetery, with funeral director A L Carpenter in charge of arrangements. Deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved family in the tragic loss of their little boy. >The Plymouth Record, June 1961.
Final Rites at Campton for Sheriff's Son
The Campton Congregational Church was filled to capacity Sunday afternoon with friends and relatives of a beloved youngster, Randy Brian Ash, 9, of Campton who came to pay tribute to the little boy who lost his life by drowning on May 31, in a tiny pond hear his home. Randy was the twin son of Sheriff and Mrs Herbert Ash of Campton who resided on Route 175. Through the efforts of an older brother, David, age 13, their brother Stephen, Randy's twin, was saved, but he was unable to rescue both boys who had fallen from a raft.
The Reverend J Lincoln Thomas, pastor of the church officiated at the largely attended service. The front of the old Colonial Church was banked with floral tributes. Several delegations were represented including law enforcement officials, State Police, Sheriff's Department in Grafton County, Fish & Game Department, Blair school classmates and their teacher, Cub Scouts of Campton and Explorer Scouts of Holderness. Ushers were Deputy Sheriffs Stanley Hubbard of Bristol and Theodore Gardner of Littleton. Police Chief Bernard Gray and Special Officer Thomas Goulart and Judge Thomas Pryor of Ashland were in charge of the guest register and other duties. Bearers were Sgt Stuart Currier and Raymond Welch of the State Police, Deputy Sheriff Lewis Downing of Plymouth, and Robert Mouton of Campton. Mrs Charles Ouellet of Thornton was organist. Burial was in Blair Cemetery under the direction of Arthur L Carpenter, Jr of Nichols Funeral Home in Plymouth. >The Plymouth Record, June 1961.
Twin Brother Rescued by Older Brother
The host of friends of Grafton County Sheriff Herbert W Ash and Mrs Ash of Campton were shocked to learn of the death of one of their twin sons, 9-year-old Randy Brian, Wednesday night in a small body of water less than a mile from their home, just off Route 175. His twin brother, Steven Bryant Ash had also fallen into the water when their home-made raft capsized about 7 pm, and the boys fell into the small pond. An older brother, David, 13 on shore immediately plunged into the water to aid the brothers, according to report by State Police Sgt Stuart Currier, a neighbor of the Ash family. He swam out to his brothers who were struggling to keep afloat, and brought Steven ashore, but was unable to save Randy. The small pond is located at the rear of the Rosa Smith property and not far from a rural school building.
Sgt Currier reported the twin brothers were on a raft made of roof boards and a wooden floor. A combination of wood and iron settee was on top of the homemade raft. The pond is about 60 by 70 feet in area, and its deepest part about nine feet the sergeant said. The boys had gone to the pond to fish, and their fishing equipment was on the shore. Sheriff Ash went to the pond when notified, but was sent home by State Police because of his distraught condition. Randy's body was recovered about 8:15 pm and removed to Nichols Funeral Home, Plymouth. Dr R F DeWitt of Plymouth, Grafton County medical referee pronounced death due to accidental drowning.
Randy Brian Ash was born June 13, 1951 in Plymouth, son of Herbert W and Genevieve (Vintinner) Ash. He was a fifth grade student at the Blair School in Campton on the Daniel Webster Highway. He was a member of the Cub Scouts and Little League baseball team of Campton. He attended the Campton Congregational Church.
Survivors are his parents, two brothers, David and Steven, maternal grandmother, Mrs Rufus Vintinner of Thornton, and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert H Ash of Plymouth, uncles, aunts and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Campton Congregational Church, with Reverend J Lincoln Thomas, officiating. Burial will be in Blair Cemetery, with funeral director A L Carpenter in charge of arrangements. Deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved family in the tragic loss of their little boy. >The Plymouth Record, June 1961.
Final Rites at Campton for Sheriff's Son
The Campton Congregational Church was filled to capacity Sunday afternoon with friends and relatives of a beloved youngster, Randy Brian Ash, 9, of Campton who came to pay tribute to the little boy who lost his life by drowning on May 31, in a tiny pond hear his home. Randy was the twin son of Sheriff and Mrs Herbert Ash of Campton who resided on Route 175. Through the efforts of an older brother, David, age 13, their brother Stephen, Randy's twin, was saved, but he was unable to rescue both boys who had fallen from a raft.
The Reverend J Lincoln Thomas, pastor of the church officiated at the largely attended service. The front of the old Colonial Church was banked with floral tributes. Several delegations were represented including law enforcement officials, State Police, Sheriff's Department in Grafton County, Fish & Game Department, Blair school classmates and their teacher, Cub Scouts of Campton and Explorer Scouts of Holderness. Ushers were Deputy Sheriffs Stanley Hubbard of Bristol and Theodore Gardner of Littleton. Police Chief Bernard Gray and Special Officer Thomas Goulart and Judge Thomas Pryor of Ashland were in charge of the guest register and other duties. Bearers were Sgt Stuart Currier and Raymond Welch of the State Police, Deputy Sheriff Lewis Downing of Plymouth, and Robert Mouton of Campton. Mrs Charles Ouellet of Thornton was organist. Burial was in Blair Cemetery under the direction of Arthur L Carpenter, Jr of Nichols Funeral Home in Plymouth. >The Plymouth Record, June 1961.
Campton Boy Drowns in Small Body of Water;
Twin Brother Rescued by Older Brother
The host of friends of Grafton County Sheriff Herbert W Ash and Mrs Ash of Campton were shocked to learn of the death of one of their twin sons, 9-year-old Randy Brian, Wednesday night in a small body of water less than a mile from their home, just off Route 175. His twin brother, Steven Bryant Ash had also fallen into the water when their home-made raft capsized about 7 pm, and the boys fell into the small pond. An older brother, David, 13 on shore immediately plunged into the water to aid the brothers, according to report by State Police Sgt Stuart Currier, a neighbor of the Ash family. He swam out to his brothers who were struggling to keep afloat, and brought Steven ashore, but was unable to save Randy. The small pond is located at the rear of the Rosa Smith property and not far from a rural school building.
Sgt Currier reported the twin brothers were on a raft made of roof boards and a wooden floor. A combination of wood and iron settee was on top of the homemade raft. The pond is about 60 by 70 feet in area, and its deepest part about nine feet the sergeant said. The boys had gone to the pond to fish, and their fishing equipment was on the shore. Sheriff Ash went to the pond when notified, but was sent home by State Police because of his distraught condition. Randy's body was recovered about 8:15 pm and removed to Nichols Funeral Home, Plymouth. Dr R F DeWitt of Plymouth, Grafton County medical referee pronounced death due to accidental drowning.
Randy Brian Ash was born June 13, 1951 in Plymouth, son of Herbert W and Genevieve (Vintinner) Ash. He was a fifth grade student at the Blair School in Campton on the Daniel Webster Highway. He was a member of the Cub Scouts and Little League baseball team of Campton. He attended the Campton Congregational Church.
Survivors are his parents, two brothers, David and Steven, maternal grandmother, Mrs Rufus Vintinner of Thornton, and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert H Ash of Plymouth, uncles, aunts and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Campton Congregational Church, with Reverend J Lincoln Thomas, officiating. Burial will be in Blair Cemetery, with funeral director A L Carpenter in charge of arrangements. Deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved family in the tragic loss of their little boy. >The Plymouth Record, June 1961.
Final Rites at Campton for Sheriff's Son
The Campton Congregational Church was filled to capacity Sunday afternoon with friends and relatives of a beloved youngster, Randy Brian Ash, 9, of Campton who came to pay tribute to the little boy who lost his life by drowning on May 31, in a tiny pond hear his home. Randy was the twin son of Sheriff and Mrs Herbert Ash of Campton who resided on Route 175. Through the efforts of an older brother, David, age 13, their brother Stephen, Randy's twin, was saved, but he was unable to rescue both boys who had fallen from a raft.
The Reverend J Lincoln Thomas, pastor of the church officiated at the largely attended service. The front of the old Colonial Church was banked with floral tributes. Several delegations were represented including law enforcement officials, State Police, Sheriff's Department in Grafton County, Fish & Game Department, Blair school classmates and their teacher, Cub Scouts of Campton and Explorer Scouts of Holderness. Ushers were Deputy Sheriffs Stanley Hubbard of Bristol and Theodore Gardner of Littleton. Police Chief Bernard Gray and Special Officer Thomas Goulart and Judge Thomas Pryor of Ashland were in charge of the guest register and other duties. Bearers were Sgt Stuart Currier and Raymond Welch of the State Police, Deputy Sheriff Lewis Downing of Plymouth, and Robert Mouton of Campton. Mrs Charles Ouellet of Thornton was organist. Burial was in Blair Cemetery under the direction of Arthur L Carpenter, Jr of Nichols Funeral Home in Plymouth. >The Plymouth Record, June 1961.
Twin Brother Rescued by Older Brother
The host of friends of Grafton County Sheriff Herbert W Ash and Mrs Ash of Campton were shocked to learn of the death of one of their twin sons, 9-year-old Randy Brian, Wednesday night in a small body of water less than a mile from their home, just off Route 175. His twin brother, Steven Bryant Ash had also fallen into the water when their home-made raft capsized about 7 pm, and the boys fell into the small pond. An older brother, David, 13 on shore immediately plunged into the water to aid the brothers, according to report by State Police Sgt Stuart Currier, a neighbor of the Ash family. He swam out to his brothers who were struggling to keep afloat, and brought Steven ashore, but was unable to save Randy. The small pond is located at the rear of the Rosa Smith property and not far from a rural school building.
Sgt Currier reported the twin brothers were on a raft made of roof boards and a wooden floor. A combination of wood and iron settee was on top of the homemade raft. The pond is about 60 by 70 feet in area, and its deepest part about nine feet the sergeant said. The boys had gone to the pond to fish, and their fishing equipment was on the shore. Sheriff Ash went to the pond when notified, but was sent home by State Police because of his distraught condition. Randy's body was recovered about 8:15 pm and removed to Nichols Funeral Home, Plymouth. Dr R F DeWitt of Plymouth, Grafton County medical referee pronounced death due to accidental drowning.
Randy Brian Ash was born June 13, 1951 in Plymouth, son of Herbert W and Genevieve (Vintinner) Ash. He was a fifth grade student at the Blair School in Campton on the Daniel Webster Highway. He was a member of the Cub Scouts and Little League baseball team of Campton. He attended the Campton Congregational Church.
Survivors are his parents, two brothers, David and Steven, maternal grandmother, Mrs Rufus Vintinner of Thornton, and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert H Ash of Plymouth, uncles, aunts and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Campton Congregational Church, with Reverend J Lincoln Thomas, officiating. Burial will be in Blair Cemetery, with funeral director A L Carpenter in charge of arrangements. Deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved family in the tragic loss of their little boy. >The Plymouth Record, June 1961.
Final Rites at Campton for Sheriff's Son
The Campton Congregational Church was filled to capacity Sunday afternoon with friends and relatives of a beloved youngster, Randy Brian Ash, 9, of Campton who came to pay tribute to the little boy who lost his life by drowning on May 31, in a tiny pond hear his home. Randy was the twin son of Sheriff and Mrs Herbert Ash of Campton who resided on Route 175. Through the efforts of an older brother, David, age 13, their brother Stephen, Randy's twin, was saved, but he was unable to rescue both boys who had fallen from a raft.
The Reverend J Lincoln Thomas, pastor of the church officiated at the largely attended service. The front of the old Colonial Church was banked with floral tributes. Several delegations were represented including law enforcement officials, State Police, Sheriff's Department in Grafton County, Fish & Game Department, Blair school classmates and their teacher, Cub Scouts of Campton and Explorer Scouts of Holderness. Ushers were Deputy Sheriffs Stanley Hubbard of Bristol and Theodore Gardner of Littleton. Police Chief Bernard Gray and Special Officer Thomas Goulart and Judge Thomas Pryor of Ashland were in charge of the guest register and other duties. Bearers were Sgt Stuart Currier and Raymond Welch of the State Police, Deputy Sheriff Lewis Downing of Plymouth, and Robert Mouton of Campton. Mrs Charles Ouellet of Thornton was organist. Burial was in Blair Cemetery under the direction of Arthur L Carpenter, Jr of Nichols Funeral Home in Plymouth. >The Plymouth Record, June 1961.
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