Mr. John Dudley Deacon, Sr.
Age: 79 yrs. 9 mos. 1 dy.
S/O Eugene Newell Deacon & Effie Dudley Stetson (Cartlidge) Deacon
H/O Muriel Joan (Howard) Deacon; m 25 Jun 1949, New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
F/O John Dudley Deacon, Jr.
F/O Timothy Davis Deacon
F/O Dwight Edward Deacon
F/O Jeffrey Alan Deacon
F/O Ann Elizabeth (Deacon) O'Day
F/O William Howard Deacon
Obituary, Concord [NH] Monitor, Wed. 1 Dec 2004, pg. 10:
John D. Deacon
NEW LONDON - John D. "Buzz" Deacon, 79, of Highland Ridge, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, at home.
Memorial services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Gould Road in New London.
The Rev. Cricket Cooper, rector, will be officiating.
Burial will be in Old Main Street Cemetery in New London.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the New London Historical Society, P.O. Box 965, New London 03257; or to the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, P.O. Box 683, Sunapee 03782.
Chadwick Funeral Home in New London is in charge of the arrangements.
For more information visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com .
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He was born in Newton, Mass., on Feb. 28, 1925, the son of Eugene N. and Effie (Cartledge) Deacon.
He spent his early years in Maplewood, N.J., and graduated from Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J., in 1942.
Mr .Deacon served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was commissioned a second lieutenant stationed in Tientsin, China, until 1947.
After his service, he graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1949.
He began his career in sales, marketing and general management with Nestle Chocolate and Snow Crop Marketers prior to cofounding two businesses in the mid-fifties. One, Chase Foster, eventually became the laminates division of Bairnco Inc., a NYSE firm, and Buzz served as division president until his retirement in 1984.
Buzz and his wife of 55 years, Muriel (Howard) Deacon, were longtime residents of Westwood, Mass., where they raised their six children.
Members of his family surviving include Muriel, of New London; six children, John and Barbara Deacon of Rumford, R.I., Timothy Deacon of Norfolk, Mass., Dwight and Jennifer Deacon of Natick, Mass., Jeffrey and Catherine Deacon of Guilford, Conn., Ann O'Day of Williston Vt., and William and Heidi Deacon of New London; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Benjamin and Joan Deacon of Orlando, Fla., and Richard and Marjorie Deacon of Brielle, N.J.; a sister, Elizabeth Stevens of Lady Lake, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.
Mr. Deacon was an active participant in several volunteer and charitable organizations, including the Cub Scouts, Little League, the New London Historical Society, and the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, as well as a member of St Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Subject of entry 775 of "Our Voices, Our Town/A History of New London, New Hampshire/1950-2000" by Ann Page Stecker, 2000:
775. DEACON, JOHN DUDLEY business executive (ret) b Newton, MA ch of Eugene Newrell & Effie C. (Cartledge) Deacon. Res NL since 1989. Summer res since 1935. Came to NL from Westwood, MA. A.B. U. of Rochester; B.A. Yale U. Mil. Service: WWII USMC 2nd Lt. 1st Div. 1943-47. Member: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church; Lake Sun. Country Club; Lake Sun. Yacht Club; NL Hist. Soc. (Bd.); ASLPT (Vol.). m NL 25 Jun 1949 Muriel Joan Howard (776) of Winchester, MA & NL. John & Muriel have 6 ch: (1) John D., Jr. b Kansas City, MO 27 Sep 1951; lawyer; Denison U.; Hasting Sch. of Law; m Barbara Bennett of Ottawa, KA & has Daniel b 1980 & Mathew b 1983; now res Rumford; RI; (2) Timothy Davis b Boston, MA 9 Jun 1954; computer consultant; B.A. N.E. Coll., M.B.A. Babson Coll. m Victoria Warnock & has Katharine b 1991; now res Norfolk, MA; (3) Dwight Edward b Boston, MA 30 Dec 1956; human resources; Massachusetts Bay Comm. Coll.; m Jennifer Cohen; now res Natick, MA; (4) Jeffrey Alan b Boston, MA 17 May 1958; business executive; B.A. U. of Maine; Columbia U. Exec. Seminars; m Catherine Succi of Stamford, CT & has Bridget b 1984, Christopher b 1988, Jeffrey G. b 1990, & Grady b 1993; now res Guilford, CT; (5) Ann Elizabeth b Boston, MA 4 Jan 1961; marketing director; B.A Dartmouth Coll. '83; m Mark O'Day of Burlington, VT & has Meghan b 1997; now res Williston, VT; (6) William Howard b Boston, MA 6 Jan 1961; maintenance engineer; Plymouth State Coll.; m Heidi Light of CA & has William b 1995; now res Lebanon.
Age: 79 yrs. 9 mos. 1 dy.
S/O Eugene Newell Deacon & Effie Dudley Stetson (Cartlidge) Deacon
H/O Muriel Joan (Howard) Deacon; m 25 Jun 1949, New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
F/O John Dudley Deacon, Jr.
F/O Timothy Davis Deacon
F/O Dwight Edward Deacon
F/O Jeffrey Alan Deacon
F/O Ann Elizabeth (Deacon) O'Day
F/O William Howard Deacon
Obituary, Concord [NH] Monitor, Wed. 1 Dec 2004, pg. 10:
John D. Deacon
NEW LONDON - John D. "Buzz" Deacon, 79, of Highland Ridge, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, at home.
Memorial services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Gould Road in New London.
The Rev. Cricket Cooper, rector, will be officiating.
Burial will be in Old Main Street Cemetery in New London.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the New London Historical Society, P.O. Box 965, New London 03257; or to the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, P.O. Box 683, Sunapee 03782.
Chadwick Funeral Home in New London is in charge of the arrangements.
For more information visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com .
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He was born in Newton, Mass., on Feb. 28, 1925, the son of Eugene N. and Effie (Cartledge) Deacon.
He spent his early years in Maplewood, N.J., and graduated from Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J., in 1942.
Mr .Deacon served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was commissioned a second lieutenant stationed in Tientsin, China, until 1947.
After his service, he graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1949.
He began his career in sales, marketing and general management with Nestle Chocolate and Snow Crop Marketers prior to cofounding two businesses in the mid-fifties. One, Chase Foster, eventually became the laminates division of Bairnco Inc., a NYSE firm, and Buzz served as division president until his retirement in 1984.
Buzz and his wife of 55 years, Muriel (Howard) Deacon, were longtime residents of Westwood, Mass., where they raised their six children.
Members of his family surviving include Muriel, of New London; six children, John and Barbara Deacon of Rumford, R.I., Timothy Deacon of Norfolk, Mass., Dwight and Jennifer Deacon of Natick, Mass., Jeffrey and Catherine Deacon of Guilford, Conn., Ann O'Day of Williston Vt., and William and Heidi Deacon of New London; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Benjamin and Joan Deacon of Orlando, Fla., and Richard and Marjorie Deacon of Brielle, N.J.; a sister, Elizabeth Stevens of Lady Lake, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.
Mr. Deacon was an active participant in several volunteer and charitable organizations, including the Cub Scouts, Little League, the New London Historical Society, and the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, as well as a member of St Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Subject of entry 775 of "Our Voices, Our Town/A History of New London, New Hampshire/1950-2000" by Ann Page Stecker, 2000:
775. DEACON, JOHN DUDLEY business executive (ret) b Newton, MA ch of Eugene Newrell & Effie C. (Cartledge) Deacon. Res NL since 1989. Summer res since 1935. Came to NL from Westwood, MA. A.B. U. of Rochester; B.A. Yale U. Mil. Service: WWII USMC 2nd Lt. 1st Div. 1943-47. Member: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church; Lake Sun. Country Club; Lake Sun. Yacht Club; NL Hist. Soc. (Bd.); ASLPT (Vol.). m NL 25 Jun 1949 Muriel Joan Howard (776) of Winchester, MA & NL. John & Muriel have 6 ch: (1) John D., Jr. b Kansas City, MO 27 Sep 1951; lawyer; Denison U.; Hasting Sch. of Law; m Barbara Bennett of Ottawa, KA & has Daniel b 1980 & Mathew b 1983; now res Rumford; RI; (2) Timothy Davis b Boston, MA 9 Jun 1954; computer consultant; B.A. N.E. Coll., M.B.A. Babson Coll. m Victoria Warnock & has Katharine b 1991; now res Norfolk, MA; (3) Dwight Edward b Boston, MA 30 Dec 1956; human resources; Massachusetts Bay Comm. Coll.; m Jennifer Cohen; now res Natick, MA; (4) Jeffrey Alan b Boston, MA 17 May 1958; business executive; B.A. U. of Maine; Columbia U. Exec. Seminars; m Catherine Succi of Stamford, CT & has Bridget b 1984, Christopher b 1988, Jeffrey G. b 1990, & Grady b 1993; now res Guilford, CT; (5) Ann Elizabeth b Boston, MA 4 Jan 1961; marketing director; B.A Dartmouth Coll. '83; m Mark O'Day of Burlington, VT & has Meghan b 1997; now res Williston, VT; (6) William Howard b Boston, MA 6 Jan 1961; maintenance engineer; Plymouth State Coll.; m Heidi Light of CA & has William b 1995; now res Lebanon.
Mr. John Dudley Deacon, Sr.
Age: 79 yrs. 9 mos. 1 dy.
S/O Eugene Newell Deacon & Effie Dudley Stetson (Cartlidge) Deacon
H/O Muriel Joan (Howard) Deacon; m 25 Jun 1949, New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
F/O John Dudley Deacon, Jr.
F/O Timothy Davis Deacon
F/O Dwight Edward Deacon
F/O Jeffrey Alan Deacon
F/O Ann Elizabeth (Deacon) O'Day
F/O William Howard Deacon
Obituary, Concord [NH] Monitor, Wed. 1 Dec 2004, pg. 10:
John D. Deacon
NEW LONDON - John D. "Buzz" Deacon, 79, of Highland Ridge, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, at home.
Memorial services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Gould Road in New London.
The Rev. Cricket Cooper, rector, will be officiating.
Burial will be in Old Main Street Cemetery in New London.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the New London Historical Society, P.O. Box 965, New London 03257; or to the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, P.O. Box 683, Sunapee 03782.
Chadwick Funeral Home in New London is in charge of the arrangements.
For more information visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com .
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He was born in Newton, Mass., on Feb. 28, 1925, the son of Eugene N. and Effie (Cartledge) Deacon.
He spent his early years in Maplewood, N.J., and graduated from Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J., in 1942.
Mr .Deacon served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was commissioned a second lieutenant stationed in Tientsin, China, until 1947.
After his service, he graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1949.
He began his career in sales, marketing and general management with Nestle Chocolate and Snow Crop Marketers prior to cofounding two businesses in the mid-fifties. One, Chase Foster, eventually became the laminates division of Bairnco Inc., a NYSE firm, and Buzz served as division president until his retirement in 1984.
Buzz and his wife of 55 years, Muriel (Howard) Deacon, were longtime residents of Westwood, Mass., where they raised their six children.
Members of his family surviving include Muriel, of New London; six children, John and Barbara Deacon of Rumford, R.I., Timothy Deacon of Norfolk, Mass., Dwight and Jennifer Deacon of Natick, Mass., Jeffrey and Catherine Deacon of Guilford, Conn., Ann O'Day of Williston Vt., and William and Heidi Deacon of New London; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Benjamin and Joan Deacon of Orlando, Fla., and Richard and Marjorie Deacon of Brielle, N.J.; a sister, Elizabeth Stevens of Lady Lake, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.
Mr. Deacon was an active participant in several volunteer and charitable organizations, including the Cub Scouts, Little League, the New London Historical Society, and the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, as well as a member of St Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Subject of entry 775 of "Our Voices, Our Town/A History of New London, New Hampshire/1950-2000" by Ann Page Stecker, 2000:
775. DEACON, JOHN DUDLEY business executive (ret) b Newton, MA ch of Eugene Newrell & Effie C. (Cartledge) Deacon. Res NL since 1989. Summer res since 1935. Came to NL from Westwood, MA. A.B. U. of Rochester; B.A. Yale U. Mil. Service: WWII USMC 2nd Lt. 1st Div. 1943-47. Member: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church; Lake Sun. Country Club; Lake Sun. Yacht Club; NL Hist. Soc. (Bd.); ASLPT (Vol.). m NL 25 Jun 1949 Muriel Joan Howard (776) of Winchester, MA & NL. John & Muriel have 6 ch: (1) John D., Jr. b Kansas City, MO 27 Sep 1951; lawyer; Denison U.; Hasting Sch. of Law; m Barbara Bennett of Ottawa, KA & has Daniel b 1980 & Mathew b 1983; now res Rumford; RI; (2) Timothy Davis b Boston, MA 9 Jun 1954; computer consultant; B.A. N.E. Coll., M.B.A. Babson Coll. m Victoria Warnock & has Katharine b 1991; now res Norfolk, MA; (3) Dwight Edward b Boston, MA 30 Dec 1956; human resources; Massachusetts Bay Comm. Coll.; m Jennifer Cohen; now res Natick, MA; (4) Jeffrey Alan b Boston, MA 17 May 1958; business executive; B.A. U. of Maine; Columbia U. Exec. Seminars; m Catherine Succi of Stamford, CT & has Bridget b 1984, Christopher b 1988, Jeffrey G. b 1990, & Grady b 1993; now res Guilford, CT; (5) Ann Elizabeth b Boston, MA 4 Jan 1961; marketing director; B.A Dartmouth Coll. '83; m Mark O'Day of Burlington, VT & has Meghan b 1997; now res Williston, VT; (6) William Howard b Boston, MA 6 Jan 1961; maintenance engineer; Plymouth State Coll.; m Heidi Light of CA & has William b 1995; now res Lebanon.
Age: 79 yrs. 9 mos. 1 dy.
S/O Eugene Newell Deacon & Effie Dudley Stetson (Cartlidge) Deacon
H/O Muriel Joan (Howard) Deacon; m 25 Jun 1949, New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
F/O John Dudley Deacon, Jr.
F/O Timothy Davis Deacon
F/O Dwight Edward Deacon
F/O Jeffrey Alan Deacon
F/O Ann Elizabeth (Deacon) O'Day
F/O William Howard Deacon
Obituary, Concord [NH] Monitor, Wed. 1 Dec 2004, pg. 10:
John D. Deacon
NEW LONDON - John D. "Buzz" Deacon, 79, of Highland Ridge, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, at home.
Memorial services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Gould Road in New London.
The Rev. Cricket Cooper, rector, will be officiating.
Burial will be in Old Main Street Cemetery in New London.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the New London Historical Society, P.O. Box 965, New London 03257; or to the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, P.O. Box 683, Sunapee 03782.
Chadwick Funeral Home in New London is in charge of the arrangements.
For more information visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com .
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He was born in Newton, Mass., on Feb. 28, 1925, the son of Eugene N. and Effie (Cartledge) Deacon.
He spent his early years in Maplewood, N.J., and graduated from Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J., in 1942.
Mr .Deacon served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was commissioned a second lieutenant stationed in Tientsin, China, until 1947.
After his service, he graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1949.
He began his career in sales, marketing and general management with Nestle Chocolate and Snow Crop Marketers prior to cofounding two businesses in the mid-fifties. One, Chase Foster, eventually became the laminates division of Bairnco Inc., a NYSE firm, and Buzz served as division president until his retirement in 1984.
Buzz and his wife of 55 years, Muriel (Howard) Deacon, were longtime residents of Westwood, Mass., where they raised their six children.
Members of his family surviving include Muriel, of New London; six children, John and Barbara Deacon of Rumford, R.I., Timothy Deacon of Norfolk, Mass., Dwight and Jennifer Deacon of Natick, Mass., Jeffrey and Catherine Deacon of Guilford, Conn., Ann O'Day of Williston Vt., and William and Heidi Deacon of New London; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Benjamin and Joan Deacon of Orlando, Fla., and Richard and Marjorie Deacon of Brielle, N.J.; a sister, Elizabeth Stevens of Lady Lake, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.
Mr. Deacon was an active participant in several volunteer and charitable organizations, including the Cub Scouts, Little League, the New London Historical Society, and the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, as well as a member of St Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Subject of entry 775 of "Our Voices, Our Town/A History of New London, New Hampshire/1950-2000" by Ann Page Stecker, 2000:
775. DEACON, JOHN DUDLEY business executive (ret) b Newton, MA ch of Eugene Newrell & Effie C. (Cartledge) Deacon. Res NL since 1989. Summer res since 1935. Came to NL from Westwood, MA. A.B. U. of Rochester; B.A. Yale U. Mil. Service: WWII USMC 2nd Lt. 1st Div. 1943-47. Member: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church; Lake Sun. Country Club; Lake Sun. Yacht Club; NL Hist. Soc. (Bd.); ASLPT (Vol.). m NL 25 Jun 1949 Muriel Joan Howard (776) of Winchester, MA & NL. John & Muriel have 6 ch: (1) John D., Jr. b Kansas City, MO 27 Sep 1951; lawyer; Denison U.; Hasting Sch. of Law; m Barbara Bennett of Ottawa, KA & has Daniel b 1980 & Mathew b 1983; now res Rumford; RI; (2) Timothy Davis b Boston, MA 9 Jun 1954; computer consultant; B.A. N.E. Coll., M.B.A. Babson Coll. m Victoria Warnock & has Katharine b 1991; now res Norfolk, MA; (3) Dwight Edward b Boston, MA 30 Dec 1956; human resources; Massachusetts Bay Comm. Coll.; m Jennifer Cohen; now res Natick, MA; (4) Jeffrey Alan b Boston, MA 17 May 1958; business executive; B.A. U. of Maine; Columbia U. Exec. Seminars; m Catherine Succi of Stamford, CT & has Bridget b 1984, Christopher b 1988, Jeffrey G. b 1990, & Grady b 1993; now res Guilford, CT; (5) Ann Elizabeth b Boston, MA 4 Jan 1961; marketing director; B.A Dartmouth Coll. '83; m Mark O'Day of Burlington, VT & has Meghan b 1997; now res Williston, VT; (6) William Howard b Boston, MA 6 Jan 1961; maintenance engineer; Plymouth State Coll.; m Heidi Light of CA & has William b 1995; now res Lebanon.
Inscription
(flat military marker)
✞
JOHN D DEACON
2NDLT US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
FEB 28 1925 NOV 29 2004
(plot marker) DEACON
Gravesite Details
Buried next to Eugenia Deacon Caufield.
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