TITLE:  Harold Linwood Durgin, Obituary, Feb. 2, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Feb 03, 2001 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Harold Linwood Durgin 

KITTERY, Maine - Harold Linwood Durgin, 98, of Lewis Road
and formerly of 460 State Road, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, in Kittery. 

Born in Worcester, Mass., Oct. 20, 1902, he was the son of Frederick
and Mabel (Moody) Durgin. 

He worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and from 1958 until
his retirement at the age of 62 at Pease Air Force Base. 

He established the well-known Christmas tree farm on the property in
1954. He served as a selectman for the town of Kittery from 1958 to
1961. 

He was predeceased by his wife of 68 years, Sarah S. (Norton)
Durgin, who died in 1993; and by two sons, Richard, who died in
1999, and Clayton, who died in 2000. 

Survivors include his son, Neil and his wife, Annette Durgin, of
Williston, Vt.; a daughter, Ann and her husband, David Blake, of
Kittery, with whom he lived; 14 grandchildren; and several
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. 

DURGIN - Harold L. Durgin, 98, of Lewis Road, Kittery, Maine,
and formerly of State Road, died Feb. 2, 2001. Funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m. Monday, at the Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home, 91
Long Sands Road, York, Maine. Visiting hours will be held from 3 to
5 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the spring in
First Parish Cemetery. Family flowers only. Memorial donations may
be made to the York Volunteer Ambulance Association, P.O. Box
238, York, ME 03909. 


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