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Subject: [US-OBITS] MERRILL, Pauline (SWAIN) Jamaica Plain, MA > NH 2001-04-02
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 18:41:16 -0500

Laconia Citizen
Laconia, NH
2 April 2001 + 1 May 2001

Pauline S. Merrill

WEST STEWARTSTOWN — Mrs. Pauline Swain Merrill, 96, of Colebrook, died
Saturday morning, March 31, 2001, at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in
West Stewartstown.

Mrs. Merrill was born May 8, 1904, in Jamaica Plain, Mass., the daughter
of the late Clarence G. and Mary F. (Bliss) Swain.

Mrs. Merrill graduated valedictorian from New Hampton Literary and
Biblical Institution in 1921 and cum laude from Northeastern University
in 1928. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1928 and to the
New Hampshire Bar in 1929. She practiced law with her father in Boston,
Mass. and Bristol, N.H., as "Swain and Swain." After her father’s death,
she opened her own practice as "Pauline S. Merrill, Attorney at Law."
She was one of the first women lawyers in New Hampshire and the second
to practice in Grafton County.

Mrs. Merrill married the late Bernard E. Merrill on May 22, 1932. Living
in New Hampton most of her life, she was a life member of the Audubon
Society of New Hampshire and the New Hampton Garden Club. She was a
72-year member of the New Hampton Grange and a charter member of the New
Hampton Historical Society. She was a member of the New Hampton
Community Church and served as treasurer for several years.

Mrs. Merrill was a retired member of the New Hampshire Bar Association,
the American Birding Association, the Society for Protection of New
Hampshire Forests, and the Science Center of New Hampshire. She also
served as treasurer and trustee of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire,
trustee of the Gordon Nash Library, clerk of the New Hampton School
District, town and county clerk of the New Hampton and Grafton
Republican Parties, a member of the New Hampton School Board, a 4-H club
leader, and trustee emeritus of the New Hampton School.

Mrs. Merrill helped finish writing and had published a brief history of
New Hampton, "A Small Gore of Land." She and her sister, Miss Hope
Swain, were recognized by then Governor Gregg for their outstanding
volunteer service to the State of New Hampshire. Also, Mrs. Merrill was
awarded the degree of Juris Doctor from Northeastern University in 1971.

Mrs. Merrill is survived by four children, John Merrill of Center
Harbor, Clarence Merrill of Jewett City, Conn., Mrs. Ann Merrill Woodard
of Colebrook, and Mrs. Mary Merrill Blodgett of Prunedale, Calif.; six
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Miss Hope Swain of
Franklin; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Merrill was predeceased by her husband, Bernard E. Merrill on March
2, 1972, and her brother, Richard F. Swain, on June 9, 1973.

Calling hours were held Sunday at the Jenkins Funeral Home. Services
will be held in the spring at the New Hampton Community Church in New
Hampton, with interment services to follow in the New Hampton Village
Cemetery. The date and time of services will be announced at a later date,

Persons wishing to make a donation in Mrs. Merrill’s name may contribute
to the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, 3 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH
03301; the New Hampton Community Church, New Hampton, NH 03256; or a
charity of their choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins Funeral Home, Colebrook.




Pauline S. Merrill

WEST STEWARTSTOWN — Mrs. Pauline Swain Merrill, 96, of Colebrook died
Saturday morning, March 31, 2001, at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in
West Stewartstown.

Calling hours were held Sunday at the Jenkins Funeral Home in Colebrook.
A memorial service will be conducted on Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. at the
New Hampton Community Church in New Hampton, with interment services to
be held at 1 p.m. at the New Hampton Village Cemetery.

Persons wishing to make a donation in Mrs. Merrill’s name may contribute
to the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, 3 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH
03301; the New Hampton Community Church, New Hampton, NH 03256; or a
charity of their choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins Funeral Home, Colebrook.

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