Phylis Irene Howe 84, of Chester, VT, and a former longtime resident of Westmoreland, NH and Zephyrhills, FL, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at the Jack Byrne Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock, Lebanon, NH.
Her parents, George and Thelma (Smith) LaClair, welcomed their daughter into the world on July 10, 1938 in Dover, NH.
Phylis worked for 37 years as a bookbinder with the Book Press in Brattleboro, Vermont.
She loved sitting in the sunshine, feeling the warmth on her face. She also enjoyed creating many special memories and adventures with her sisters. Her favorite memories were those created with her children and her grandchildren who were the “"sunshine in her life"
She will be greatly missed by many, especially her children, Pamela J. Wallis of Westmoreland, NH, Karen L. Bills of West Chesterfield, NH, Lori A. McDermid and her husband, Brian, of Chester, VT, Terry Howe and his wife, Linda, of Brattleboro, VT, Patti French and her husband, Lester, of Brattleboro; her eleven grandchildren, Eric, Drew, Craig, Nina, Aidan, Julianna, Christopher, Matthew, Emily, Aaron, Karena; fifteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a brother, Lewis LaClair, and his wife, Diane, of Guilford, VT; her sisters, Gloria Paige of Zephyrhills, FL, Nancy Wright, of Chesterfield, NH, Shirley Miller and her husband, Roger, of Ozark, AL; and many nieces, nephews and extended family members. Her husband of 44 years, Kenneth G. Howe, died in 2010. Her parents, George LaClair and Thelma Humphrey; a grandson, Nathaniel French; two brothers, George LaClair and Richard LaClair; and two sisters, Opal Belvielle and Joanne Maine, predeceased her.
Services and burial in the Village Cemetery, Spofford, NH, will be held privately by the family.
For those who wish, donations may be made in Mrs. Howe’s memory to Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care, 154 Hitchcock Loop Road, Lebanon, NH 03766.
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