CHARLESTOWN— Esther Welch Adams, age 87, died on Dec. 30, 2019, at Maplewood Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 26, 1932, the daughter of Edith (Bagley) Simpson and Everett Simpson. She attended local schools and graduated from the Elliot Community Hospital School of Nursing in 1954. She worked in area hospitals and retired from Fall Mountain School District in 1994 after being employed as a school nurse in Charlestown area schools for 19 years. She married Alfred Welch in October 1954. She was predeceased by Alfred and two grandchildren. She is survived by her son Gary Welch and wife MaryLou of Naples, Florida, her daughter Lori Jones and husband Douglas, her son Mark Welch and her daughter Lynn Welch, all of Charlestown; also, survived by nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; as well as her surviving spouse Robert Adams of Walpole. No memorial service is planned at this time. The family will have a celebration of Esther’s life in July 2020. Donations may be made to Maplewood Nursing Home, 201 River Road, Westmoreland, NH 03467. Arrangements are with Stringer Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 146 Broad St., Claremont, NH 03743. To view an online memorial or send a private message of condolence, visit www.stringerfh.com.
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