Robert C. Lurvey Sr. CHARLESTOWN — Robert C. Lurvey Sr., 83, of Charlestown, New Hampshire, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at Springfield Rivers Nursing Home in Springfield, Vermont, following a period of failing health. He was born in Royalton, Vermont, on Aug. 25, 1938, the son of Iliff C. and Ethel E. (Clark) Lurvey, and had been a longtime Cornish, New Hampshire, resident. Robert had been employed as a general foreman and quality control supervisor by Cone Blanchard in Windsor, Vermont, for 40 years. He later worked as an assembler for Walmart for 10 years. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Robert enjoyed coon hunting, farming, fishing and playing bingo. He was an auxiliary member of the Charlestown, New Hampshire. VFW Post 8497. Members of his family include a son, Robert C. Lurvey Jr. and his wife, Alexandra, Chester, Vermont; three daughters, Tammy Ayers and her husband, Walter, Weathersfield, Vermont, Tonia Calkins and her husband, Scott, Charlestown, New Hampshire, Robin Nadeau and her husband, Ray, Canaan, New Hampshire; five grandchildren, Kenny Flanders, Lindsay Chaffee, Brandy Conley, Samantha Fontaine, Justin “Robbie” Ayers; nine great-grandchildren, Coltin Ayers, Emily Ayers, Walker Fontaine, Lawson Fontaine, Ava Conley, Parker Conley, Liam Conley, Declan Conley, Azalea Chaffee; two sisters, Pauline Tellor, Randolph, Vermont, Rachel Van Guilder, Claremont, New Hampshire. He was predeceased by two brothers, Donald Lurvey, Walter Lurvey, and three sisters, Arlene Rumrill, Viola Clark and Irene Gray. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Roy Funeral Home, 93 Sullivan St., Claremont, New Hampshire. Committal with military honors will follow in Edminster Cemetery in Cornish, New Hampshire. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. until the time of services. The family requests that those attending the service on Saturday to please wear face coverings. You are invited to share a memory of Robert with the family or leave a message of condolence in the family guest book at www.royfuneralhome.com. The family suggest that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.
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