George Partridge

BAKERSFIELD - George A. Partridge, age 83, passed away Sunday morning, April 3, 2016 at his home with his family at his side.

He was born April 28, 1932 in Gilmanton Ironworks, New Hampshire the son of the late Horace & Florence (Palmer) Partridge. He married Marilyn (Maynard) Partridge on January 1st, 1956.

George was born and raised in Gilmanton Ironworks, NH on a farm on Guinea Ridge, which he had many stories about and where his heart would always consider home. He joined the US Army and was stationed in Virginia. After his honorable discharge he moved back to NH and that is when his career in construction began. He met Marilyn the love of his life while working in Vermont and boarding at an Inn that she was working at in Jeffersonville, VT he proposed to her on Smugglers Notch. He worked construction for his whole life, working for Goodrich for many years and others companies throughout his career. Working with all type of heavy equipment. At the end of his career he started his own trucking company Partridge Trucking and he did that until he retired in 2004.

In Georges early day, he enjoyed spending time with his many brothers and sisters. He was and an avid hunter and participated in many turkey shoots. He enjoyed being a father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He especially enjoyed sitting around with the family and telling stories about his life. He was a member of the Masonic Lincoln Lodge #78 F& AM and the Enosburg American Legion Post #42.

He is survived by his daughters and their husbands Sherry Partridge of Dallas, TX, Patricia & Allan Monette and Donna & Rosaire Paquette all of Bakersfield; his grandchildren, Jody Tower and her husband Liam of Berkshire, VT , James Monette and wife Abbey of Bakersfield,VT, Terry Monette and friend Michael Mims of St. Albans, VT , Erica Schveighoffer and husband Steve of Plainville, MA, and Diana Paquette of Bakersfield, VT; his great grandchildren, Nerissa, Neve and Juliet Tower, Clay and Wyatt Monette, Autumn and Ryder Mims, Nathan and Justin Schvieghoffer, and his special grand-dog Mocha Joe. His siblings, Olive and Robert Tibbetts, Lois Hillsgrove and Fred Dorhety, Edwin and Virginia Partridge , Patricia Sweeney, Frederich and Joyce Partridge , Kenneth Partridge, Flossi and Roland Leblanc, and Robert and Jennie Partridge . His sister in-laws and brother in-laws, Martha and John Hyne , Norma Benjamin, Leon (Dickey) and Shirley Maynard, and Frank (Bill) and Carol Maynard.

Besides his parents Horace and Florence Partridge, George was predeceased by his wife, Marilyn (Maynard) Partridge, his son Barry Partridge, great-grandson Aidan Tower. His brothers and sisters Shirley Dawson, Horace Partridge Jr, Leon Partridge, Mae Wocester, Muriella Rohach, Daisy Partridge and Ernest Partridge. His in-laws R.Richard and Eleanor Maynard.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 4:00 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls with Pastor Lyle Willey officiating.

A time of visitation will be ehld at the funeral home on Sunday from 2:00 PM until the hour of the memorial service.

For those who wish, contributions in Georges memory may be made to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478 or the Franklin County Animal Rescue, 30 Sunset Meadows, St. Albans, VT 05478.