ALTON, NH

Charles M. Woollett, 101, formerly of Halls Hill Road in Alton, passed away on January 4, 2018, at Sugar Hill Assisted Living Home in Wolfeboro. Born on March 12, 1916 in Phillipston Massachusetts, the son of Charles F. and Grace M. Woollett, he was a graduate of Athol High School, Class of 1935 where he played baseball and football and subsequently worked in several small businesses often working with his father. He served in the US Army in World War II. In 1950 he married Lucille G. Canney of Farmington. They owned and operated the Busy Corner Store in Alton Bay for several years. They later moved to their home on Route 11 where they lived for 30 years and raised their two daughters. During this time they owned and operated a real estate and insurance business. Charles was a member of the Alton Fire Department for many years and a sixty year Mason of the Alton Winnipesaukee Lodge 75. Charles always had beagles that he cherished and hunted with. They moved to their home on Halls Hill Road in 1982. Survived by his two daughters: Mary Cornelissen and husband Marty of Alton, and Ruth Woollett of Arlington, VA and her two children. Charles was a devoted family man and believed in hard work and clean living. As well as working hard to provide for his family he always had a large vegetable garden and enjoyed going hunting with his dogs and his hunting buddies. In 2017 Charles received Alton's Boston Post Cane at the age of 101. He will be remembered as an honest man with a warm smile and sense of humor.

A memorial service will be held in the spring. Contact his daughter Ruth at rgwoollett@yahoo.com for information on the service.