HOLDERNESS, NH — Judith Jackson Dearborn, 89, a resident of Holderness, NH, for 51 years, was the beloved mother of eight children, and had twenty grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. She died peacefully on Dec. 8th, at home surrounded by all her children after living a long and fulfilling life.
The daughter of Doris Bigelow (Waldo) and Stanley Sayre Jackson, Judy (“Jude”) was born in Hanover, NH, on July 24, 1929. As a girl growing up in Lebanon, NH, Judy enjoyed skiing, skating, basketball, and swimming. She played field hockey for Lebanon High School, graduating in June 1947. She was active in the LHS Alumni Association and attended annual events. During the summer of 2017, Judy was thrilled to ride in the Class of 1947 float in the annual LHS Alumni parade!
Judy is survived by her children: Ellen Judith Pack of Gorham, NH, and Colfax, WA; Janet Rosemary Dearborn of Plymouth, NH; Gail Susan Beaulieu of Plymouth, NH; Deborah Jean Jeffrey of North Woodstock, NH; Karen Jennifer Currier of Holderness, NH; Thomas Patrick Dearborn of Gurnee, IL; and Daniel Sayre Dearborn of Bolton, MA. Judy is also survived by several cousins, nieces, nephews, sons-in-law, her daughter-in-law, and the aforementioned grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Judith was predeceased by her son, Steven Scott Dearborn (April 26, 1951 – September 17, 2017) and her former husband of 38 years, Richard Armstrong Dearborn (July 12, 1928 – April 20, 2003), who she maintained a strong relationship with.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Society for the Protection of NH Forests (54 Portsmouth St., Concord, NH 03301, or https://forestsociety.org/ ) and The Bridge House Shelter and Veteran’s Advocacy, 260 Highland St, Plymouth, NH 03264, or http://tbhshelter.org/ )
Calling hours will be at the Mayhew Funeral Home in Plymouth, NH, on Friday, December 14, from 4-7pm (www.mayhewfuneralhomes.com). A Celebration of Life will be at The Barn on the Pemi, 341 Daniel Webster Hwy, Plymouth, NH, on Saturday, December 15, from 12-4pm.
To sign Judy’s Book of Memories; www.mayhewfuneralhomes.com