Cortland Floyde Heath

NEW DURHAM — Cortland Floyde Heath Jr., 60, of 17 Middleton Road, New Durham, died Sunday, July 28, 2002, at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Rochester, of heart disease. Born May 14, 1942, in Pittsfield, Mass., he was the son of Cortland F. and Anna Yvonne Kickery Heath who died in 1999 and 1993. He has lived in Lee, Mass., Tyringham, Mass., Rochester, and moved to New Durham in 1989. He loved hunting and fishing and was a member of the Farmington Fish & Game Club. He also loved spending time with his granddaughters; listening to country music and old time TV westerns; and reading. He served in the United States Marine Corp and the Army Reserves, serving his country for a total of 14 1/2 years before retiring with heart problems. He was a life member of the DAV chapter 4, the NRA and also was a member of the NAHC. He leaves his wife of 36 years, Gladys Ethel (Jennings) Heath of New Durham; three daughters, Roxanne of Rochester, Heather of New Durham, and Colleen of Chester, Mass.; two granddaughters, Ashley Rose Spinney and Anastasia Lynn Denbow; a brother, Bruce W. Heath of Tryingham, Mass.; two sisters, Brenda S. Ward of Hillsdale, N.Y., Cheryl N. Kickery of Leonoxdale, Mass.; and his grandmother, Yvonne Haywood, 99, of Great Barrington, Mass. He was predeceased by two brothers, Gary W. Heath and Phillip Heath; and a grandson, Christopher Michael Denbow. ———— Arrangements will be made by the Cremation Society of New Hampshire. There will be no calling hours. Burial will be at the John C. Shirley Memorial Cemetery at a future time with private graveside services for the family. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the New Durham Ambulance and Fire & Rescue or the VNA/Hospice of Rochester, NH. Cards may be sent to the family at 17 Middleton Road, New Durham, NH 03855