Martha E. (Peppard) McKichan, 71, of 26 South Bennington Road, Bennington, NH died on April 26, 2000 at her home after a lengthy illness. Ms. McKichan was born on March 16, 1929 in Detroit, Maine, the daughter of the late Cecil and Doris (Shields) Peppard. She was an LPN for the Walter E. Fernald School in Waltham, MA for 44 years. Family members include; two daughters, Catherine Kincaid of Weare, NH and Margaret Gomes of New Boston, NH; two grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one brother, Richard Peppard of Pittsfield, ME; and numerous nieces and nephews.