Bath, NH Heather M. Poor, 39, of Poor Hill Road, died January 31, 2010, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, following an incredibly honest and inspirational battle against gall- bladder cancer. She was born in Hartford, CT, on May 16, 1970, the daughter of Russell Bigelow and Marie (Aremburg) Bigelow. She attended local schools and graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1988. While attending high school, she served as a State Officer for the Future Business Leaders of America. Following graduation from high school, Heather lived and studied in Denmark for a year and became fluent in Danish. Upon her return to the US, she worked at the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank. She married Jeffrey Poor on June 12, 1993. She later worked for 15 years at the Grafton County Probate Court and while there, she was involved with the State Forms Committee and served as a Notary Public. After leaving the Probate office in September 2008, she joined the family business at Blackmount Equipment in North Haverhill, NH. Heather was a member of the Bath Congregational Church and along with being a Sunday school teacher, she served on the Church Board of Education. She was a member of the Bath School Board, the Haverhill Cooperative Middle School PTA, and Friends of Woodsville High School. Her spirit of volunteerism lead her to assist at the Bath Village School with her children s activities, class functions, and fundraisers. Over the years Heather learned American Sign Language and took early childhood education courses at the School of Lifelong Learning in Littleton. Heather was a beloved wife and mother. She had many loves: being with family and friends, chocolate, walking in the woods, being near the ocean, and doing cross stitch. Her warm infectious smile will not be forgotten. Survivors include her husband of 16 years Jeffrey Poor, and their children Luke Poor and Meghan Poor, all of Bath; her mother Marie Bigelow of Haverhill, NH; her father Russell Bigelow and wife Tracey of Mt. Lakes, NH; a brother Shawn Bigelow and Lorie-Ann Noyes, and their son Kyle of North Haverhill; her maternal grandparents Earl and Bertha Aremburg, and paternal grandparents Maurice Lucky and Alice Bigelow, all of North Haverhill; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; her Danish family, Bjarne and Lissie Kring and their sons Michael and Carsten and their families of Silkeborg, Denmark; her father-in-law and mother-in-law Raymond and Mary Poor, and sister-in-law Ronna Morse and husband Brian, and grandmother-in-law Markie Mitchell, all of Bath. Calling hours will be Friday, February 5, from 4-8 PM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville. The funeral service will be on Saturday, February 6, at 1 PM, at the First Congregational Church of Haverhill UCC, 120 School Street, Haverhill with Rev. Thomas Peters, pastor of the Bath Congregational Church officiating. Spring burial will be in Bath Village Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, (to raise awareness for gall bladder cancer), or to The Poor Family Benefit Fund, c/o Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, 63 Central Street, Woodsville, NH 03785.