North Haverhill, NH James Mercer Lewis Sr, 89, died on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at the Grafton County Nursing Home following a period of failing health. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, March 7, 1921, the son of George Sherman and Frances C. (Peters) Lewis. He attended grammar school in Boston, and graduated from Mechanics Arts High School and Burdett Business College. Jim served as the co-owner, treasurer, and general manager of Lenk, Inc. Automotive Wholesale Distributors, an automotive parts business, around Boston and Alston, MA and Hartford, CT. Jim moved to the Haverhill area in 1962 and owned and operated the Woodsville Motel which is now the All Season s Motel in Woodsville, NH. He worked for 10 years as the sales manager for the North Country News Independent, retiring in 1988. Jim served on the Town of Haverhill Budget Committee and was a communicant of St. Joseph s Catholic Church in Woodsville, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Quincy, MA. He married Liberty M. Usle on April 29, 1944 and she predeceased him on June 30, 1996. He was also predeceased by a son, Stephen R. Lewis on October 9, 1988 and by a daughter, Linda Jewett on May 10, 2010. Later he married Mary Ann Dellinger on August 30, 1997. Survivors include his wife of 13 years, Mary Ann Lewis of Woodsville; a son, James M. Lewis, Jr, .and wife Alana of Littleton, NH; two step daughters, Deborah Russell of San Diego, CA, and Peg Wahl and husband Peter of Bennington, NH; two step sons, Walter Dellinger and wife Julie, and Chris Dellinger and wife Grace, both of North Haverhill; also eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Calling hours will be on Monday, November 1, from 6 to 8 PM at the Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. A Mass of Christian burial will be on Tuesday, November 2, at 10:30 AM at the St. Joseph s Catholic Church, 15 Pine Street, Woodsville, NH with Father Marcel Martel officiating. Burial will be at a later date, at the convenience of the family, in Center Haverhill Cemetery, North Haverhill, NH. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grafton County Nursing Home Activities Fund, 3855 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774 or the American Diabetes Association 330 Congress Street-Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02210.