Haverhill, NH John Lester Hobbs, 82, of Cemetery Road, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. He was born in Haverhill, NH, February 3, 1927, the son of Edward G. and Lois (Rogers) Hobbs. John married June St. Marie on July 1, 1949. He served as a military police officer in the U.S. Army during World War II. After discharge, he worked at the former CPM paper mill, later called the Kimberly Clark Mill in East Ryegate, VT. Following retirement from the mill, he worked at the former Westview Farm in North Haverhill for Peter and Shauna Kimball and then at Hatchland Dairy for Howard Hatch. John was very well known in the area as an arborist. After June s death, he married Janis Page. He was also a member of the Ross-Wood Post #20 American Legion of Woodsville, NH. He was predeceased by his first wife, June (St. Marie) Hobbs on March 19, 1988; a grandson, Matthew Ryan Hutchins on January 30, 2006; two sisters, Bertha White and Emma Hobbs; three brothers, Arthur Hobbs, Dennis Hobbs, and Leon Hobbs. Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer Hutchins and husband Joshua and their three sons of Haverhill, NH; Janis (Page) Hobbs of Haverhill, NH; a brother, Louis E. Hobbs of Woodsville, NH; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. At John s request there will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be on Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 1 PM, at the Horsemeadow Annex Cemetery, North Haverhill, NH, with Rev. David Pendleton officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson s Disease Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 96268, Washington, DC, 20090-6268.