Pike, NH John William Walton Vowles, 67, of Jeffers Hill Road, died on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. John was born in London, England, March 13, 1943, the son of Reginald Walton and Florence Marie (Gilling) Vowles. He graduated from Dulwich College in London, England, where he studied Modern Languages. John served as a Captain with the British Armed Services in the Territorial Army for several years. In England, he worked as a Chartered Tax Advisor for Guiness Brewers. John moved with his family from England to Montreal, Canada in 1975. In Montreal, he worked for the Royal Bank of Canada. They moved from Montreal to the Upper Valley, living in Lebanon, where he worked for AMCA International as a tax consultant. Later he lived in Piermont, NH and then moved to Pike, NH in the mid 1990 s. While in Pike he was a personal tax advisor. John was an automobile enthusiast, history buff, and loved animals. He was predeceased by his parents, Reginald Walton and Florence Marie (Gilling) Vowles; and a son, Warren John Walton Vowles in 1998. Survivors include his son, Peter R. Vowles and wife Christy of Thetford, VT; a sister, Jane Durden-Vowles of Leicester, England; two step grandchildren, Sarah and Graham Batchelder; an aunt, Winifred Blackstaffe of Bromley Kent, England; two nieces, Lucy and Jennie; two nephews, William and Oliver; six great nieces and nephews; and two cousins, Michael and Christopher. Calling hours will be on Wednesday, December 8, from 6 to 8 PM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. A funeral service will be on Thursday, December 9, at 11 AM at Ricker Funeral Home, with Father William Watts from the St. Luke s Episcopal Church in Woodsville, NH, officiating Burial will follow at the East Haverhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Twin State Humane Society, in care of Kathy Maurer, Daniels Road, Pike, NH 03780.