Everett Frank Atwood, 90, of Atwood Road, Duxbury, passed away
peacefully at the Starr Farm Nursing Home in Burlington on Saturday,
November 27, 2010. Born in Bolton on March 15, 1920, he was the son of
the late Frank and Bertha (Griffin) Atwood. On July 3, 1942, he married
the former Iola Bruce in Montpelier.
Everett served with the U.S. Army during WWII and following his
discharge he worked for Central Vermont Railway for 31 years. He then
went on to work for National Life Insurance Co. in Montpelier, retiring
in 1984 following 17 years of service.
Everett was an avid fisherman, hunter and trapper; was well known for
his extraordinary gardening skills; was a part-time real estate agent;
loved auctions and listening to the Northeast Fiddlers.
Everett is survived by his wife of 68 years, Iola Atwood of Allenwood
Assisted Living in South Burlington; their children, Stephen Atwood and
his wife Rae of Essex Junction, Patricia Sherman and her husband Rodney
of Duxbury, Raymond Atwood and his companion Tanya Johns of Bradford,
and Angela Zwonik and her husband Bob of Colchester; 17 grandchildren,
21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; a sister,
Eunice Fitzpatrick of Hartford, CT; two brothers, John Atwood and Donald
Atwood, both of Richmond; as well as nieces, nephews and extended
family. Everett is predeceased by two sons, Douglas Frank Atwood and
Richard James Atwood; two sisters, Thelma Ashley and Doris Callahan; and
a brother, Orrin "Bud" Atwood.
Funeral services were held from the Wesley United Methodist Church in
Waterbury on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 11 a.m. Interment took
place in the Waterbury Center Cemetery. A reception followed in the
church dining room. The family requests that flowers be omitted; rather
memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Alzheimer's Association of
Vermont, 300 Cornerstone Drive, Suite 128, Williston, VT 05495
(www.alz.org/vermont). To send online condolences please visit
www.perkinsparker.com. Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker
Funeral Home in Waterbury.
