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May 14, 2012

Alfred M. Jamison

July 25, 1920 - May 6, 2012

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Alfred M. Jamison

July 25, 1920  - May 6, 2012



Alfred M. Jamison, 91, a former resident of Chickasha, Oklahoma, died in New Hampshire on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

Mr. Jamison was born July 25, 1920 in Sherman, Texas, the son of Charles and Grace (Jones) Jamison.  He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during WWII.  Upon discharge from the military, he began a thirty year career as a pharmaceutical salesman.  During his residence in Chickasha, he was employed by Fox-Vliet Drug Company.  Mr. Jamison and his wife Patricia retired to Boulder, Colorado prior to moving to New Hampshire in 2002 to be near family.

Mr. Jamison enjoyed fishing and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.  During his retirement years, Mr. Jamison and his wife had a great love of hiking the mountains of Colorado, and together they visited almost every state in the United States.

Survivors include his wife of nearly 70 years, Patricia (McMillan) Jamison of Laconia, New Hampshire, a daughter, Jean Jamison, and her husband Glenn Smith, of Sanbornton, New Hampshire; a daughter, Judith Jamison Marshall, and her husband, Robert Marshall, of Escondido, California; and two grandchildren, Tish Mandeville and Malcolm Mandeville; four great-grandchildren; three nieces and three nephews.  In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, a sister and two nephews.

A memorial service will be held on a future date at the family lot in Gracemont Cemetery, Gracemont, Okla.  Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, New Hampshire is assisting the family with the arrangements.  For more information and to view an online memorial, go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

 

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