Russell Merritt Poor

Russell Merritt Poor of Merrimac, MA passed away Wednesday October 2, 2019  at Merrimack Valley Nursing Home in Amesbury, MA. He was born July 6, 1932 to the late Rosamond Gale (Clark) Poor and Harold Everett Poor in Atkinson, NH.  His wife of 62 years, Jeanette Arlene (Deth) Poor predeceased him by 10 months in December of 2018.

His siblings Roland C. Poor & Barbara G. Poor also predeceased him.   He leaves behind 4 children Karlene A.( Poor) Morecroft and Edith C. Poor of Amesbury, MA, Harold E. Poor & his wife Susan (Irvine) Poor & Everett A. Poor & his wife Kelly (McLaughlin) Poor of Merrimac, MA.  He also leaves behind 8 grandchildren, Alicia D. Morecroft, Ashley E. James, Samantha E. James, Andrew J. Poor, Russell C. Poor, Adin M. Poor, Kelly Morse & Cassandra Morse and 1 great grandson James B. Chaloner.

He served his country in the Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged.  Russell belonged to the Mason’s and was a past Master and treasurer of the Masonic Lodge in Merrimac, MA.  He was also a member of the Eastern Star. Russell worked with the late Paul Rose at Rose’s Gas Station in Merrimac.  He was there for many years as a diesel mechanic for a fleet of trucks at Brentwood Furniture in Haverhill, MA until a back injury forced him to stop working. He absolutely loved going to Vermont to visit with his wife’s family especially the late Marjorie Deth. A genealogy buff, he enjoyed finding facts on his family tree and traced his family back to England before his relatives travelled to the New World.  Russell was a self-taught computer geek and would spend hours fixing other’s computers as well as tinkering with his own. He also loved collecting baseball cards and comic books. Most of all, he loved his wife and family and wanted them all to be there for each other.

Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Memorial service for Russell on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at St. James Episcopal Church, 120 Main Street, Amesbury, MA at 2:00 PM.  The family requests in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Merrimack Valley Hospice House (High Point Hospice), 360 North Avenue, Haverhill, MA  01830. Arrangements are by the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com