Paul R. Goddard

North Hampton - Paul R. Goddard of North Hampton died unexpectedly at Exeter Hospital on Sunday October 11, 2015. Paul was born in Lowell, MA on February 12, 1929 to Frank and Juliette (Lanoue) Goddard. He was a 1946 graduate of Tewksbury High School. During and following high school Paul ran the repair shop at his father’s International Harvester franchise, Frank Goddard & Sons. He served honorably as a mechanic in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1951-1953, and was awarded the Korean service medal, three bronze service stars, and a United Nations service medal. From 1957-1966 Paul lived in Andover, MA in the house he built for his bride, Gwendolyn Jane (Barker) Goddard where they had three daughters. In 1966 he relocated his family to North Hampton, NH where his youngest two children were born. An entrepreneur at heart, as a youth Paul started a business raising and selling home-grown turkeys. Later he operated a restaurant on Hampton Beach with a childhood friend. In 1965 he purchased a property on Rte. 1 in North Hampton, which became known as The Country Store. He subsequently brought his children into the business with the addition of The Soda Straw ice cream stand, which operated until 1978. Paul worked as a supervisor at the Hampton Toll Plaza in the 1980s, and retired in the early 1990s. In his retirement years he began The Clockworks in-home clock repair business. Paul was a kind man who always looked on the bright side and had a humorous quip ready at the tip of his tongue. In his elder years he looked forward to watching the Red Sox. Whenever a game was televised he was sure to be found in front of the TV with an ample bowl of ice cream or clam chowder. Survivors include: his son, PJ Goddard, of North Hampton; four daughters, including Susan Jenkins and her husband Jay, of Senegal West Africa, Amy Chick of Exeter, Wendy Shipman and her husband Ernie, of New Durham, and Beth Goddard of Brookline, MA; seven grandchildren including Jamie, Jeremy and Jason Jenkins, Elizabeth and Heather Chick, Sam and Emilia Shipman; three siblings including Eleanor Forger of Newtown, CT, Frank Goddard of North Reading, MA and Eddie Goddard of Tewksbury, MA; as well as many nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 5 to 8pm on Monday, October 19, 2015 in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home – Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. The funeral service will be Tuesday, October 20th at 1pm at the Rye Congregational Church, 580 Washington Rd., Rye. The burial will follow at the Center Cemetery on Post Road in North Hampton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Veteran’s Administration at www.manchester.va.gov or Veteran’s Administration Medical Center ATTN: Volunteer Office 718 Smyth Rd Manchester, NH 03104. Checks may be made payable to Manchester VAMC. Kindly label donations “In Memory of Paul R. Goddard”.

Paul R. Goddard

February 12, 1929 - October 11, 2015