Roy Delvey Wetmore

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 14
• Military: From 1917 to 1918
• Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 22; Address:
  53 Mechanic Street
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 24; Address:
  199 Pleasant Street
• Census: 1930, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 34; Address:
  39 Union Square
• Census: 1940, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 44; Address:
  49 Glenn Street
• Draft Registration: 1942, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 46; Address:
  49 Glenn Street
• Residence: 1957, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Address:
  49 Glenn Street
• Residence: 1960, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Retired: 1961
• Residence: Dec 1967, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1994, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Obituary: 26 Nov 1994
• Last Full Review: 25 Jul 2020

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Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

Military:
He served in the Flying School Detachment Squadron "B" in Texas.

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents and working as a machinist in a machine factory.

Census:
He was an assembler in a tool factory.

Census:
He was a toolmaker.

Draft Registration:
He registered for the World War II draft, listing his employer as L.S. Starrett Co.

Retired:
He retired from L.S. Starrett Company where he worked for 32 years.

Obituary:
ATHOL - Roy D. Wetmore, 99, of 210 Pleasant St., a longtime toolmaker and sawmill operator, died yesterday in Athol Memorial Hospital after an illness.

He leaves his wife of 67 years, Marjorie M. (Brown) Wetmore; a brother, Elmer M. Wetmore of Gardner; three nephews, including state Sen. Robert D. Wetmore of Barre; a niece; grandnephews and grandnieces. He was born and raised in Warwick, son of Charles W. and Hattie (Delvey) Wetmore, and later lived in Orange. He lived here 67 years.

He was an Army veteran of World War I, serving in the Flying School Detachment Squadron "B" in Texas.

Mr. Wetmore was a toolmaker at L.S. Starrett Co., where he worked for 32 years. He retired in 1961. He bought his first woodlot at age 15 and was active in the timber industry for more than 80 years, owning and operating several timber lots and sawmills.

Mr. Wetmore was a 57-year member of Edward H. Phillips Post 102, American Legion, and a member of the World War I Veterans Association. He was a member of the Eastern Draft Horse Association, and was an avid hunter of raccoons.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fiske Funeral Home, 1356 Main St. Burial will be in Silver Lake Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of the Athol Memorial Hospital, 2033 Main St., Athol, 01331.

Published by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette 26 November 1994

Roy married Ina Elizabeth Ward on 2 Aug 1920 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, and was divorced before 1930. Ina (daughter of Eddie Levi Ward and Mary Abby Pope) was born on 11 Aug 1898 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Jan 1960 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 3 Feb 1960 in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roy married Marjorie Mae Brown on 22 Nov 1927 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Marjorie (daughter of Burt C. Brown and Letilia E. Henley) was born on 27 Sep 1905 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Jun 1997 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 18 Jun 1997 in Silver Lake Cemetery, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his mother.; : 2; Address:
  Chestnut Hill Road