DOW FRANKLIN — Faye D. (Boyce) Dow, 85, a longtime resident of Franklin died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Mountain Ridge-Genesis Center in Franklin following a long illness.

She was born in Northfield, Aug. 26, 1926, daughter of George and Jessie B. (Hines) Boyce. Faye spent her youth in Northfield and was a graduate of Tilton High School.

Following her marriage in 1948, she moved to

Franklin. She worked for more than 20 years as a CNA at the Merrimack County Nursing Home prior to her retirement.

Her family includes her husband of 63 years, Walter O. Dow of Franklin; daughters Ellen M. Mendiola of Las Vegas, Nev., Kathy L. D’Andria of Smithfield, Va., and Christine A. Sheedy of Laconia; sons Walter N. Dow of Franklin, Michael A. Dow of Nashville, Tenn., and Richard N. Dow of Franklin; seven grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be on Sunday, April 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home, Franklin-Tilton Road in Tilton. A committal service will be on Monday, April 23, at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel at the NH State Veterans’ Cemetery in Boscawen.

Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the Franklin VNA and Hospice, 75 Chestnut St., Franklin NH 03235.

For more information, go to www.smartfuneralhome.com.