Published 1/20/02

Springfield, Mass.

Cumberland Head — Richard D. Hagar Sr., 84, of West Springfield, Mass., and formerly of Cumberland Head, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, in Holyoke, Mass.

He was born in Millbrook, N.Y., on April 3, 1917, the son of William and Emily (Dowlen) Hagar. On April 3, 1942, he married the former Eleanor "Betty" Fleming in Annapolis, Md.

Mr. Hagar was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 125, the Professional Photographers Assoc., former member of Elks Lodge 620 and former member and secretary of Kiwanis Club in Plattsburgh and a founding member of the Cumberland Head Fire Department.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of both World War II and Korea. During World War II, Major Hagar served in the European Theatre in five campaigns with the 2nd Armored Division in the 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion "Hell On Wheels", whose tank kill record was the highest during the war. He received a "Presidential Citation" and his unit was also instrumental in liberating the concentration camp at Flassenberg, Germany. His decorations include a Purple Heart with Cluster, a Bronze Star with Cluster, four Battalion Stars on a European Theatre Ribbon, the American Defense Ribbon, the Distinguished Unit Badge and the Croix de Guerre from the French Government.

Following the war, Mr. Hagar started the Hagar-Hart Photography Studio on Margaret Street, retiring in 1974. In 1984, he and Betty moved to West Springfield, Mass.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Richard D. Hagar Jr. and his wife Lee of Durango, Colo.; one daughter, Holly Drechsler of Plattsburgh; three grandchildren, Amanda Hagar of Chico, Calif., Samantha Hagar of New York City and Carson Hagar Drechsler of Plattsburgh; and one niece and one nephew.

Calling hours will be held on Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home. Members of the VFW will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in the spring.

Memorial gifts may be given to the American Cancer Society.

MORRISONVILLE — Edith M. Bull, 82, of 536 Soper St., died early Saturday morning, Jan. 19, 2002, at her home.

Mrs. Bull was born in Saranac on June 8, 1919, the daughter of Ernest and Mabel (Salls) Wright. She married Forrest Bull in Lake George in 1947; he died in 1980.

She was a member of the Saranac United Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening and her grandchildren.

Survivors include one son, Kevin Bull of Morrisonville; one daughter, Arvice Parrotte and her husband Richard of Cadyville; one brother, James Wright and his companion Ollene Nazario of Saranac; two sisters, Grace Tallman of Vermont and Genevieve Bull and her husband Myron of Cadyville; four grandchildren, Kelly Fredenburg and her husband Glenn of Chazy, Kari Kipp of Cadyville, Holly Kipp of Plattsburgh and Richard Parrotte Jr. of Cadyville; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Three brothers and two sisters died earlier.

Calling hours will be held Monday from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. at her home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at her home. Burial will be in Saranac Independence Cemetery in the spring.

Donations may be made to Hospice of the North Country in her memory.

Charles "Cubby" Duprey, 55, of Strack Road in Lake Clear, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.

Calling hours will be at the Fortune - Keough Funeral Home, Inc. on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Bible vigil service will be held Monday evening at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11:15 a.m. at St. Bernard's Church on Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery in Saranac Lake in the spring.