Bill Edney

Onshore · 05-05-2014, 08:38 AM

Meredith – William M. Edney, 65, of Winona Road, Meredith, died suddenly Saturday, May 3. Bill, as he was affectionately known, was a loving husband, brother, father, stepfather, grandfather and friend. He will be missed dearly.
Bill adored his family. He will be sorely missed by his wife, Sharon (Bennett) Edney, of Meredith; his daughter Sarah Hamilton of Portsmouth; his daughter Erin Pasay of Madbury; his son Jason William Edney of Manchester; his son Ryan Edney of Greenland; his stepson Beau Phillips of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; his stepdaughter Olivia Phillips of Meredith; three granddaughters; several nieces and nephews; and three brothers, Thomas Edney of Payson, Ariz.; P. Michael Edney of Bow; and David Edney of Wakefield, Mass.
Calling hours will be held Wednesday, May 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Mayhew Funeral Home at Route 3 and Cataldo Road, Meredith. Private services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family. A Celebration of Life will be held at 21 Winona Road in Meredith on Saturday, May 10, from noon to 3 p.m.
To sign Bill's Book of Memories, go to mayhewfuneralhomes.com.
Published in The Concord Monitor on May 5, 2014

Pine Island Guy · 05-05-2014, 09:07 AM

Thank you for posting this D...

Bill was really great to work with over the years when we were planning to re-build our island house, and subsequently when we moved forward with construction. A wry sense of humor, very practical and helpful advice, and he helped this homeowner to keep myself from getting into a pickle!

A huge loss to the Meredith community and my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and colleagues...

And my wife and I will miss his annual visit to the island to check on progress

-PIG

Happy Gourmand · 05-05-2014, 10:43 AM

Bill also helped us out a few years back by helping to make what could have been a very painful situation a lot less difficult. A real gentleman.

tis · 05-05-2014, 12:15 PM

Was he the code officer or something in Meredith?

Pine Island Guy · 05-06-2014, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

Was he the code officer or something in Meredith?

Correct, Bill was the building code officer for the town of Meredith. He was a real class act and was always very helpful in explaining the code and how to work with it. He gave very pragmatic advice and delivered it with a great sense of humor!

-PIG

tis · 05-06-2014, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Pine Island Guy

Correct, Bill was the building code officer for the town of Meredith. He was a real class act and was always very helpful in explaining the code and how to work with it. He gave very pragmatic advice and delivered it with a great sense of humor!

-PIG

Thanks. It's too bad to lose one of the good ones, the ones who are helpful, not just there to b- well, you know. Tuftonboro has one of the good guys too, he is very helpful. Too bad they couldn't all be like these two guys!

SAMIAM · 05-07-2014, 08:17 AM

Bill was a true professional and a pleasure to work with.He was a person who really wanted to help see a project completed successfully.
While he didn't tolerate any foolishness,you always got the feeling that he was there to guide you through a project in a positive way.
He will be missed

tis · 05-07-2014, 12:32 PM

That's great, Sam. That's the way it should be but often is not.

Rusty · 05-07-2014, 07:17 PM

This is the obituary that is in this weeks THE MEREDITH NEWS:

05-05-2014, 08:38 AM	#1
Onshore Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 503 Thanks: 12 Thanked 425 Times in 146 Posts	Bill Edney Meredith – William M. Edney, 65, of Winona Road, Meredith, died suddenly Saturday, May 3. Bill, as he was affectionately known, was a loving husband, brother, father, stepfather, grandfather and friend. He will be missed dearly. Bill adored his family. He will be sorely missed by his wife, Sharon (Bennett) Edney, of Meredith; his daughter Sarah Hamilton of Portsmouth; his daughter Erin Pasay of Madbury; his son Jason William Edney of Manchester; his son Ryan Edney of Greenland; his stepson Beau Phillips of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; his stepdaughter Olivia Phillips of Meredith; three granddaughters; several nieces and nephews; and three brothers, Thomas Edney of Payson, Ariz.; P. Michael Edney of Bow; and David Edney of Wakefield, Mass. Calling hours will be held Wednesday, May 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Mayhew Funeral Home at Route 3 and Cataldo Road, Meredith. Private services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family. A Celebration of Life will be held at 21 Winona Road in Meredith on Saturday, May 10, from noon to 3 p.m. To sign Bill's Book of Memories, go to mayhewfuneralhomes.com. Published in The Concord Monitor on May 5, 2014

05-05-2014, 09:07 AM	#2
Pine Island Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: pine island of course! Posts: 406 Thanks: 244 Thanked 246 Times in 112 Posts	very sad news indeed... Thank you for posting this D... Bill was really great to work with over the years when we were planning to re-build our island house, and subsequently when we moved forward with construction. A wry sense of humor, very practical and helpful advice, and he helped this homeowner to keep myself from getting into a pickle! A huge loss to the Meredith community and my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and colleagues... And my wife and I will miss his annual visit to the island to check on progress -PIG

05-05-2014, 10:43 AM	#3
Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 188 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	sad news Bill also helped us out a few years back by helping to make what could have been a very painful situation a lot less difficult. A real gentleman.

05-07-2014, 07:17 PM	#9
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	This is the obituary that is in this weeks THE MEREDITH NEWS: Attached Images __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,749 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,459 Times in 1,016 Posts	Was he the code officer or something in Meredith?

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SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,905 Thanks: 337 Thanked 1,680 Times in 589 Posts	Bill was a true professional and a pleasure to work with.He was a person who really wanted to help see a project completed successfully. While he didn't tolerate any foolishness,you always got the feeling that he was there to guide you through a project in a positive way. He will be missed

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05-07-2014, 12:32 PM	#8
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,749 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,459 Times in 1,016 Posts	That's great, Sam. That's the way it should be but often is not.