Remembering Wes Darling

Remembering Wes Darling

With great sadness, we share the news that Wes Darling died at his home in Meredith on November 15, 2018. He was 90 years old.

Wes and Edie Darling served as administrators of Wanakee from 1968 through 1977. Edie, a librarian and Christian educator who led training throughout New Hampshire and the Northeast Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church, died in 2008.

Wes was a quiet-spoken, easy going man with a ready smile and an encouraging word. He was generous with his time and always willing to do whatever was needed around camp, from mowing lawns, to moving beds, to providing a listening ear.

For most of his career, he worked as a cabinetmaker and home builder. He created many beautiful pieces of furniture and built and remodelled several homes, including his own family home in Spofford. He also served as a volunteer firefighter in Spofford.

From 1980 to 1993, Wes and Edie managed Darling’s Gift Shop (his mother’s business) in Milford and established a branch shop of their own in Nashua. When he retired at age 71, they moved to Meredith.

Wes remained interested in Wanakee and stopped by the camp to see the Farmhouse renovation project in 2017.

Calling hours will be held in the Mayhew Funeral Home, 204 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, on Monday, November 19, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Philip M. Polhemus will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, in Milford, NH.

His full obituary is published on the Mayhew Funeral Homes website.