Ralph I. Scoville

WEST CORNWALL — Ralph I. Scoville, 92, of Town Street died at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Dec. 14, 2011. He was the husband of Thalia (Hicock) Scoville. Ralph was born in Winsted, on April 15, 1919, the only child of Grace (Brown) and Frederick Ralph Scoville. He lived his entire life in West Cornwall. He began his early education with Mrs. Elsie Cochrane, then went to the West Cornwall School in what is now the West Cornwall Library, finishing at the Gilbert School in Winsted. Uncle Sam beckoned in August 1941. Basic training was in Fort Bragg, N.C., in the 9th Division. Active combat duty began in November 1942, with the first amphibious landing in North Africa and continued through Sicily, Belgium, across Europe and ended at the Elbe River, where the U.S. troops met the Russians. Driving an ammunition truck he amassed over 400 days of combat duty.Upon discharge he served the town of Cornwall as a selectman and as town road foreman, before becoming a full-time dairy farmer.On April 5, 1947, he married Thalia Painter Hicock, daughter of Evelyn (Williams) and Ely Pierce Hicock, in the Federal Church of Southbury, Conn. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Grace Evelyn Kandefer of New Hartford, Eliza Allen Cleaveland of Bloomfield, Frederick Ralph Scoville of West Cornwall, Ralph Ingersol Scoville of Denville, N.J., and Maria Wadhams Bonetti of East Canaan; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Priscilla Ensign Scoville. A memorial service was celebrated Dec. 18 at the North Cornwall Meeting House. Burial, with full military honors, was held at the North Cornwall Cemetery before the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the New Ambulance Fund, c/o the Cornwall Fire Department, PO Box180, West Cornwall, CT 06796. The Kenny Funeral Home in Sharon has charge of arrangements.

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