Lawrence E. (Pussy) Snow, 97, passed away Friday morning surrounded by his family. He was born on December 8, 1918 in Pittsfield, MA, the son of Chester and Ida Bliven Snow. He was educated in Otis Schools and graduated from Lee High School. On November 6, 1939, he married the former Bertha L. Hood, she passed away on March 11, 2011. Mr. Snow started working at home on the farm at age 12. At 16 he worked for Humason Store and was hired out doing various jobs (cutting wood, delivering groceries, sanding, plowing, oil delivery, whatever was needed). He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, he worked on the turnpike cutting trees for Grove and Co. He started working for the Commonwealth of Mass in 1956 and after 26 years of service, retired on March 31, 1982. Pussy enjoyed sitting on the front porch swing keeping track of things around town and waving to everyone. He also enjoyed wood working, spending time with family and friends, riding (especially in later years in his convertible) back roads. In his younger years, he enjoyed playing horseshoes and camping. Much younger years he coached little league. He was an avid clock builder and repairman. He was the first TV repairman in Otis. Mr. Snow is survived by his three sons: Lawrence "Bubby" Snow and his wife Kay of Clinton, Iowa, Robert A. Snow and his wife, Roxanne of Kannapolis, NC and Chester W. Snow and his wife Donna of Morrison, ILL; his daughter: Patricia L. Thomas of East Otis, MA; his brother Chester Snow of Otis, MA; Thirteen grandchildren, Twenty Three Great Grandchildren and two Great Great Grandchildren. He is predeceased by his three sisters; Ruth Rowley, Edith Lewis and Ida Strickland. Funeral Services for Lawrence Snow will be on Friday, April 15th at 12 noon at the Otis Congregational Church in Otis with Robert Rennie, Spiritual Counselor for Hospice Care in the Berkshires, officiating. Burial will follow in Otis Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 9 AM until 11 AM at the Kelly Funeral Home in Lee. Donations may made in his memory to the Otis Ambulance Squad or to Hospice Care in the Berkshires in c/o the Kelly Funeral Home 3 Main Street Lee, MA 01238.

Visitation Details

Friday, April 15th, 2016 9:00am - 11:00am, Kelly Funeral Home

Service Details

Friday, April 15th, 2016 12:00pm, Otis Congregational Church

Interment Details

Otis Cemetery