Malcolm E. Somes, 87, of Devonshire Estates in Lenox, formerly of Lee, died peacefully Wednesday, August 26th, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Otis on July 24, 1928 he was the son of Edmund and Eunice Morgan Somes. He was educated in the Otis Schools and was a 1947 graduate of Lee High School. Mr. Somes served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1949 until 1952 and was discharged with the rank of Sergeant. After the service he attended Nashville Diesel College in Nashville, TN. Upon returning to the Berkshires in 1954, Mr. Somes worked at the Clark-Aiken Co. in East Lee, the Lenox Machine Co. in Lenox Dale and the former Beloit Corporation in Lenox Dale, from where he retired. His wife, the former Vera L. Somes, whom he married Nov. 21, 1953, died Oct. 28, 2014. He leaves three sons; Scott L. Somes of Manchester, CT, Lance N. Somes of Lee, and Terry A. Somes of North Port, FL; one daughter Kathy M. Hatch of Gt. Barrington; two brothers Marshall Somes of Otis, and Melvin Somes of Lanesboro; and one granddaughter, Erin Somes. A grave side service will be held at a later date at the Veterans Cemetery in Sarasota, FL.

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