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

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

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.

Was he the code officer or something in Meredith?

yes...
 

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!

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

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

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