CALAIS George Davis Morse, 87, died in his sleep at his home with his family on July 24, 2015. Born in that same house in Calais, Vermont on November 20, 1927, he attended all eight grades at Maple Corner School. He left Montpelier High School to major in poultry management at the Vermont School of Agriculture ("Aggie School", now Vermont Technical College) in 1945 and graduated in 1946. He returned to graduate from Montpelier High School in 1947. For 40 years, George worked at National Life Insurance Company (1948-1988), first as a mail clerk, then as a computer punch card operator and finally as a computer operator. He was a proud member of the National Life Quarter Century Club. George was a member of the Vermont Army National Guard from 1950 to 1953 attaining the rank of Sergeant First Class as an Infantry Communications Supervisor in Germany. He was honorably discharged from the Vermont Army National Guard Reserve in 1955 and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). While working at National Life, he met the love of his life, Marjorie Durkee. Both fondly remembered their first date in 1955, going to view the newly arrived 1956 Chevrolet cars. After a small family wedding on July 8, 1956, in South Royalton, Vermont they resided at his family home in Calais for the remainder of their lives. A 4-H member, George kept various farm animals through out his life. He took care of his own chickens from an early age, worked on a poultry farm in Pennsylvania, kept up to 1000 chickens at his farm and sold eggs around the community. George was a member of the Adamant Methodist Church. Vice President of the Old West Church Association, Aldrich Memorial Association (Robinson Sawmill in Kent Corner) as well as the Calais Historical Society, he also participated in the East Montpelier, Middlesex and Worcester Historical Societies and the Maple Corner and Worcester Granges. He was a Town of Calais Trustee of Public Funds, Cemetery Commissioner, and a Justice of the Peace. The Men of Maple Corner 2003 calendar featured George as Mr. March. A proud member of the 251 Club, George had visited all of Vermont's towns with his wife and daughter, Laura. George and Marjorie traveled in the U.S., Mexico and Europe. Taking yearly trips in retirement, they ultimately visitied every state in the continental U.S in their Volkswagen camper. He enjoyed traveling to Baja and Copper Canyon in Mexico and soaking in the hot springs in Big Bend, Texas. He was also a member of the Montpelier and Twinfield Senior Centers, especially enjoying the Montpelier Senior Swim program. A regular attendee at Worcester Meals, he enthusiastically read books from their Kellogg-Hubbard Library outreach program. George will be remembered for his incredible memory of people and places and their relationships. Asked about almost any local resident, he could not only tell you where someone currently lives, but the farm they grew up on, other places they had lived, who their parents were and the farms the parents had grown up on, and many details about their relatives and neighbors. George is predeceased by his parents Ira A. Morse and Eva May Davis and by his beloved wife of 58 years, Majorie Durkee Morse. Survivors include a brother, Wayne and his wife, Elizabeth Morse of Calais, two sisters, Ella and her husband Everett Maynard of Moretown and Harriet Gallagher of Calais, daughters Laura Morse of East Montpelier and Cynthia Gardner-Morse and her husband, Mack Gardner-Morse, of Calais, his cherished grandchildren Ira George Gardner-Morse of South Burlington, Eliza Rose Gardner-Morse of Benson and Calais, and John Isaac Gardner-Morse of South Burlington, and numerous other family members. The family would like to thank the many care providers/drivers, Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice workers, and community members who provided loving care to keep George and his wife, Marge, active and comfortable in their home over the past years. Adamant Methodist Church members faithfully provided friendship and rides to Sunday services. We appreciated the volunteer efforts of Ray and Sue Toolan of Wayward Wheels for providing essential home medical equipment. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kellogg-Hubbard Library (135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602), Worcester Community Kitchen and Food Shelf (739 Collar Hill Road, Worcester, VT 05682) or Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice (600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641). A memorial service will be held in George Morse's honor at the Old West Church in Calais at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 2, 2015. On-line condolences may be sent to www.guareandsons.com