Philip E. Bartlett

Philip E. Bartlett 71 a well known resident of East Dover passed away suddenly on Monday September 23, 2019 at Grace Cottage Hospital surrounded by his family. The son of Edwin and Marion I. ( Johnson) Bartlett he was born in Brattleboro on January 3, 1948. Phil grew up in east Dover where he attended Dover Elementary School in a one room schoolhouse in East Dover Village and then the school moved to what is now the Dover Library, he then attended Brattleboro High School graduating in 1966. Phil was a US Army veteran and served in Germany during the Vietnam War. A lifelong farmer, he worked on Bill Holland’s dairy farm during his teenage years, he worked for Dick Holland doing construction work in the 1970’s and for nearly 35 years for the Town of Dover Highway Department, 30 of those years as Road Commissioner. Phil was very involved in his community and family- he was a member of the East Dover Volunteer Fire Department, member of The Future Farmers of America, Friend of Dover School since 1988, member of the Windham County Solid waste District, became a Town of Dover Selectman in 1988, a Vermont State representative from 2002-2006 and was a Trustee of the Deerfield Valley Farmer’s Day Fair for many years. Phil leaves his wife Sandra (Mundell) Bartlett , children Melissa Bartlett and Ray Fletcher of East Dover, Carl Bartlett and Brenda Pike of East Dover, Traci Bartlett and Jesse Corbeil of East Dover, grandchildren Mariah Powers, Grace Powers, Justin Powers, Cassandra Fletcher, Ericka Fletcher, Taylor Bartlett, Tyler Veraguth, Teagan Veraguth and Addison Corbeil, his siblings Sheila Lowe and Reg Lowe of Jamaica, Warren Bartlett of East Dover, Steven and Edna Bartlett of East Dover as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents, sisters Effie Chamberlin and Eleanor Lowe, brothers Rexford Bartlett and Kenneth Bartlett. A service to celebrate Phil’s life will be held at the family homestead at 43 Holland Road on Friday September 27 at 1pm. Memorial gifts may be made to the East Dover Volunteer Fire Department or Grace Cottage Hospital in care of the Covey Allen & Shea Funeral Home, P.O. Box 215, Wilmington, VT 05363.