JONATHAN “BUD” SNOW

BRANDON — Jonathan “Bud” Snow, age 74, passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at his home in Brandon.

Bud was born in Rutland on Sept. 8, 1950. He was the son of Fred and Annabelle (Hayes) Snow. He grew up in Brandon, where he received his early education and graduated from Otter Valley Union High School, class of 1968. He afterwards joined the United States Navy and served in Vietnam. Following his Honorable Discharge, he returned home and began a working career at Simmonds Precision Products in Vergennes. He retired as an Electronic Engineer Technician in 2014, following more than 40 years of service. He was instrumental in the formation and development of the Hawk Hill Forest Management Committee. He was a member of Brandon American Legion Post 55. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and photography. He loved the great outdoors and spending time with his family and especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by two sons, David Snow and his wife, Jody and Daniel Snow and his fiancée, Jerilyn Langston, all of Brandon; a brother, David R. Snow of Forest Dale; two sisters, Margaret Theriault of Leicester and Nancy Snow of Arizona; and his brother-in-law, Clayton Niles of Holderness, NH. Six grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive him.

He was predeceased by his parents; a daughter, Sarah Jane Snow; two brothers, Fred W. Snow and Michael Snow; two sisters, Faie Shepard and Barbara Williams; and his father-in-law and life-long hunting partner; Howard Niles from Holderness, N.H.

The funeral service will be held on Friday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m., at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon. The graveside committal service and burial, with military honors, will follow in the family plot at Pine Hill Cemetery. After the ceremony the family will receive friends at Brandon American Legion, for a time of remembrance.

Friends may call, at the funeral home on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 6-8 p.m.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in his memory to; Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT or to Brandon Volunteer Fire Department, 61 Franklin Street, Brandon, VT 05733.

Arrangements by Miller & Ketcham of Brandon.◊