Brian J. Churchill

BARRE – Brian Jeffrey Churchill, 60, of Highland Avenue, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington.
Brian was born in Barre on August 6, 1956, he was the son of Payson Erton and Dorothy Jean (Wellman) Churchill. He attended Cabot Elementary School and graduated from Cabot High School in 1975.
On June 19, 1981, Brian married Sandra Marie Hale in Cabot. They made their home in Cabot before moving to Barre in 2003. She died November 11, 2012.
He was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic with the Hill Martin Corporation and Tenco for 30 years. In early years, he worked for Lessard Brothers Concrete, Hutch Concrete, and Reynolds and Sons.
In his spare time, Brian liked spending time outdoors. He was an avid hunter and had a keen interest in guns. He enjoyed four-wheeling and snow machining, watching NASCAR, and in earlier years raced at Thunder Road where he later became a pit crew mechanic. Most of all, Brian enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Survivors include his daughters, Amanda Churchill and her husband, Brandon Kipp of Barre and Amy Churchill and her husband, Mathew Jacques of Barre; his sister, Karen Churchill Dodge and her husband, Warren of Hardwick; his brothers, Jason Churchill and his wife, Stephanie of St. Johnsbury and James Churchill and his wife, Samantha of Cabot; as well as nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by parents.
Family and friends may call at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre on Sunday, October 2, 2016, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Interment will take place in the Durant Cemetery in Cabot at noon on Monday, October 3, 2016.