AMHERST, N.H. — James Moore Eldridge Sr.,

age 91, of Amherst, N.H., died peaceably at home on April 8, 2021. James, who went by Jim, was born in Bentonville, Ark., on Feb. 26, 1930, to Granville Erasmus and Kathryn (Moore) Eldridge.

He was a graduate of Bentonville, Ark., High School. Following graduation, he attended the University of Arkansas, receiving a BS degree in industrial management in 1952. He went to work for Western Electric, a subsidiary of AT&T, in Burlington, N.C., staying there until the fall of 1957, when he was transferred to the new Teletype plant in Little Rock, Ark.

A job transfer in 1969 took him to Elk Grove Village, Ill., where he stayed for four years, returning to Little Rock in 1973. Jim retired from a 35-year career in manufacturing engineering with AT&T in 1988.

While in North Carolina, he married his high school sweetheart, Genevieve Sue Morgan in August 1952. They were married for 67 years and had three children.

She preceded him in death in March 2020.

During retirement his interests and activities included church ministry, family history and traveling.

Family members include daughter Genevieve and husband David Moore of Magnolia, Del.; daughter Susan Eldridge of Amherst, N.H.; son James Eldridge Jr. and wife Kimberly of Lyndeborough, N.H.; grandchildren Erin Wright, Katye Moore, Gloriana Moore, James Eldridge and wife Maria, Daniel Eldridge and wife Storm, Matthew Eldridge and wife Sara, Abigail and husband Dylan Lundy and Gracie Eldridge; and great-grandchildren Brooklyn, Audrey, Alex and Atlas.

Funeral services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim’s memory may be made to his hospice provider through Amedisys Foundation, 8 Commerce Drive, Suite 101, Bedford, N.H., 03110, or to your favorite mission organization. Arrangements are in the care of Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm St., Milford, N.H. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please go to www.smith-heald.com .