1934 – 2003

RUMFORD – James M. “Jungle Jim” Sennett, Jr., 68, died Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Rumford Hospital. A resident of the area most of his life, he resided on Hall Hill in Dixfield.

He was born in Andover, Dec. 7, 1934, the son of James and Charlotte (White) Sennett, and graduated 3rd in his Class of 1953 from Andover High School. He served with the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959.

He was a self-employed log and pulp truck driver for many years until his retirement in 1978. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially baseball, hunting, fishing, and going to his camp at “Meetings of the Water” in Andover.

Survivors include two daughters, Kathi Knowles and her husband, Robert, of Dixfield, Karen Murphy and her husband, Dwight, of Rumford; four grandchildren, Bryan and Nathan Knowles of Dixfield, Karissa and Kendra Murphy of Rumford; his companion, Mary Walton of Dixfield and her two sons, Steven Knox and his wife, Cheryl, of Canton, and Randall Knox of San Rafael, Calif., her daughter Martha Cronin and her husband, Richard, of S. Andover, her four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and his cat “Molly.”