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DEAT.HS -
NORSWORTHY; Marjone Norsworthy of
Ingersoll died at the age
of 86 on August 18, 1979,
in Waterloo, Quebec.
Born in Chaffey, Onto
ario, she was predeceased by her husband,
the late John Weldon
Norswor~hy .
She·: is survived by
daughter Mrs. Kenneth
aId Ferrow, (Marilyn)
West Hartford, Comi.
and three grandchildren, Bruce, Craig and
Cynthia.
Rev . Deane Cassidy of
St. Paul's ' Presbyterian
Church .. ' will officiate
funeral services at McBeath Funeral Home on
August 22 at 11 a.m.
Hendrik Pompies, 113
, Dundas Street, Thames·~}ord,. died at the age of
. 61 on' .August 15, 1979
while ' a patient i~
Alexandra Hospital,
I Ingersoll.
Born in the Nether·
lands, he was a retired
m~hanic. He worked
for General Motors
Diesel in London,
Mr. Pompies was a
member of the Royal
Canadian Legion,
Branch 557,
Mr. Porn pies is survived by his wife
Cornelia, his son Martin, at home and daught·
er, Mrs. Louis Bellec
(Marjo) of Tren'ton,
Also surviving is his
brother Martin of
Campbell River, B.C.,
sister Mrs . Hans Kamstra (Annie) of Holland
and his grandson Paul.
A memorial service
was held in the evening
of August 16, 1979.
Funeral services were
conducted
at
the
Carrothers-Belzner
Funeral Home by Rev.
Wesley Ball, Interment
was a t the Zion 7th Line
Cemetery.
Members of the Royal
Canadian Legion,
Branch 557 were pallbearers.
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Robert Wade
ofwrarfOn and formerly
of Ingersoll died August
18, 1979, at the age of 89
at Gateway Haven Nursing Home, Wiarton.
Born in Newton Stewart, Scotia nd , he was the
son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James Vance.
He was predeceased
by his wife Isabella
Hughes in 1963 {our
brothers, David, Samuel, James., and Joseph
and one sister Mary.
Surviving are daughters Mrs. Betty Pinkerton of Wiarton and Mrs .
Elmer Fernihough (Agnes) of Hamilton. Also
, surviving are nine gr: andchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Funeral
services,
August 21 at 2 p.m. were
t~. officiated by Rev . Dea, :{ ne Cassidy at McBeath
Funeral Home.
Internment was held
at Harris Street Cemetery.
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~a.: Ruth Parker, 121 King Solomon
Street, Ingersoll, died at
the age of 49, August 16,
1979 a t Victoria Hospit·
aI, London.
Born in Ingersoll she
was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Kettlewell.
She is survived by
husband Dean Parker
and sons Jack Chute of
Toronto, Rick Chute of
R.R. 1, Woodstock, Bill
Chute, Woodstock and
Alan Parker, Toronto.
She was predeceased
by her first husband
Percy Chute in 1968.
Funeral
services,
August 20, at 2 p.m. at
McBeath Funeral Home
were officated by Rev.
Deanne Cassidy.
Pa 11 bearers
were
Bruce Zavitz, Brock
Shewan, Ivan Rhorer,
George Royles, Don
Clendening and Murray
Haycock.
Internment was held
at Ingersoll Rural Cemetery.
PHILLI f S : Wilfred
Phillips, RR5, Ingersoll, died August IS,
1979, a t age 70 at
Alexandra Hospital.
Born in West Oxford,
he was the SOil of the
late Mr. and Mrs . Edwin
Phillips.
He is survived by his
wife Helen Chwch, sons
Richard Phillips Beachville, James PhiHips
of Ingerson, Steven
Phillips of R.R5, IngersoU, daughter Mrs. Ronald Ferrow, (Marilyn,
of Ingersoll, and 11
gra ndchildren.
The deceased is a Iso
- survived by brother
RusseU Phillips of Woods tock a nd predeceased by brother Howard
Phillips.
Rev. John Huether
oificia ted funera I services August 21, at 4
p.m. at McBeath Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Len·
ard Phillips, Kenneth
Phillips, Rol~nd' Phillips, Ralph Phillips,
Norm J ones and Mur- •
ray Cowie.
Internment was at
Harris Street Cemetery .
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DEATHS
GOURLAY: Marion
Bermce Gourlay, 114 '
Byron Avenue, Tham~s­
ford , died at the age of I
74 on August 21, 1979.
. Mrs. Gourlay died at \
Alexandra Hospital, In. gersoll.
Funeral services were
held August 23, 1979 at 2
p.m. at the Carrothers Betzner Funeral Home
in Thamesford with
Rev. Wesley Ball officiating.
Born in West Nissollri
Township, Mrs. Gourlay
was a mem her of the
Zion 7th Line church.
She is survived by her I
husband Clifford; son'
Edwin of Saskatche-'
wan; daughter Mrs. Al \
Borland (Bernice) of,
Thamesford and sister .
Mrs. Eliza Clark of
, London. Also surviving
'are 11 grandchildren
and 10 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers
were,
Roger Borland, Bob
Borland, Dale Borland,
Jim Brydiges, Vic Wilson and Ken Payne.
Interment· was ~ the
Zion 7th Line Cemetery.
ne MacPherson, 53 Holcroft Street, Ingersoll,
I died Wednesday August
22, 1979, at age 67 at
Alexandra Hospital, In-,
gersoH.
She was born in
Burgessville to the late
Mr. and Mrs. George
Nichols.
She is survived by
husband Ian (Bill) MacPherson; son Wayne
MacPherson, London;
daughter Mrs. Carl
McBeili, (Doreen), of
Calgary; seven grandchildren and one grand· ,
child.
Rev. Tom Murray.
officia ted funeral services at McBeath Fun·
eral Home on Friday,
August 24, 1979 at 2 p.m.
Place of internment was
Harris Street Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Clifford Wright, Jim Wright, Stan Thompson,
Gordon Nichols, Stuart
MacPherson and Wayne
MacPherson.
ROBINSON ;
Grace
Robinson, 287 Thames
Street South, Ingersoll
died a t age 79 Monday I
August 20, i979 at
Woodington
Lodge,
Woodstock.
Born in Toronto, she
was the wife of the late
William H. Robinson
who died in 1978. .
The deceased is survived by brother Willia m Boul ter , Toran to;
sisters Mrs. Dorothy
Ashcroft, Brampton and
Mrs. Pa l Snider, (Kay)
of Toronto.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, August 22, 1979 nt2 p·.m. at
St. John's AngHcarr:
Church,
Thamesford.
, Rev. Tom Griffin officiated.
Pallbearers were William Butler, Allan Snider, Stan Brown, AlIan
Dunn, Ross Dunn, and
Scott Gillies.
lntennent was at St.
John's Cemetery.
DUTTON: Ross Dutton, R.n. 2, Mt. Elgin
died SW1day, August 19,
1979, at age 75 at
Victoria Hospital, Westminis ter Campus, London.
He was a farmer,
originally from North
Oxford.
The deceased is survived by wife LuelJa
Barker, son Arthur
Dutton of Oshawa, daughter Mrs. Robert Coventry, (Grace), R.R.3
Salford, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Rev. Harold Wright
offici a ted funeral services Wednesday, August 22, 1979 at 2 p.m. at
McBeath Funeral Home. Place of internment
was Mt. Elgin Cemetery.
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:GRIFFIN: AT ALEXandra Hospital on September4, 1979 to Mr. and
: Mrs . Albert Griffin,
: Blanchard Apts., Bea:, chville, a daughter Seb- '
~'. dna Lynn.
'COUNTRYMA tj i -AT
,Alexandra Hospital Sep:;temb€r 8, ~979 ~ to Mr .
~al1d Mrs. Dan Country- .'
' man, 192 Victoria Street
'; Ingersoll, a son Daryl
)ames.
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~FORBES: IAN AND
'Mary Forbes are proud
~ to announce the birth of
'~their first baby Ashley
:Elizabeth. Ashley , ar': rived at St. Joseph's in
London on September 9,
at 9 : 57 p.m . weighing in
at SIbs. 15 112 oz.
WISSION : ON THE
occasIon of their parents 50th Wedding Anniversary, the family of
Marj and Sam Wisson
are holding open house
Septembel: 15,1979,
from 2-4 p. m. a t the
home of netty and Fred
Plewes, 131 Wonham
Street Ingersoll. Best
wishes only please.
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KERR : Jack Kerr, of
150 ~ascade Avenue,
London, formerly of 326
Thames Street North,
Ingersoll, died Seplember 5, 1979, at Victoria
Hospi tal, South Street
Campus, London, at the
age of 68.
Mr. Kerr was born in
Elora a nd belonged to ·
St. Paul's Presbyterian
Church, Ingersoll. His
wife, Mimi, died in 1971.
He is survived by a
son, Ted Kerr of lnger. soli; a daughter, Mrs .
Michael Cope of Whitehorse,the Yukon and
seven gran¢children.
Funeral services will
be held Saturday September 8 at 1 p.m . at
McBeath FtIDeral Home. Rev . Deane Cassidy
will conduct the service
at the funeral home.
MONTGOMERY: Kat~'yn Anne (R a tte) Montgomery died Tuesday
September 4 at her
home at 10 Elm Street,
Ingersoll , a t the age of
10.
Born in umdon, Ontario to Hughie and
Joyce Montgomery, Kathryn is survived by her
parents, her sisler Heather and Susan and her
grandmothers, Corinne
Veary and Angeline
Montgomery, She was
predeceased by her
grandfaUlers, the late
George Veary and Hugh
Montgomery.
A memorial service
was held at Trinity
United Chllrch t:hapel
on spturday Sep lember
8 at 2:02 p.m. Rev.
Carmen Holbrough of
Trinity United Church
conducted the service. A
private interrunent was
held at Ingersoll Rural
Cemetery on September
5.
SHELTON: Samuel
Shelton, ot ft .R.3 Ingersoll died August 28, 1979
at age 73 at Alexandra
Hospi tal in Ingersoll.
Shelton was born in
England to lale parents
Mr . and Mrs . Robert
Shelton.
He is survived by
brothers Walter Shellon, George Shelton and
Thomas Shelton a U of
Ingersoll and sisters
Mrs . Fred Blackmore,
(Alice), of Porl Col. borne and Mrs . Roy
McMahon, (Nellie), of
R.R. 3, Ingersoll.
Rev. Tom Griffin of
St. James Anglican
Church officiated funeral services Friday
Aug us l 31 , 1979 a t
McBeath Funeral Home. Place of internment
was Ingersoll Rural
Cernet"r '.
BIRTHS
FURTNEY - Ken and
Debbie (nee Hazen)
R.R. 2 Ingersoll. HeJlo
worldl My name is
PaUla . Ann Marie. I
. arrived on September 24
1979
at
Alexandra
Hospi tal
Ingersoll
tipping the scale at six
pounds' 14 ounces. I
greeted a very excited
little sister and mommy
and daddy at 8: 45 p.m. I
also have some proud
grandparents'- second
grandchild for Mr. and
Mrs. Max Furtney,
sixth grandchild [or Mr.
and Mrs. Doug Hazen
both of Ingersoll. Many
thanks to Dr. Simpson
and all the nurses on the
second
qoor
at
Alexandra Hospital.
MOON- Matthew is
pleased to announce the
safe arrival'of his little
sister Tanya Marie on
September 22, 1979 at
10: 15 a.m. at Victoria
Hospital,
London
weighing eight pounds,
two ounces. Proud
parents are Greg and
Kathy Moon. Proud
. grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Lorne Moon
and Mr. and Mrs. Jotm
Priddle of Ingersoll.
',WII<KINS- Mike and
Barb (nee Hogg) are
happy to announce the
arrival of their daughter
Alison Leigh" born
September 25,1979 at St.
Joseph's
Hospital.
'London weighing five,
pounds 141f2 pouces.
Proud grandparents are
Den and Dorene Hogg,
Thamesford and Alec
and Betty Wilkins,
Woodstock.
MAESSEN
At
'Al exan d ra
Hospital
Hospital on September
26, 1979 to Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Maessen, 121
Church Street, Ingersoll,
a
daughter
Kathrine Maria.
ANSTEE- At Alexandra
Hospital on September
24 1979 to Barry and
Linda
Anstee,
234
Wonham
Street.
Ingersoll, a daughter
Jennifer Lynn.
P ORIS JOHNSTON
Funeral serV1ces tor the
late Doris Johnston, RR 4,
Ingersoll, were held at
MCBeath Funeral Home,
Ingersoll on September 25,
1979 with Pastor William
Sta~ey of North Broadway
Baptist Church, Tillsonburg,
officiating.
Mrs. 'Johnston died at the
age of 7~ on September 22
1979.
DEATH
i VY ACKERt
Ivy ckert, 76, WP~d September
28,
1979
at
Carressant Care Nursing
Home,
Ingersoll.' Mrs.
Ackert. formerly resided at
165 Mutual Street, Ingersoll.
Born in Essex, England, to
the late Mr. and Mrs.
William (COX, she was a
member of St. James'
Anglican Church, Ingersoll.
Mrs.
Ackert
was
predeceased by her husband,
the late Eric Ackert, in 1965.
Surviving are her· sons,
Stuart of Porter Lake, N.S.,
Ted of Wiarton and daughter
Mrs. John Empey (Doris) of
Ingersoll. Also ~urviving are
15 grandchildren and 19
great grandchildren.
Rev. Tom
Griffin officiated funeral services at
McBeath Funeral Home on
October I, 1979., Interment
was' at the Ingersoll Rural
Cemetery ..
Pallbearers included Alan
Empey, Michael Empey,
Bill Empey, Terry Empey,
Grant Swackhammer and
Lawrence Bennett.
Born
in
Sheffield.
England, she is survived by
her husband, William. Also
survi ving is her daughter
MrS. Wayne Robertson
(Donna) RR 4,. Ingersoll and
sisters Caroline Collins of
Oshawa, . May CowIe of
Oshawa and Mrs. Thomas
Hayes (Pat) of Ashtabula.
Ohio.
Mrs.
Johnston's
grandchildren ·Jeff, Guy,
Krista and Kim are also
surviving.
Interment was at the
Harris Street Cemetery.
Pa llbca rers were Dale
Robertson, Jeff Robertson,
Gordon Forgie, Norman
Forgie, John D1Sena and
Ja~k Woolin .
BIRTHS
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WALTON:
AT ALEX-
andfa Hospital on October 3,1979 to David and
Lois Walton, R.R.5,
Embro, a son Amos
Jeremy.
JANSEN: AT ALEXA-
ndra Hospital on October 2, 1979, to Richard
and Debra Lampman,
61 Francis Street, Ingersoll, a daughter Tracey Lynn Marie.
JANSEN:
AT
ALEX-
andra Hospital on October 2, 1979 to Bill and
Maureen Jansen, 117
Union Street, Ingersoll,
a daughter Rebecca
Lynn.
LAMPMAN: AT ALEX-
amira Hospital on October 7, 1979, to Richard
and Debra Lampman,
61 Francis Street, Ingersoll, a daughter Tracey
Lynn Marie.
WILSON: Douglas Wilson fonnerly of R.RA,
Ingersoll died at age 83
Tuesday October 2, 1979
at, Woodstock General
Hospital.
Born in West Oxford
Township to late parents ' Mr. and Mrs.
George Wilson he later
became an area farmer.
He was a member of the .
Trinity United church.
He is survived by his
sister Mrs. Ross Shelton
(Florence) and six nieces and nephews and
one grand nephew.
He was predeceased
by brother Thomas and
sister Hazel Banbury.
Rev. Carmen Holbrough officiated funera 1 services Thursday,
October 4 at 2 p.m. at
McBeath FWleral Home. Place of interrunent
was Ingersoll Rural
Cemetery .
HESSLEWOOD: Gerl~ae (Trudy) Hessle
wood of 249 Wellington
Slreet, I ngcrsoll died at
age 80 Sa turday October
6, 1979 at Alexandra
Hospital in Ingersoll.
She was born in
ChrishaU Grange, England . Shewas a member
of St. J ames Anglican
Church.
She is survived by son
Victor Williams of St.
Thomas, daughter Mrs.
Joan Brown of Ingersoll
four grandchildren and
five great grandchild ren,
She was predeceased
by la te husbands Chris
Williams, (1959) and
Harry JIesslewood, (1970),
Rev . Tom Griffin of
Sl. James Anglican
Church officiated funeral services Monday,
October 8 at 11 a .m . at
McBeath
Funeral
. Home . Place of internment was Ingersoll
, Rura 1 Cemetery.
ROGER: Harvey R
Hoger, 223 Washington
Street,
Thamesford,
died a t the age of 74 on
October 4, 1979 . Mr.
Roger died while a
patient in Victoria Hos pital,
Westminster
Cam PtE, London.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, October
6 1979 at the Car rothe~s-Betzner
Funeral
Home,
Thamesford,
with Rev. Wesley Ball
officiating.
Mr. Roger was a
retired farmer.
He is survived by his
wife the for mer Janet
M. S~lith; son Vernon of
Thornclalesister Vera of
Chilliwack, B.C., two
grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
Mr, Roger was predeceased by four brothers and two sisters .
Pallbearers were Jerry Undsay, Paul Newton, Seaman Glover,
WaUy Wolfe, Gordon
Mills and Myron Henderson.
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DEATHS
FR!:dE k FlUleral services for John Wallace
Freel, 622 Waterloo
Strcel, London, were
held at the CarrothersBetzner FUlleral Home,
l'hamesford, Oclober 15
1£)79 at 2 p .m. Mr. Freel
died in his seventy[ourUl year at Slrathroy
Middlesex Hospital October 13, 1979 .
But'rI ill Thamesford,
I\,lr. Freel is survived by
his brother George of
H.H.2 Thnmcsrord . Also
surviving is onc niece
and two nephews.
Flu)cral services were
conducted by TIp-v. Wesley 8.111 and interment
was al Wesley Cemelery. Pallbearcrs were
John Young,
fiod
Young, Mac Young,
fred McLellan, H.oss
McDonald and Fred
Dennison.
Mr. Freel was predec~sed by his sister
Lillian in 1974.
FOOTE:
Almira
(Molly) FOote (Schleen)
died at the age of 62 on
October 11, 1979 at her
home, Ponderosa Park,
Thamesford.
Born in Killaloe, she is
survived by her husband Doug. AJ.so surviving are her sons David
Hamilton of Sault Ste.
Marie and Edward Hamilton of J\1ississauga;
daughter DOlma (1\1 rs.
Robert Clift) of London;
brothers Clarence of
Toronto, Verner of Guelph, Stanley of Toronto
and Wilfred of London
and sisters AnncllCl
(Mrs. Arthur Messcnger) of Toron lo, Berni ce
(Mrs. Clara Lanan) of
Georgia Sands, Jean
(Mrs. Lou Slww) of
Penetangtlishcne a!lei
Betty (Mrs. Joe Perron)
of Mississ<luga .
Mrs. Foole is also
survived by 11 grandchildren.
She was predeceased
by her brother Arthur .
Funeral services were
held at the CarrothersBelzner }'uneral Home,
Thamesford, OClober 15
1979 with Rev. Wesley
Ball officiating. Interment was at the Forest
Lawn Memorial Gardens, London.
Pallbearers were Ray
Anderson, George Dan ·
iels, Moses I\'tedciros . .
'Hick Messellger, Hon
Messenger, and Ray
Messcnger.
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DEATHS
1~,pJIRTHS
J3I\IGE.~T~·
AT ALEX-
andra Hospital on October 27, 1979, to Chris·
tine and Norman Baigent,' R.R.l, Salford, a
daughter Jennifer Marie. A sister for Sarah.
DOUG
AND
SIIAR-
lene Pettit are proud to
: a nnoti'ii'C'eth e birth of
their first child, Jonath, an Nonnan. Born·October 21, 1979 at Alexan·
dra Hospital, Ingersoll.
First grandchild for Mr.
and Mrs. ,John Pettit,
Ingersoll and Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Smith, St.
-Catharines. First great
grandchild for Mr. C.D.
Chittenden, Brantford.
Special U,anks to Dr.
Dalton and Dr. Robinson and the O.B . staff.
rETIUE: GARY AND
Pam Petrie are pleased
to armoonce the birth of
their first chUd a
daughter Tara Mich~lle
born October 17, 1979,
Sl. J aleph's Hospital
London, weighing 7lbs.
4 oz. Proud grandparen ts are Mr," Bruce
, Petrie, R.R.2, Ingersoll
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Sutherla nd, ·R.R.4, Embro'.
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~KINNER:' ·PAT AND
avid are happy· to
announce· the birth of
their so·n; Michael McGhee, born October 28 at
Woodstock
General
Hospital, broUler for
Sarah and John.
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. LACKIE: Orris D.
Lackie o t~l. Elgin died
at age 84, October 29 at
Tillsonburg District
Memorial Hospital.
Born in riereham
Township to the Inte Mr.
and Mrs . Byron Lackie,
the deceased farmed in
Bl'ugessville for many
years. He was also an
active member of Mt.
Elgin I3a ptist Church as
well as the Royal
Canadian Legion,
branch 153, Tillsonburg.
The Ia te Orris lackie
also saw action at Vimy
ltidge during World War
1 after enlisti ng with the
168th BataIHon B Company of the 21sl Canadian lnfantry . He served
in Canada, England and
France.
The deceased is survived by his wire Edith
Thornton (Hicks) and
daughters Mrs . Ross
Gunn (Alice), R .R. 1
Woodstock and Mrs.
Charles Wilson (Leola),
R.R. 1 Burgessville.
Also surviving are
stepchildren Cecil Hicks
of Ingersoll. five grandchUdren and-one great
grandchild .
Orris was predeceas·
ed by his wife, the late
.Alice Maud Holmes, in
1944 .
Funeral services will
be cificialed by Rev.
Gibson Brown October
31 at 2 p.m. a t McBeath
Funeral Home. Place of
intelment will be the
BurgessviUe Cemetery,
MOWlN AO'CONNEH
MO\vinaO'Conner of
London and formerly of
John Street, Ingersoll,
died Friday, October 26
at Marion Villa, London,
at the age of 85.
Born in RaleighTownship, the late Mrs.
O'C~l1oQer was a member -of Sac red Heart
Church and the Christian Women's League.
She was the daughter of
the la le Mr. and Mrs.
John Morall.
. The deceased is survived by son Roy of
Jngersoll and daughter
Mary of Windsor. ALso
surviving are grandchildren David and
Kevin O'Conner and
great grandchildren
Michael and' MiChelle ,.
O'Conner.
She was predeceased
by her hu')band, lhe late
Earl O'Conner, who
died in 19~.
Parish pra yers were
held Sunday, October 28
at 8 p.rn. a t McBeath
Funera I Hom c.
Funer <11 services were
held Monday, October
29 at 10 a .m . at Sacred
Heart Church, Ingersoll. Place of interment
was Sacred Hearl CerneLcry.
Pallbearers were Jim
Oliver, Gino Defent,
Ron Groom, Jim Gas·
paratto, David O'conner
and Gary Lampkin.
KENNX:
FUNEHAL:
Services were held in
Guelph at Our Lady of
Mercy Church on Friday, October 26, 1979 for
John Joseph Kenny,
(formerly of ingersoll)
in his 64th. year. Son of
lhe late Mr. and Mrs.
Jolm Kenny oflngcrsoll.
lIe was predeceased by
his wife
Elizabeth
(Babe) 1978. He is
survived by onc son
Johnny of Kit.chener,
two da ughters, Mrs.
Don Gee(Joan) of lIespier; Mrs . Jim Close
(Colleen) of Guelph, 10
grandchildren and one
greatgrandchUd.Three
brothers Ed of Guelph,
Wilfred of 111gersoll,
Harold of Douglas, Ontario. 1\vo sisters, Mrs.
Ted Tice (Ann) of
Oshawa; Mrs . Carl
Belenchuk (Rose) of
Weiland
Intcl1lment
was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph.
Mit AND MRS. WIL-
lem Van Straalen of
R.R.l salford are pleased to announce the
birth of their son on
November 6, 1979 at
Alexandra hospital.
DENNI S' AND
B EV
~mble, 109 Merrit
Street, Ingersoll, welcome the arrival of their
son Olarles Edward
Floyd, born November
6, 1979 at Alexandra
Hasp! tal.
DEA1'HS
POUNDS: John Scott
Pounds, a resident of
the People's Care Centre in Tavistock and
formerly
from the
Tham€Sford area, died
at his home November
10, HY79. Mr. Pounds was
95-years-{)ld.
Born in Thamesford,
he worked as a farmer
and on the department
of highways, for over 20
years. He was a member of lhe I. O.O.E. No.
258 for 75 years and a
member of U1e Springtime Rebekah Lodge
No. 375.
Mr. Pounds \V as prei
deceased by his wife,
the former Margaret
Brown in 1967; his
, brother Ed in 1958 and
his grandson Wayne in
J
1962
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Surviving him are his
sons John of Beachville, .
George of Embro; daughters Alice (Mrs. Clifford Sutherla nd) of
Thamesford and Nellie
(Mrs. Murray Johnson)
DEATHS
of R.R.4 Thamesford; 10
grandchildren · and 29
great-gr and children .
A special service was
held by the Springtime
Rebekah Lodge No. 375
Monday evening and
another one Monday
evening by the LO.O .F.
No. 258.
The funeral service
itself was held at the
Carrothers - Betzner
Funeral
Home
in
Thamesford Tuesday,
November 13,1979, with
Rev, Wesley Ball officiating. Interment wa s at
the Dorchester Union
Cemetery.
Honorary Pallbearers
were Fred Dennison,
Alwyn Patience, Ralph
Payne, Roy Newman,
Earl Sladel bauer and
Geral Westover. Active
pallbearers were Jack
Dinner, John Dinner
Jr., Gary Pounds, Harold POWlds, Keith Walpole and Stan Sutherland .
EMILY WILLIAMS
Emily Williams. 222
Earl St., Ingersoll, died
at the age of 79
November 7, 1979, while
a patient in J\lexandra
Hospi. tal.
Mrs. Wil1iams was
well known throughout
the corrununity for her
involvement in various
acti vi ties, particularly
church activities. She
wns a life member of
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, the Catholic
Women's League and a
life member of the
Ale x andra H ospi tal
ladies auxiliary.
1\11'5.
Williams was
predeceased by her
husband, the late John
Francis Wi Uiams, in
1957.
SW'viving are her sons
Ralph of Kukuoka, Ken
of Ja pan and James,
pastor at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church Stratford. Also survi~ing is
her sister Mrs. Francis
Wilson of Victoria, B.C.
Rooary prayers were
held November 9, 1979
at 3 p.m. at McBeath
FuneraJ Home in Ingersoll. The funeral service
was held at Sacred
Heart Church with
Father James Williams
officia ting.
lntcrment was at the
Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Pallbearers were:
Woody Haggerty, Gordon Henry, Larry Brennan, Don Barmon, jack
Warden, Bill McDern1ottand George Wittwell.
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DEATHS
PHIDDLE: Hugh Prid-
die aied November 19 at
Westminister Hospital
in London at the age of
71. His home address
was R .R. 4, Ingersoll.
Mr. PriddJe is survi ved by his wife, EdiUl
Powell; his children·,
Mrs . George Johnstone
(Patricia) of IngersoJl; .
Hugh, Woodstock; Mrs.
James Dodgson, (Joanne) of Waterford;
John, Ingerso~J; Harry,
R .R.4, Ingersoll and
Gary, Youbou , B.C.; 19
grandchildren and one
great grandson . He was
predeceased by one
daughter, Alice Carter.
He is also survied by
his brother Jack of
Ingersoll and sisters
Mrs. Hal Bea ttie (Lena)
Toronto; Mrs. Verna
Howard, London and
Mrs . Maggie Hanley,'Sl.
Thomas.
He wa~ born in
Norwich to lhe late Mr.
and Mrs . Frederick
Priddle.
A life-time member of
the Royal Canadian
Legion, Branch 119, Mr.
Priddle was a member
of lhe Canadian ingersoll Di vision of the
5ignal c·orps during the
second world war. He
:;erved overseas for
more than five years as
a dispatch rider . Mr.
.. -
- ...•,
Priddle worked at Ingersoll Machine for 44
years.
The funeral will be
held on Thursday November 22 at 11 a . m.
Reverand Tom Griffin
will officia le and internment will tCtke place at
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery. A Legion Memorial
Service will be held
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
BIRTHS
DYKE: JOliN
and Grace Van Dyke
VAN
are pleased to announce
WHALEN: Bill Whalen,
148 George Street, Ingersoll died at the age of
30 on Wednesday, November 14, 1919. Mr.
Whalen died at his
home .
Born in London, Ontario, he worked as a
truck driver. He was a
member of the Ingersoll
and District Kinsmen
Club.
Surviving are his
parents, Jean
and
Connie Collins of Ingersoll and Joe and Sandra
Wh<llen of Calgary; his
wife Ephie and his
children David and
Amy, at home.
Mr. Whalen is also
sUrvived by his brothers
Jim, Joe and Bob, all of
Ingersoll; his sister
Catherine of Ingersoll
and by his grandparents
Mrs. Mary Cousins of
Ingersoll, Mrs. Anne
Whalen of London and
Mr. Joe Wha len of
Lucan.
Rev. Tom Gri rfin
officiated the funeral
service, held at McBeath Funeral Home.
Interment was at the
Harris S lreel Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ken
SmiLh, Bruce Fleming,
Scott Pye, Roger Anstee, Glen Hansford and
John Young .
I
the birth of their daughter, Kristy Corinne,
on November 8, 1979 at
Victoria Hospital, London weighing 7 Ibs. 51J2
oz. A sister for Michele,
Marlene and Jason .
Special thanks to Dr.
M.V Robinson.
MACLENNAN:
DOUG
and Nancy are pleased
to alU10unce the birth of
thei r firsl child, a son,
Johnathon
Douglas.
Born on November J3,
1979 at Victoria Hospital
London. He weiged 6
lbs . Proud grandparenls
are Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Christo of Tillsonburg,
and Mr. and Mrs.
Murray MacLennan of
Mt. Elgin. Proud greatgrandma's are Mrs.
Nettie Martin and Mrs .
Olive Rooke, both of
Tillsonburg and Mrs.
Agnes MacLennan of
Mill bank. Many lhanks
to Dr. Allen, Dr. Reid
and O.B. Staff of
Victoria Hospital.
PROULX:
HANDY
and Kevan Proulx of
Ingersoll are pleased to
announce Ule birth of
their daughter Jaymin
LindseY,9 lbs., B oz. at
St. Joseph's Hospital,
London, November 9,
1979.
DEATHS
, MAHYCOLLINS
COLLINS: Mary Collins, 143 Carroll Street,
Ingersoll, died at Alexandra Hospital, Inger·
soli, December 2, 1979.
Born in ScoUand to
the late Mr . and Mrs.
Douglas
McGregor,
Mrs . Collins was a
member of St. Paul's
Presbyterian Church,
Ingersoll.
She was predeceased
by her husband, the late
Alex Collins, in 1962.
Mrs. Collins is survived by her son Bob of
Ingersoll,
daughters
Mrs. Ruth (Harold)
Armstrong, Ingersoll,
Margaret, at home and
Mrs. M,ry (Paul) Hubert of Chagrin Fails,
Ohio, and nine grandchildren .
Rev . Deane Cassidy of
St. Paw's Presbyteri,m
Church, officiated the
funeral service. Dccember 4, 1979 at 2 p.m.
at McBeath Funeral
Home.
Pallbearers
were:
Kenneth
Armstrong,
Ronald Armstrong. Jim
Armstrong. Steven Hubert, Scott Hubert and
Doug Collins.
Interment was at
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery.
FAW: ·E. Ray Faw of
1nti, Belmont. died in
South Dorchester Township, on November 29,
1979 . Mr. Faw was born
in South Dorchester
Township. He was the
son of the late Barney
and GlClce (McKenney)
Faw. He was retired
from farming anti lived
most of his life in Elgin
Count y. Mr. Faw had
received a letler on
commondation for rescuing (l HAF pilot from
a burning plane during
World War Two. Surviving are his wife. the
former Emily Tothfalusi. sot! Robert of
Ingersoll,
daughter
Mrs. WaYlle (Barbara)
Gennllner, of London.
Brolllers Eugene Faw,
of RR8, Sl. Thomas,
Warren Faw, of R.R. 1,
Springfie ld and fi ve
grc;mdchiJdren. The funer<il was held Monday in
Aylmer. Rev.
Tom
Rutherford of the Mapleton CllUrch of Christ
Cremation
officiated.
was burial of the ashes,
in the Trinity Cemetery
al a later date.
GEORGE HOUSE
HOUSE: FlUleral services for George 11 Ollse,
221 Thames Street North. Ingersoll, were held
at McI3ealh Funeral
Home D~embcr 1, 1979,
following hi..<; death at
Alexantlra
Hospital.
November 28, 1979.
lIe is survived by his
daughter Mrs. Marilyn
(John) Garner of Thunder nay and was
predeceased by his wife,
the lale Gladys Emigh,
in 1~ 1.
Rev . Carmen HolbrolighofTrinity United
Church officiated the
. funeral service. interment was at lhe Burgessv ilIe Cemetery.
MAIlELTlJORNTON
THORNTON: Mabel
Thomton. 135 Windsor
Crest, Lonoon. died at
the age of 83 Friday,
December 7, 1979, wrote
a patient in Victoria
Hospital. London.
Born in North Dorchester Town.<.;hip, she
was the daughter of the
late ·Mr . and Mrs.
Samuel Archer. She was
prcdecc(lsed by her Hrst
hllslland, Ule late Lloyd
F. Smith, and by her
secondhusbcHld, the late
Norman Thornton.
Mrs . Thornton is survived by her son George
F. Smi th of London;
daughter Mrs. Doris
Holdsworth of Port BurweU and her brother
George Archer of Woodstock
She is a Iso
survived by 13 grandchildren and 15 great
gnllldchildren.
Mrs Thornton was
predeccased by her sons
Captain L.
Russell
Smith and Beverely
Smith .
Rev. Carmen HolbrollghofTrinity United
Church offic·ialed the
funeral service. held at
McBeath Funeral Home
Monday, December 10,
1979 at 1:30 p.m . Interment was at Ingersoll
RlIr~1 Cemetery .
MAHlA 1l0RVATIl
JW~.ll.I:
Maria
Horva t ) aresident at
the Oxford Regional
Nursing Home, IngersoU, died Friday Decemoer 7, 19':"'9.
Born in IIungary,
Mrs. llorvaUl was a
member of
Sacred
Hearl Catholic Church .
She was predeceased by
her husband, the late'
Bela Horvath, in 1944.
Survi vi ng are her
daughters Mrs. Helen
(John) Krucsil of Dearborn, Michigan and
Mrs. I rene Bier of
Ingersoll and her grandchildren Rowla nd Krucsil of Dearborn, Michigan, Walter Bier of
Ingersoll and Mrs. Lill·
ian (John) McCracken
of Ingersoll AIso survi ving a re seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held at Sacred Heart
CatJlOlic Church with
Father Robert Morrissey officiating, S~tur­
day. December 8, ]979
at 9 a .m. Parish Prayers were held at McBeath F\Jneral Home
December 7, 1979 at 7
p.m. Interment was at
the Sacred Hearl Cemetery.
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BIRTHS
GOHI)ON AND J,AUHA
Green of Brooksdalc are
happy to announce the
birlh of U\cir son Michael
William on Wednesday,
Deccmber 12, I\)79 at
Woodstock General Hospital.
..llA~ NQ ~
- TIM, SUSAN
and Erin Bannon are
pleased to announce the
birth of Matthew Timothy on November 26,
1979 at Woodstock General Hospital.
DEATHS
EOI'I'IS SELL>ON
SELDON : Edith Seldon,
80· '2 Ann Street. Ingersoll
died at the age of 92
Wednesday December 26
whue <r patient in Alexanch'a Ilospital. Ingersoll
Born Edith Dundas,
she was married to the
lal(' Arthur Seldon. who
prc-deceased her in 1957.
Mrs. Seldon IS sllfvivcd
by her son Richard of
lUL3 Ingersoll, her sister Mrs . R .A . (Ethel)
f1utchison of Vancouver,
B.C. and by her grand·
children Hobert Seldon of
n .R. 3 Ingersoll, Mrs .
Clyde (Janel) Tomkins
of E:rin. Mrs. Jack
(Ruth) Hutson of H.. H.3
Ingersoll and 1\1rs. Gary
(Linda) McClay of Ingersoll . Also sW'viving are
seven gr{'.at grandchildren .
Fllneral services were
offici a ted by H.ev. Carmen H olbrough of Trinity
United Church, Tim rsday
December ?:7, 1979, aL
Mcl3eath Funeral I-lome.
Temporary entombment
was in Ingersoll mausol eum and inlerment later
in Ingersoll Rural Ceme-
UEATI1S
IZ/v\K VAN DEH PVL
y AN PEl{ PYL: Rev .
Carmen Holbrough of
Trinity Uniled Church
offiCiated the Wednesday
December 26, 1979
{W\-
eral service of Izaak vall
der Pyl, who died Saturday, Dp.ccmber 22, 1979
<It Victoria Hospital,
London.
Mr. van der Ply who
was 74 -years-old. resided
on II arris Street 10
Ingersoll. He was born in
lIoIland but moved to
Canada a number of
years ago. He was a
member of Trinity United OlUrch.
Mr. van der Ply is
survive<1 by his wife. the
former Willemina Van
Rr.es. his daughter Mrs.
llollald (Marijkc> Gran·
ger of Ingersoll and his
granddaughter Christine.
The
funeral
service
was held at McBeath
Funeral Home December
26
Tempor~l'y
at
2
p.m.
entombment
is in Ingersoll M<lusoleLU)) and interment is
laler at the Harris Street
Cemelery
tery _
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LOUI ANN
INGHAM
INGBi\J\I: Lori Ann
Illgram, 324
Tunis
Street, I llgcrsoll. died at
the age of 17. Friday,
December 7. 1!n9, following a car accident.
Lori Ann was Lhe
daughter of Donna and
Allen FUller and the late
James Ingram.
Born in London, she
attended public and
secondary school in
Ingersoll. She was employeed as a sec rctary
for Martin Insurance
Company, Dorchester
and was a member of
the Fi rsl Baptist Church
Ingersoll.
Surviving are her
parents; her brother
Jim Ingram, at home,
and grandparents Jack
and Annie Ingram of
Aylmer, George and
Jean Fuller of IngersoH
and Ken and Mabel
McConkey of Mt. Elgin.
She was predeceased
by her father. the late
Jim Ingram, in 1965.
Rev. George Watt
officiated the funeral
service, held at the First
Baptist Church, Monday. December 10, 1979
at 3 p .rn. Arrangements
were completed by McbeaUl Funeral Home.
Ushers at the church
were Sally Petznick,
Julie Engel, Debbie
Mallews and Pamela
Lindsay.
Pallbearers
were Da vid Crocker,
Tom Mabee, Glen Kivinen, Tim Longlade,
Greg Campbell and
John Taylor. Honorary
pallbearers were Keith
Lindsay, Bob Caffyn,
Bob Paton, Wes Fa Uowfield, Hugh Ponting,
Doug Franklin. Gerry
Van Kooten. Frank
LongJade, Jack McLeod
and Bob Houston.
Interment was at
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery.
111ELI\IA KEMP
KE1\U):Thc~na Kemp
. 5 Holcroft Street. Ingersoil, died Thursday
December 6,1979, at her
horne.
Born in East Oxford
Township, Mrs. Kemp
was predeceased by her
husband, the late W.H.
(Dick) Kemp, in 1975.
She was also predeceased by her son
Dickie, in 1936.
Surviving is her sister
Mrs. Plyna (W.F.) Appleby of Ingersoll and
her niece Mrs. Marie
(James) Renauld of
Springfi cld.
Rev. George Watt of
the First 13aplist Church ';
offici a ted the funeral
service, held Saturday,
December 8, 1979 at 3
p.m . at McBeath Funeral Homc.
Pallbearers
Were:
Roy Bourne. Michael
Gaskin, Charles Burford, Sid Pittock. Alex
Wurker and lrvin Parkes . lnlermenfwas at the
Norwich Cemetery.
NOFFtj '[ i AT THE
Strathroy Hospil<ll, on
Friday, November 23,
1979, P'redcrick \Ii . Moffatt of 330 McKeUan
Street. Str<lUlroy (formerly of Ingersoll) in
his 73rd . year. He was
the son of the la te
William and Annie Moffatt of Ingersoll. Beloved husband of Laura
V. Shaw. Dear father of
. Fred, Stra throy and
Donald of London . Dear
brother of Mrs. Minnie
Davis, Brantford; Mrs.
Wilfred DWln (Irene),
Clarkston,
Michigan
and Mrs. Lily Crotty of
Ingerso II; Mrs . Mal
Crux (Helen), Toronto;
Mrs. Gordon Thurlow
(Ruth), London; Mrs.
Florence <Billie} Hueston of London. Loved by
six grandchildren . Dear
uncle of Mrs. Grant
Swackhammer (Mary)
and Mrs. Shirley Crombie both of I ngersoll . A
number of nephews.
Predeceased by a bro-'
ther IlmTY (1%7) ~Ild .(-\
sister Jean (979). He
was in World War Two
serving overseas, 42nd .
Bntlerey as an Anti·
Aircraft Gurmer. He
was employed at Middlesex Furniture for 28
years . Funeral service
was held on Monday,
November 26, 1979 from
the Denning Brolhers
Funeral Home. Service
\Vas conducted by the
Rev. Coster Scovil of lhe
Anglicnn Church. 13uril
in Strathroy Cemelery.
HOSE OSBOHNE
OSBOHNE: Rev. Erla
Curry of ·the United
Church. officialed funeral services for Rose
Osbcrne of Caressant
Care Nun;i.llg Home,
Woodstock, and formcrIy of Salford. following
her death December 5,
1979. Mrs. Osborne was
91-years-o Id .
f'uneral services were
held llt McTleath FUIleraillome December S,
1979 all p. In .
Born ill England, Mrs.
Osborne was a member
of lhe United Church.
She was predeceased by
her husband, the late
JackS . Osborne, in 1970.
Surviving is her son
Leonard of Norwich and
daughters Mrs. Doris
(Gordon) Baskett of Mt.
Elgin and Mrs. Joan
(Paul) Geilen of Beachville. AJ~o surviving are
nine grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.
Inlennent was at the
HanisStreet Cemetery.
· BIRTHS
FLANDEHS;
DEATHS
NOHM
and Pat (nee Halter)
are pleased to announce
the birth of their son
David Norman, a brother (or Nathan and
Nevin, in Hamilton,
On tar io, on November
24, 1979. Grandparents
are Mrs. A. Flanders,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Halter .
of In gersoll.
Grea t
grandPlrents are Mrs.
C. Flanders, Mrs. H.
JoUiffe and Mrs. F.
Stephenson.
GEORGE: AT ALEX.
an3ra HOs pital, on November 3D, 1979 to Randy
and Allison George, 115
Carnegie Street, Inger- .
soIl, a daughter PameJa
Allison Marie.
SIUIGHT: AT ALEX-
andra Hospital on November 25, 1979 to
Douglas and IJcbbic
Strigbt, 392 Wellington
Street, Ingerson, a son
Derek Stephen.
PEPPING,' AT ALEX-
andra Hospital on November 28, 1979 to Mr.
and Mrs. Alphons Pepping, R.R.4, Thames.
ford a son Ra ndy J ozef.
DunSTON: AT ALEX.
andra Hospi talon November 21, 1979 to Brian
anc~. Rose Durston, 254
Evelyn Street, Ingersoll .
a daugh ter Connie I\nn.
GALPIN: Stanle.y Roy
Galphin, 442 Lienster
Street, Woodstock, di ed
at Woodslock General
Hospi tal Friday, November 30, 1979atthcage
of 82.
Born in Salford to the
late Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Galpin, he
was a retired foodslorer
in Ingersoll until 1960.
He was a member of the
Huron Park Ba ptist
Church and served on
the Deacon's Board. Mr.
Galpin was also a
member of the Gideons.
Mr. Galpin is survi ved
by his wiC e, the form~r
Mary Mae German: h~
son Fred of 0 lla wa; hIs
three daughters Mrs.
Eileen (Frank) Making
and Mrs. Helen (Grant)
Markham,
both of
Woodstock, and Mrs.
Gwen (J ames) Boniface
or Ingersoll . Also sur·
viving are
11
grand-
children and seven
great grandchildren.
He was predeceased
by his brother Ralph.
Funeral service was
held a t the Huron Park
Baptist Church, Woodstock Monda y, December3, 1979 at 2 p.m. with
Rev. Lance Johnson
offi cia ti ng. F unera 1 ar·
rangements were com·
pleted by Rowell Funeral Home of Woodstock Interment followed at the Harris Street
Cemetery. Ingersoll.
DEATIIS'
CUMMING: Rev. R6b:e~t Brem!1cr Cumming
died at Victoria Hospital
,lA?ndon on ,Thursdny,
.November a, 1979 in his
~3rd.
(HH8-50); Brigden and
Plum Creek, Lambton
Presbytery. (1950'!)8);
Hctired assislanl minister. Calvary United,
LOll 00 Il , 0958-65); retired supply minister,
Empress Uniled. LOIldon, 09G5{)8); minister
emeritus, Empress UIUted (1968-79).
Hev. Cumming served
as Secretary of London
Conference from 1~401952, and was presidellt
of Londoll Conference in
year. . .
Rev·.: ·Cumming is.
survived by his children
Mary M. Cumming of
Torooto, Nancy L. Cumming of .London and
DavidM . Cwnming of
BIRTI-IS
BILL
AND
SHEILA
~
of 6 Northtown
Line Road, Ingersoll,
are pleased to announce
the birth of their son
Scotl Michael . Scott
Michael was born at
Alexandra
Hospital
November 15, 1979.
HICK
AND
ANNE
100 inson (nee Goron) of 160 Metcalfe
Street Ingersoll, are
pleased to announce the.
arrival of a baby
daughter, Allison Marie. Allison was born at
Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll, November 14,
1979, weighing 7 pounds,
2 ounces, She is a sisler
for Stacey.
BAHH V NS: JENNI-
fer and Michael, children of H any and
Margaret <Harris) Barrons, welcome to their
borne a new baby
brother Martin Charles
Gordon, born Friday,
November 16, at Brantford Genera 1 Hospi tal.
Proud grandparents are
Marjorie and Aubrey'
Barrens Dorchester and
Glady s and Charles
Harris. Ingersoll.
Ottawa. Also sw-vivlng
are his grandchildren,
Deborah. Heather and
Janet.
\
Hewas predecased by
his wife, the la te Ka te
Livl~gsto~e Taylor .. Rev.
1973 ,
He was a member of
many local historical
and genealogical socictie!;, and researched and
wrote numerous Jocal
church and family histories ,
The late Mr. Cumming rested at the James
A. Barris Funcral Home
Richmond Street, LondOll, Ihen to Emprss
United Church, on Saturday, November 10
1979, where the com~
plclc funcra I service
was held . The Rev, Glen
Strome officiated. assisted by Rev. Glen
Stcwart, chairman of
Middlesex Presbytery
A unique aspect of the
funeral was the playing
of a tape recording,
prepared by Rev. Cumming for his own
funeral, in which he
gave a brief outline of
his life, and a farewell
greeling to his family,
friends, and colleagues ,
Pall bearers were
HClrold Sloan alld George McArthur. Wallacetown, Floyd Leilc;h and
Ed Phelps, London, Don
Scull, Delaware, and
Everett Wilson, Salford . .
I1Iternment was in
Maple Leaf Cemetery,
Cwnming 'was .born . in
GlasgO\\'. Scotland and
emigrated to Canada In
1907, where he worked
on a farm in Elgin
County.
.
He enrolled at Victoria College. University of
Toronto, in 1913. He
enlisted ill the army in
~916 and saw.active duty
10 France with the IB2nd
Canadian Expedition-
ary Force, obtaining the
rank of sergea·nL. His
mililary duty was completed in 1919, for which
he recei ved the General
Service Medal.
He re-enrolled at Toronto University and
received a B,A. degree
in 1920,· and a B.D.
degree in 1922. He was
ordained in the Methodist Church ministry, in
19Z2 at Centennial Methoclist Church, London.
He served the rolJowing ella rgcs ~ Mu ncey
Indian Mission (1922-24)
Guilds, Troy and New
Scotland in Chatham'
District (MeUlOdist-1924
to 25) which became
f
Kent
Presbytery
of
United Church (1925-28)
Benmiller 'and Smiths
Hill in Huron Presbytery (1928.-30); Sparta
and Union, Elgin Presbytery (1930-35); Staffa
and Zion ( 1935); Salford
Foldens, and West Oxford '(193&-45). Zenda
replaced West Oxford
on the eM rge, 1945-48),
Oxford Presbytery; Lucan and Clandeboye,
Middlesex Presbytery
CMtilam.
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llIR1'lIS
HAl LEY:
f\ T
ALEX-
andra Haspi tal Oil October 16, 1979 to Mr . and
Mrs. Wayne 13ai ley, a
daughter Debora h Ann .
DEATHS
NOHi\IAN LING
Fllleral se;vices for
Norman Ling, R:R . 3
Ingersoll , were held at
McBeath F'unera I Home
SatW'day, November 3,
1W9 at 1 p.m . Mr. Ling I
died a t Ole age of 69 on '
Wednesday, October 31,
al his home .
Born in Westminister
Township, Mr. Ling
worked as a farmer in
the Ingersoll area. He
\Vas a mem ber of the '
United Church and was
weU known throughout
the community for his
work ill the town.
Mr. Ling is survived
by his wife, the former
Dorolhy Pulham, his
son Don of R.R. 3
Ingersoll, and by his
four daughters; Sharon
Barnim or Ingersoll,
Nancy (Mrs . Terry
Romanowitch) of R.R . 2
Simcoe, Mary, of Ingersoll and Connie, at
home .
Also surviving are his
brothers Oliver of LambeU1 and Delmer of
London and his sister J
Mrs. Viola Smith of
Forest. f'llr. Ling's nine
grandchildren are also
surv iv in g. .
Rev. Carmen Holbrough of Trinity United
Church, Ingersoll, officialed over the funeral
service. Interment was
al the Ingersoll Rural
Cemetery .
Pallbearers were
George Wesl, Wallace
Hcmunond, Lorne McreCI' ,
Hober l
Selbon,
John Foster and Hugh
Hackel'.
MAUDES~IITll
n:l~f~IAN)
Maude Smith (German), died a t the age of
90, November 4, 1979,
while a patienl in
. Woodstock General Hospital. Mrs . Smith was a
resident of Caress ant
Care Nursing Home .
Born in BeachvilJe,
Mrs . Smith worked as a
housewife . She was
predeceased by her
husband, the late Deibert SmiUl .
Rev . Tom Griffin or
St. James' Anglican
Church officialed funeral services, held at
McBeClth Funeral Home
November 6, 1979 at 2
p.rn. Interment was at
lhe Harris Street Cemetery.
I\m .
CIIAHLE~ PUH- .
passed away-onOctober 31, - 1979, al
Mel ropolitan
General
Hospital, Windsor, at
the age of 72. Beloved
husband of
Marian
(Norbury) and loving
falher of Mrs. George
Cummings (Sue), Ingersoll, Mrs.
Joseph
Kales 03eth) , Windsor,
and Robert C. Tecumseh . 111 ere are nine
grandchildren.
Kind
brolher of Mrs. Robert
Ewing (Ada), Niagara
Falls, Mrs . William
Lambert (Nellie), Ingersoll, and Mrs . Ross
Mitchcll (Hose), Ingersoll. Services werc conducted at the Windsor
Cha pel by the Rev.
Peter Wickerson on
Saturday, November 3,
atl1: 00 :l .m . Interment
at Windsor Memorial
Gardens .
tOil
DEATHS
HAZEL McALLISTER
(SMJTIH
Hazel McAllister, 74D
Wonderland Road, London and formcrly of
Ingersoll, died at the
age of 86, November I, "
197~ . Mrs. McAllister
died a l her home .
130m i n New York, she
was predeceased by her
first husband, the la le
Frank Lawson and by
her second hllsband, lhe
late Alister C . McAUL<;ter.
She was also predeceased by her son Albert.
Surviving are her sons
Frank of Toronto, Graham of Victoria , B.C .
and Neil of London. Also
surviving are eighl
grandchildren and .several great grandchildren .
FlUler<l1 services were
held November3 at 3:30
p.m . at McBeath Funeral Home . llev . George
Wa II ofricia tcd a Ild
intcm1ent \Vas al lllC
Ingersoll Hural Cemelery.
Pallb~arers
were
Da vid Lawson, Bob
Lawson, Mike Kelly ,
Mac Ridde]) , Dave
Stone and Norm Brown .
DEATHS
BIRTHS
1\1It. ANO MilS. GUY
of 285 1'-lames '
lli.¥...
Street North, Apt. 310,
wish to announce lhe
arrival of their son,
Jason Guy David Dominique born on Oclober
20, 1979.
DENNISON:
NEIL'
and Bon III e Dennison of
R.RA, Ingersoll announce the arlival of their
daughter Krista Lynne
on October 18th, 1979.
IIAMI\IOND: PAT AND
Hay Hammond of 167
Francis Street Ingersoll
arc pleased to announce
the atTivai of their
daugh ter ILeoceca Lynn
born October 21, 1979.
ZEI(UELD:
JACOB
alld Ada Zekueld of
H.H2 Mt. Elgin are
ple(lsed (0 announce the
safe arrival of their
daughter Karen Nancy
on October 21, lW9 .
CJl ATTEHSON: !'IIAHK
and
j ac kIe (nee-Pridare pleased Lo
announce the birth of
their first child, a
daughter, Holly Dorothy, on October 18, 1979
at Alexand.ra Hospital,
weighing nIbs . 2 OZS .
Proud gra ndparents are
MI'. and Mrs. Dennis
Chalterson, Wooostock
and Mr. and Mrs. John
P.ridd\e, Inger~oll greatgrnnd p..'l rents "are !Vir .
and j'virs. Gordon ChattersOll, London and Mrs.
Maud Purdy of Almonte. Spedallhanks to
Dr. David Simpson and
nurses a nd staff on
second floor of Alexandra Hos pi tal, Ingersoll.
dIe)
PEllUE: GABBY AND
P <lm Pclrie are pleased
lo Cl!1110UIlCe Ule birlh of
a girl, Terri IVlicheal,
born October 17, 1979 at
St. Joseph's Hospital,
\~olldon, weighing 7 Ibs .
,ozs. oS&,. od- 3//))
FULLEH: Alfred Fuller
formerly of 250 Mutual
Street, Ingersoll died
October 16, 1979 at
Oxford Regiona I Nursing Home at age 93 .
Born in Bedford, England, Fuller was predeceased by wife Anne
Woodward who died in
1949.
Survivlng the deceased are sons Stanley
Fuller of Woodstock,
Albert Fuller of Ingersoll and grandchildren
Mrs. Ron Harrison,
(Diane) of Ingersoll,
William Fuller of Ingersoll, Mrs . Randy Hosack
(Pat) of Simcoe, Mrs.
Don BarreLL, (Marie) of
Simcoe and Robert Fuller of Beachvilte. The
deceased is also survived by fi ve great grandchildren.
Hev. Dan McInnis
officialed funeral services October 19 at 11
a.m . at McBeath' Funeral Home .
Honorary pallbearerswere Bill Fuller, Bob :
Fuller, Handy Hosack,
Ron Harrison , David
Harrison and Don Barrell.
Place of interment
was Ingersoll Rural
Cemetery .
IYlILLSON: Betty ·MiIlson died o ctober 16, 1979
at age 54 at Caressant
Care Nursing Home in
Ingersoll.
I30rn in Plattsville,
Ontario U1e deceased is
survived by husband
George Millson and
step-mother Mrs. Mary
Chatterson of London .
Also mourning the
loss are brother Bill
Cha tterson of London
and sister Mrs. Doris
Gullage of London and
Mrs . John Dawson,
(Rita) of Sarnia.
Children surviving lhe
deceased are daughter
Mrs . Gerald Mclennan
(GnU) of Mosslcy UIIO
sons Wayne Millson of
I3rockviUe, Larry Millson of Ingersoll, Stanley
Millson of
Cedar
Springs and Ronald
Millson, of Ingersoll.
Three gra ndchild.ren also survive the deceased .
Rev . Tom Griffin,
Rector of SL James
Anglican Church, officiated funeral services
October 19 at 2 p.m. at
Mclleath Funeral Home.
Pallbearers
were
Glen Mi IIson, Ken Mill son, Gordon Millson,
Leo Kirwin , Joe BancrofL and Fred Dawdry.
Place of interment
was Harris Street Cemetery.
q UINN: Gordon Quinn
of n .R.1 Salford died at
his residence Friday
October 19, 1979 at age
I
48.
Born
in Dereham
Towllship, the late farmer is survived by
parents George and
Gladys Quinn of R .n.!
St\ lford HlIby Mills, and
daughlers Jeann ine and
Joanne.
Also surviving the
deceased are brothcrs
Harley Quinn of RR .l,
Salford, Burton Quinn of
Manitoba
Wellwood,
and sistcrs Mrs. naymond Layton, (Marion)
of Ingersoll , Mrs . Eric
Slater (Marguerile) of
Alsia Craig and June
Quinn of R .R.! Salford .
The la te
Gordon
Quinn was predeceased
by sister EUa Mae
Stirling who died in I!:}77 .
Rev . John BueOlcr
officia ted funeral !';('rvices October 22 at 2
p.m. at McBeaUl Funeral Home .
Pallbearers were Ellwood Nancekivell, Orville NancekiveU, Bill
Lawson, Floyd Shrubsole, Andrew Empey and
Russell ileer.
Place of intenuncnt
was Harris Street Cem etery.
I
WEllSTEH:
William
Thomas Webster, beloved husband of Mona
(Brown) Webster of 234
Barrick Road, Port
Colborne died at the
Port Colborne General
Hospita 1 on Friday,
October 19, 1979 in his
74th year. Dear father of
Thomas Jr., Timothy
an(t Clara (Mrs . Charles
Sathmary) all of Port
Coibome ; John and
Mrs . Hazel Lacourse
both of Ingersoll and
dear brother of Mrs.
Mary Jinks of Port
Colborne and the ILl Ie
Jack Webster . Also
survived by Ulirtecn
grandchildren . Mr . Webster rested at the
F\tncral
Armstrong
Home, 803 King Street,
Port Colborne where
fUlleral services were
held on Saturday, October 20th conducted uy
Rev . Elliston Bridp,er of
CenLral United Church .
Inlcnnent followed in
Oakwood Cemetery .
1\ . 1\ ..)
l\lEl(iS:
MR.
AND
Mrs . H611 and Meigs are
ple[\scd to announce the
anival of (heir second
son , Mat Ule\\, Campbell.
A brother for Andrew,
second grandson for Mr.
and Mrs .
Kenneth
Campbell and Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Carnegie.
Born September 21,
1979 .
I!'IGllAi\1: BILLY AND
Kathy would like to
announce the arrival of
lheir sister, SUsanne
Marie ()n October 4,
1979, welgbt 8 lbs ., 13 112
ozs. Proud parents are
Ted and Ruth Ingham,
R.R . 2, Mt. Elgin .
nEnT AND MAHlE
Van R~ SW X:Ck, RR. 4
Ingel'so i, are pleased to
anllounce the arrival of
I !lei r aClughtcr Christine
Marie . on October 4
J979 [It Alexandra Hos~
pital, Ingcrsoll.
IIAHH Y t\NO IUA VIN-
kCllvlcugel. 58 Charles '
Slreet East, lnger~ :1.
are pleascd to <lIHlOUI
the birlh of l!H':!"
.
Inn Jobn . Ian wns bor;
at AJexandra llospitnl,
Ingersoll on October 10
1.979.
'
DEATHS
CLIFTON: O~,mond Clifton, RR. 5 Ingersoll,
died a t the age of 77
Thursnay, October 11,
1979, at Victoria Hospital, London.
Born in West Oxford
Townshi p to the late Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin
Cli (ton, he worked as a
farmer.
J'vlr. Clifton is survived
by his wife. the former
Isabelle Brown; sons
AUan of R.R .2 Burgessville and Donald, at
home; daughters Mrs.
Jim Armstrong (Joan)
of London and Janel, at
home.
AJso surviving is his
brother Russell or RR.
5 Ingersoll, sister Mrs.
Joe Wilson (Marion) of
Ingersoll and grandchildren Cheryl, Leslie,
Shawn and Gregory.
Funeral services were
held at McBeath Funeral Home October 13,
1979 at 1:30 p.m ., wilh
Rev . Glen MacPherson
of Sweaburg United
Church officiating . Interment was at the
Hanis Street Cemetery.
Pallbearer were Allan
Cliflon, Donald Clifton,
Jim Armstrong, Had
Fraser, Gordon Brown
and Archie Longworth .
MONTGOMERY: James Montgomery, 27
Princess Park Road,
lngcrsoll, died al the
nge , of 83, l1lursday,
Oclober 11 , 1979, at
Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll .
Mr. Montgomery is
survived by his wife the
fomler Elizabeth Sprouls, his daughter Mrs.
Don Warner (Lillian) of
Ingersoll; brother Austill of Blitish Columbia
and sisters Arlie of
Honeywood and Gertrude of Shelburne. Also
surviving is his grand
son Wayne WClrner, of
Missasa uga alld great I
grandda ughter Lee Ann
Warner.
FlDleral services were :
held at McBeath Funeral Home Saturday,
October 13, 1979 with
Rev. Robert Morrissey
of Sacred Heart Church,
offida ting.
Mr. Montgomery was
born in Dundalk, Ontario to the late Mr. and
Mrs . James Montgomery.
lllurUlIale,
Olea
at lhe C'lge of 4B, October
]0, 1979 at Vicloria
lIaspit~1 Londol\.
FIUleral services wcre
hel d a ( the Ca rroth ersBelzner Funeral Home,
Thamesford, October 13
1979 with Canon Geoffrey Dibbs officia ting.
Inlcnnent was at the
Clipperlon Cemetery .
130cn in Otlawa, Mrs.
Goarley is survived by
her husband Mack, her
son James, at home,
and daughters Lynn
(1\1rs . Daniel Taylor),
R.R . 3 Thorndale and
Mary Jane, al home.
Also surviving are her
brothers Derek J\'Ia thews of Picton, Duncan
Hoare of PiCtOH, sister
Helen (Mrs . Edward
Storms) of Picton and
grandsons Chris and
Michael.
Mrs. Goarley is also
survived by her maUlerin-law Mrs. Anne Gom ley, sistcr-Ul-Inw Lucy
(Mrs . Nelson Elliott)
and Joanne Goarley, all
of RR.3 Thomdalc .
She was prcdeceascd
by her daughter Jane
Anne in 1954 .
PallbcC1l'crs
wcre
George Ell iolt, Joe Elliott, Paw Elliott. Galen
Crawford,
Douglas
MacKay and Ron Jones .
Sl\UTH: Blanche Smith, 00. of 56 Wellington
Ave., Ingersoll, area
whilc a patient in Sl.
Joseph 's Hospital, Loudon, October 12, 1979.
Rev. George WaH
officia ted funeral services at J\.1cl3eDth FUlleral Home, October 15,
1979 at 2 p.m.
130m in Ingersoll to
the late Mr. and Mrs.
William H. Wills, Mrs .
SmiUl is survived by her
husband Fn'<.i M. Smith.
Alsosurvivillg is her son
Harold of London and
Mrs. Frank Edwards
(Marilyn) of R.R. 1
Lakefield. Mrs. Smith is
survived by six grandchildren.
Interment was al
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery .
DEATII
WI ~ LIAM
EDWARD (TIM) -
,
BALL
~I"
"
Edward ~ (tl.mJ-.I")klI: a
sident ' Of, "W'oodingford
dge, Woodstock, ___ ~ed at :
the age of 79 on September
23, 1979.
Born to the late Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Ball of
Ingersoll, Mr. Ball is survived by his son Robert of
, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Funeral services were
conducted at McBeath
Funeral Home, Ingersoll
with Rev. George Watt of the
First Baptist Church officiating. Interment was at
the
Ingersoll
Rural
Cemetery.
ALLAN ELLERY
Allan Enery, RR 2, Mt.
Elgin, died September 30,
while a patient in Tillsonburg District Memorial
Hospital. He was 71 years
old ,
Born in Dereham Township to the la~e Mr, and Mrs.
William Ellery, he worked as
a farmer. He,was a member
of the Verschoyle United
Church and the Dereham
Lodge No. 624 AF and AM.
Mr. Ellery is survived by
his wife, the former Elsie
Smith, and by his sons
Russell of Stratford, Douglas
of RR 2, Mt. Elgin and
Frank, RR 2, Mt. Elgin. Also
surviving are his daughters
Mrs.
William
Telfer
(Arlene) of London and Mrs,
Jack Duncan (Peggy) of
London.
Mr. Ellery is also survived
by his sister, Alice Ellery of
RR 4, Ingersoll and by 11
grandchildren.
Mr.
Ellery
was
predeceased by his son
Ronald, in 1938, and by his
sister Grace Johnson in'1979.
Funeral services will be
held at McBeath Funeral
Home on Oc~ober 3 at 2 p,m.
with Rev. Eral Curry officiating. Interment will be
a t the Ebenezer Grove
Cemetery,
Pallbearers will be Harry
Allison, Bill Allison, Fred
Richens, Phi llip Moulton,
Ross Moulton and Jim
fIutcrunson ,
HOBBS
>
William Hobbs, 133 Church
Street, Ingersoll, died
September 29 at Alexandra
Hospital irt Ingersoll.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
he worked as a stationary
engineer at the hospital. He
was a member of St. James'
AngJican Church, Ingersoll.
Mr . Hobbs is survived by
his wife, the former Haxel
Chandler, by his son Allen of
Oakville and by his sister,
Jean Bushnell of Windsor.
Also surviving ,are grandchildren Jeff and Marnie. :
Rev. Tom
Griffin of-!
ficiated funeral services,
held at McBeath Funeral
Home October I, 1979 at 3:30
p,m. Interment was at the
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery.
,Allan C. Stuck, 118
Margaret Ave., 'Kitchener, died a t the age
of 70 .on September 30,
1979 after a lengthy
illness.
Born to the late Peter
Stuck and the former
Ida Croh, he was an
adherent
of
the
Reformed
Menonite
Church. He was past
president of the Kitchener Rod and Gun
Association and was
also a member of the
Kitch ener
Power
Squadr:Jil.
Mr. Stuck is survived by his wife, the
former Violet Honderich; son Paul of
Sweaburg; daughters
Carole (Mrs. Thomas
Frederick) of Innerkip
and Beve.rly (Mrs.
Robert MacDonald) of
Ajax.
Also surviving are
six grandchildren and
two sisters, Selena
(Mrs . Blake Hyde) and
Alma (Mrs. Willard
,. Miller) I both of Kitchener.
Mrs. Stuck was
predeceased by his
father and mother and
by his stepmother, the
former Elizabeth
Schamber.
The late Mr. Stuck
rested at the OmandJtuzi Funeral Home, 291
Huron Street, New
Hamburg,
until
yesterday when funeral
services were ' held at
the Northeasthope
Reformed
Menonite
Church at 2:30 p.m.
Interment is at the
Willmont
Reformed
MCJ\Onite Cemetery,
R. R 2, Baden.
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BIIl'I'I-lS
HOWl!; :
JOHN
AND
Lorn (nee Parker) are
pleased to announce the
birth of their son, Adam
Sincla iI', 8 lbs, ]2 ozs. on
September 21, 1979, at
St. Joseph's Hoopital,
London. First grandchild for Carl and
- Marge. Parker
and
Frank and Mona Howe.
ARMOUR: MR. AND
Mrs. Paul Armour are
pleas('d to announce tile
birth of their daughter
Amanda Lyn Ann, on
September 7, 1979, weighing 6 lbs., 13 07.s,
TenUl grandchild for
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Voigt.
Third grandchild for
Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Armour.
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