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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1954-12-22, Page 13WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22nd, 1954 .... ......T ITHE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 6 SENSATIONAL TRADE-IN Allowance on the purchase of an I PHILISHAVE SUNBEAM Bring in your old razor, regardless of make, condition, age or style—EVEN AN OLD SAFETY RAZOR^- and we will allow you - $9.00 ON A NEW ELECTRIC RAZOR Take advantage of this sensational offpr now. Wm. A. Schmid JEWELLER — LUCKNOW SON OF PIONEER FAMILY PASSES Albert Wesley Alton Albert Wesley'Alton,- a member Qf 3 pioneer family whose lather came to the Beffas.ti district 107 years ago, passed away suddenly at his home- in Lucknow on Sat­ urday December J2th •from a heart seizure. Mr. Alton $as in /»•' ■ —v-- .XS?' £& ■■ AS ¥ • £9. A •49. «s . 4ft 6 heart seizure. ML Alton his 86th year. He had’ suffered a severe attack a few .years' ago, hut his. health was restored to a degree -that permitted him. to’ Plumbing and Heating Service AND REPAIRS Oil Burners Serviced—Units Converted Complete Repairs for Deep and Shallow Well Pumps Automatic Hot Water Tanks Installed For a free estimate call or see ART GILMORE R. R. 3, Lucknow . . — 61-r-13 Dungannon i OBITUARY LESLIE BUSHELL There passed awa/.suddenly in Kincardine General. Hospital on Saturday morning, December 4, 1954, Leslie Ernest, beloved son of . Ezra and Agnes BUshell, in his fifth year. He was born in ■Kincardine Hospital on April 7» 1950. Besides his sorrowing par-' ehts, Leslie leaves to mourn his. passing four brothers, Edjnpnd, Robert,, Kenneth and David and one sister Sharon. Funeral service was .held at St. Matthew's church,, Kingarf on Monday, December 6. Service was conducted bv the Rev. John Prest' with the sing­ ing of Leslie’s favorite - hymn, “Jesus Loves Me”. , J ~“ Interment was" in .Kincardine cemetery, Pallbearers were D.on- ny Stewart,. .Gary Collins, Gary Griffinnam a'nd- Bbbby White. ■‘Flotve/bearers were Eugene- Bu- “sbelL Nelson ■ Alvery and' Hairold , Mayes. Graaatn Smith and Roniiv SQUIRES—in Sandusky Hospital}. Hodgins. ■ . ■ ■Mich., onMTuesday, December 7 th, Leslies sunny . disposition an 1.954, to,Mr. and Mrs.-H. Squires,.’’/loving unsell’ish ways ^vere ,al-, a-son, Henry* Michael—a great I ways a source of great joy an grandson for Mr. R. C. McGowan I happiness to.all who knew ana of Blyth. - loved him. s'OBITUARY MARTIN FINLEON Martin Finleon, formerly of West Wawanosh, died on Decem­ ber 12, at the residence of his son, 20422 pQVentry, Detroit, at the age of 85. He had been a resident} of Detroit for the past 50 years, retiring from the ■ auto industry several, years ago. He is survived by one son, John M. Finleon. Funeral was held on the morn­ ing of December 15 at St. Rita j Church. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Detroit. BORN BOYLE—in Wingham General Tlospit-a -l-o rr-FrrdttyL-Deeeipbe r—1-0-,- 1954, to Mr. and Mis. Cyril Boyle, K. 2,' Lucknow, a son, Michael. ■Joseph. 1 •" de BOKR—in Wingham General Hospital on Tuesday, December 14th, 19*54, to Miy and Mrs. John de Boer; R. 5, Lucknow, a son., SQUIRES. I > enjoy . the eve’ning of/life, al­ though it did require him to give up,-strenuous farming tired to. Lucknow jin the. farm * where, he 1 hat '■ farm, in West 1 a mile south, of Bel.fa.stj. is owned by his son Blake1 Alton and has been, in the Ahoii family * since ■.Samuel Alton- took it- up. in the virgin forest well over a„ century ago. . •. •. .. Mr. Alton’s father, Samuel AL ton, was born in Limerick, Ire- ’land in 1823, and. came to Can­ ada in 1847. , After a brief , staj* at Goderich, he with his Widow­ ed .mother, and. brothers and sis­ ters moved to the Belfast dis-, trict where they took up ad­ jacent lots- in the .wilderness, Samuel; on. Blake Alton’s farm, Dan on Harvey Kilpatrick’s farm, Jerry on Russell Phillips’ farm, Joe on Jack Alton’s farm and Valentine on the Twamley farm on; the 10th Concession. There were two girls, Frances (Mrs. Smeltzer) and Ann: (Mrs. Fowler). • ^^Samuel-Alton-married-Raehael- Webster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Webster, another family of original settlers. To them were born ten children and with Mr. Alton’s death the lone survivor is Mrs. Mildred McQuiL lin (Millie); . ■Mr; Alton was born/in; West Wawanosh on April 30th, 1869.. On September12th, 1912, he mar­ ried. Elizabeth C,/Blake at her home at Mafeking. She survives | with a family of two sons, • Geoi and Blake of West Wawanosh; two daughters, Mrs. Wallace Hogeboom. (Janie) of Napanee; .Mrs. Leonard Ritchie (BernB- dean) of Lucknow; Six. grand­ children and' his' sister, Mrs, Mc- Quillin. v . j ' He was predeceased by eight brothers and ..sisters, " Daniel, rhomas H., James,.-Herbert, Mary Ahn, Agnes, Susan, and Samuel who'died in infancy. The funeral was very largely attended on Tuesday, December 14th, and was held at the Mc­ Lennan, - Mackenzie' Memorial Chapel with /Rev, tG. A. Meikle- john; conducting the service .ahd, paying tribute to the dev'.otipn of Mr.' Alton to his church. J Mr. Alton was a very -faithful and he re- 1950 from > was. born. Wnwanosh, i i PAGE THIRTEEN ■ Do you often worry about the fact,, that you haven’t a* planned estate? Why not put.; your mind' at ease right now by contacting Sterling. Trusts? It will cost yOu nothing to have* your estate planned during your lifetime. And it gives suCh a feeling of satisfaction—a certain peace ‘ of mind, to know that all is in ord&. A qualified Sterling Trusts Counsellor will enable you to enjoy the satisfaction that a properly planned estate can bring; STERLING TRUSTS COR P O R A Tip N ‘ HIAD OFHCf BIIANCH ORHCt Bey SU TewnH M ihmtoj *».» ♦ . . / •' ’' „ ■';... '•;/ • n member of the Lucknow United What Indoctrination Will Do Church and prior to moving to the Village had served well, as a t steward and member of session of Hackett United Church. Interment was in Dungannon Cemetery, where his parents are buried. The pallbearers were six I nephews, George Stephenson, Thomas Alton, -Harvey Alton, Bert Alton, Spam Alton,. Herb Mc- Quillin. Flower bearers were Dick Mc- Quillin, Cecil Johnston, Howard Blake, Clayton ’ Alton, Wilfred Hackett, Russell ’ Alton, Jerry Cranston, and Ronald MacCrostie. Mrr-AItomjw-as-a_kind_and.Jr>v.7_ ing husband and father, always bright and cheerful and ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need, and as has been said, a lifelong, loyal and faithful mem­ ber of his church.. His hospitality and friendliness made him a host of friends Us was evidenced by those who paid their last re­ spects. to, this esteemed gentle­ man. There’s a story about the mau who had been frequently re- zminded to do his Christm.as shop­ ping in his own town—to patron­ ize local merchants. He went to. the -hospital for an operation and was asked by the doctor if h<- preferred gas, chloroform, or . ether. So indoctrinated had he . become with the home town angle that he. automatically re­ plied: “Just-give me a local an- . aesthetic. I believe in patronizing home industry”. 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