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STANLEY IVAN CAMPBELL
Asleep In Jesus
Stanley Ivan Campbell, passed
away Sept. 14, 2007 at Knolls West
Convalescent Hospital in Victorville,
California.
Stanley was born in Brussels,
Ontario on Sept. 9, 1919.
After serving six years in the
Royal Canadian Air Force in
Northern Europe he farmed at
Cranbrook.
Stanley moved to California in
1956 and worked for the Carpenters
Union until 1987.
Stanley was predeceased by a
granddaughter and great-
granddaughter.
He leaves to cherish his memory,
his best friend and companion of 30
years, Etta McCoy. He is also
survived by his daughter, Rose
Helmick, three grandsons, one
granddaughter and seven great-
grandchildren.
Memorial services were held on
Monday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. at Sunset
Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary,
24000 Waalew Road, Apple Valley
with Tom Helmick officiating.
Private inurnment was at Victor
Valley Memorial Park.
Sunset Hills Memorial Park and
Mortuary handled the arrangements.
DORIS HICKS
Mrs. Doris Hicks of Blyth passed
away at Stratford General Hospital
on Friday, Sept. 21, 2007. She was in
her 86th year.
Mrs. Hicks was the beloved wife
of the late Bill Hicks. She was the
dearly loved grandmother of Krista
and Darnell Connelly of RR2,
Auburn, Joe Culbert and his friend
Carol Wain of Goderich. She was
the cherished great-grandmother ofWyatt Connelly. Mrs. Hicks was thedear sister of Velma Hulbert of
Clinton, and Tiny Wells of Exeter.
She was predeceased by her
daughter Debbie Culbert, and by
sister Greta Luther.
Friends were received at the Blyth
Visitation Centre of the Falconer
Funeral Homes, 407 Queen St.,
Blyth on Monday from 2 - 4 p.m.
and 7 - 9 p.m. where the funeral
service was held on Tuesday, Sept.
25 at 2 p.m. Pastor Les Cook
officiated.
Interment was in Grand Bend
Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy
memorial donations to the Clinton
Public Hospital Foundation or Town
and Country Support Services would
be greatly appreciated.
ROBERT WILLIAM RILEY
Robert William Riley passed away
at Seaforth Manor Nursing Home,
Seaforth on Sept. 22, 2007. He was
in his 91st year.
Robert Riley was the beloved
husband of Mary Riley (Lamont) of
Seaforth. He was the dear father of
Agnes Marks (Bob), Belgrave;
Thelma Barnard (Bill), London;
Sharon Miller (Gord), Hamilton;
Joyce Brinn (Bill), London; Glen
Riley (Lois), Hamilton; and Roy
Riley (Dianne), Hamilton. He is also
survived by 15 grandchildren, 25
great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by brothers
Ben, John, Alec, Percy and Archie,
sisters Mary Dale, Isabelle Porter,
Ettie Hugill and Agnes, in infancy,
and his parents Benjamin and Selena
(Glazier) Riley.
Friends called at the Whitney-
Ribey Funeral Home, Seaforth on
Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 12:30 p.m.
until time of service at 2 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Interment was at the Clinton
Cemetery. Mr. Fred Munnings
officiated.
Pallbearers were Arnold Riley,
Scott Moore, Gordon Dale, Lorne
Dale, Clayton Keys and Clayton
Riley.
Expressions of sympathy may
be directed to the Residents Council
of Seaforth Manor Nursing
Home.
Condolences may be made on-line at
www.whitneyribeyfuneralhome.com
The Blyth Festival and the
Stratford Festival are among the
hundreds of donors contributing to
the second annual Breast Cancer
Awareness Month on-line auction
this October.
The auction is run through the
Canadian Breast Cancer Network,
which is a survivor-directed network
of organizations and individuals
committed to the cause.
Donations for the auction include
theatre packages, hotel packages,
spa gift certificates, fitness
memberships, books, golf packages,
restaurant vouchers, electronics, and
toys to name a few. Donations have
come in from all corners of Canada
to support the auction.
Money raised from the auction
will go towards programs, services
and activities provided to those who
have been affected by breast cancer
in Canada.
More information on the event,
including a complete donor list, a
complete partner list are available on
their website, www.cbcn.ca.
DOUGLAS WHITMOREBlyth has lost a man known for hisgenerosity and communityleadership. Douglas Raymond Kenneth
Whitmore, 73, passed away
peacefully at his home on Saturday,
Sept. 22, 2007 after a lengthy
illness. Whitmore is survived by his
beloved wife of 41 years, the former
Lorna Buchanan. He was the dear
father of son Ken and his wife Beth
of Blyth and daughter Jane and her
husband Doug Ferguson of Windsor.
He will also be remembered by his
grandchildren Sara, Kaitlyn, Ross
and Atwood. Doug is also survived
by his brothers and sisters-in-law,
nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by his parents
Kenneth and Gladys Whitmore.
Brock Vodden of Blyth
remembers the young Whitmore he
grew up with in the village. “We
chummed a bit. Doug was involved
in sports, but was also very much a
family guy when he was young.”
The sense of family came to the
fore when Whitmore took over The
Blyth Standard from his father Ken
in 1958, and kept it running with his
mother after his father passed away.
He sold it in 1971 to Keith Roulston,
who is now publisher of The Citizen.
“When I think of Doug Whitmore,
generosity comes to mind,” said
Roulston. “When we heard rumours
that The Blyth Standard might be for
sale following the death of Doug’s
mother, Jill and I approached Doug
and Lorna to see if this was true.
They made it possible for us, a
young couple with no equity, to buy
the paper through very generous
terms.”
Years later, said Roulston, when a
decision was made to start amagazine Whitmore “stuck his neckout” to buy a new press to print theglossy covers. After selling the paper, the
Whitmores began Blyth Printing,
which is still in operation today. It
was in this capacity that Whitmore
offered support to another new
venture.
In the early 1970s when Roulston,
James Roy and Anne Chislett
discussed names for the first board
of directors of the fledgling Blyth
Festival, Whitmore’s was one of the
first added to the list.
“It was a good choice because he
became one of the Festival’s best
friends over the next 30 years,
sometimes helping the Festival
through difficult times by deferring
payment of his large printing
account,” said Roulston.
Festival artistic director Eric
Coates calls Whitmore “one of the
great-granddaddies of the Festival.
He was incredibly supportive.”
With Whitmore having handed the
reins of the business to his son by
the time Coates was installed at the
theatre, their interaction was
primarily “at the corner of Queen
and Dinsley Streets”.
“I saw in him an unflagging sense
of determination. When things
weren’t going well at the Festival he
would always give me the shot in the
arm. He stood by the Festival in
difficult times and let me know that
it could survive adversity.”
“He was an absolutely practical
man, supportive of other enterprises
but in a no-nonsense way.”
The Festival had hoped to create
some kind of lasting tribute for
Whitmore, said Coates, and are now
saddened that it will have to beposthumous. “(Former artisticdirector) Janet Amos and I had beentalking about a tribute and are upsetthat it didn’t happen while he was
still alive.”
Whitmore also gave back to the
community as a firefighter for many
years with the Blyth department and
as a member of the local Lions Club
and Blyth’s Masonic Lodge #303
A.F. & A.M.
The family received friends at the
Blyth Visitation Centre of Falconer
Funeral Homes Ltd., 407 Queen St.,
from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Blyth Masonic Lodge #303 A.F. &
A.M. held a memorial servce at 9
p.m. that day.
The funeral service was held at the
visitation centre at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, Sept. 26.
Interment was at Clinton
Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy the
family would appreciate memorial
donations to the charity of one’s
choice.
Community leader passes away
Blyth Festival
among donors for
on-line auction
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