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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1987-07-01, Page 13’sS ■ [MM is® I "W i fess Brussels Lions club Installed Its executive for 1987-88 on June 22. The executive includes: [front row, left to right] Mel McCutcheon, past president; Neil McGavin, third vice-president; [second row] Ron Clarkson, assistant Tall Twister; Greg Ducharme, first vice-president; Gerrit Van Keulen, president; Paul McDonald, second vice president; Murray Slddall, treasurer; Kang Yoon, director; [back] Max Demaray, director; Bob Richmond, secretary; Bill Beacom, assistant Lion Tamer; Jim Oldfield, one-year director; Bruce Hahn, Lion Tamer and Jim Armstrong, bulletin editor. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1987. PAGE 13. Obituaries Young Bluevale girl dies because of accident AMANDA MARILYN H AMTT.L Amanda Marilyn Hamill of RR1, Bluevale died June 25, 1987 in Victoria Hospital (War Memorial Children’s division) in London from injuries sustained in a traffic accident on June 13. She was eight years of age. She was born in Wingham, the daughter of Douglas and Victoria Hamill. Her mother died as a result of the same accident. Her father, living in Guelph, survives. Also surviving are uncles: Ezra, Arnold, Wayne and Clarence Steckley and one foster uncle, Jim Cline, all of the Bluevale area. Following visitation at the Brus sels Chapel of the M.L. Watts Funeral Home the funeral servic was held at the Brussels Menno- nite Fellowship Church on Sunday, June 28. Pastor Doug Zehr conduc ted the service. Interment was in Brussels Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Gerald Steckley, Warren Steckley, Don Scott, Jim Hamill, Dennis Hamill and Jim Steckley. Callander Home resident dies at age 84 JEAN ADELINE SMITH Jean Adeline Smith died at the Callander Nursing Home, Brus sels on June 21, 1987. She was 84 years of age. She was born in Nichol Township and was the wife of the late William Wilson Smith who predeceased her Feb. 12, 1977. She is survived by two daughters and one son: Isabelle, and her husband Bob Wheeler of Brussels; Jean and her husband Larry Lahn, Hanover; and Ross and his wife Esther, Red Deer, Alberta. One brother, Rev. William Burnett, New Brunswick and one sister, Isobel Burnett, Elora also survive as do six grandchildren. She was predeceased by two brothers and one sister. The funeral service was held at the Brussels Chapel of M.L. Watts Funeral Homes on June 23, with Rev. V. Jamieson of Melville Presbyterian Church conducting the service. Interment was in Brussels Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Ivan Wightman, Jim Smith, Ross Tay lor, Bob Coons, Rick Jordan and Cameron Anderson, all nephews. Flower bearers were her grand children Ruth Ann Jelskey and Brian Wheeler. At a recent ceremony in Brussels, Captain Borden Linkletter [right] of the Salvation Army accepts a cheque from Doug and Evelyn Purdy of Brussels, co-chairmen of the annual Red Shield Fundraising drive in the village. Brussels-area people contributed more than $1,500, part of the regional target of $11,600set earlier. “It was a tremendous effort on the part of everyone,” Capt. Linkletter said. Historic Plaque was unveiled at Brussels 1972 celebration The unveiling and dedication of a historical plaque commemorat ing the founding of the village in Brussels in 1872 took place on June 30,1972, as part of the five-day celebration marking the village’s Centennial. The ceremony took place in front of a large crowd which had gathered for the occa sion. The plaque was unveiled by Walter Service Scott, who at 82 yearsofage wasthe oldest male citizen born in Brussels. His three children and several of his nine grandchildren were on hand for the historic occasion. Bill King, clerk-treasurer of the village, acted as Master of Cere monies and introduced the various speakers. Brussels’ reeve Jack McCut cheon welcomed those present and spoke of the improvements in the village over the past years; while MP Bob McKinley, MPP Murray Gaunt, Morris Twp. Reeve Bill Elston and Grey Twp. Reeve Charlie Thomas all brought greet ings and reminscences to the ceremony. Leslie R. Gray was on hand, representing the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of On tario. He said that 680 similar plaques had been erected through out the province by the Archives of Ontario, Ministry of Colleges and Universities, with each one relat ing a little of Ontario’s history. Hazel Matheson of Brussels, who has written an extensive history of the area, gave a short resume of the village’s story; and Reverend C.A. Carroll of Melville Presbyterian Church gave the prayer of dedication. J.M. 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