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The Citizen, 2005-01-27, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005. Obituaries JOHN (JACK) HARVEY DAVIDSON Jack Davidson of Port Elgin passed away at his residence on Jan. 17. 2005. He was 61. Jack was born in Brussels on Sept. 27, 1943. He was the son of Mary and the late George Davidson of Brussels. Jack was the loved husband of the former Connie Renwick and devoted father of Shaun and his wife Brenda of Wiarton and Jason of Port Elgin. He will be lovingly remembered by his siblings and their spouses, Joyce and Ralph Treibner of Brussels, Doug and Linda of Brussels and Ann and Robert Laurie of Millbank. Jack was the dear son-in-law of Frank and Gladys Renwick. Also left to mourn his passing are his many nieces and nephews, his four sisters- in-law and their husbands. Besides his father, Jack was predeceased by a sister, Joan. Rev. Gordon Williams and Pastor Peter Stopford conducted the funeral service on Thursday, Jan. 20 at Port Elgin United Church. Pallbearers were Doug Baird, Maitland Presbyterial holds annual meeting in Wingham By Joanne Lennips Mission on our Doorstep was the theme for the annual meeting of the Mailland Presbyterial held on Jan. 17 al St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Wingham. The Rev. B. Skelding welcomed all. The morning worship was conducted by Erlma Haldenby and Marilyn Reid of Kinlough, reading from Malachi 3: 1-3 and Corinthians 2: 12-17. The business portion was conducted by president Marjorie Deyell. The annual reports were presented and adopted by each secretary. Literature secretary Marilyn Reid asked if the books from the book room need to be displayed at the fall and spring rallies. She felt that there is little time tor people to view the books. Deyell shared a letter from Margaret MacGillvray requesting donations to the Jobat Christian School in India. The money donated will send a child to school. This year’s synodical will be held on April 19 and 20 in Woodstock hosted by Paris WMS. The theme will be. Who Will Guide Me? Rev. Judith Archer Green, Marjorie Ross, from International Ministries, and Rev. Sarah Kim will be guest speakers. Shirley Hawthorne invited the members to Lucknow to the spring rally on May 30. The guest speaker will be Paul MacLean, a Bible translator in Taiwan. Russell Baird, Bill Flett, Peter Baird, Brian Hucther and Barry Currie. Honorary pallbearers were Eva and Rupert Kitzberger, Sharon and Larry Cannon. Carrying floral tributes were Emma and Jorden Van Haelemeesch. Cremation has taken place. As expressions of sympathy memorial contributions may be made to the Victorian Order of Nurses, Community Health Services or the Canadian Red Cross. Arrangements were entrusted to W. Kent Milroy Funeral Home, Port Elgin Chapel. LILA RADFORD Lila Maragrette (Wiltse) Radford of Blyth passed away at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. Goderich on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005. She was in her 92nd year. Mrs. Radford was born in Seaforth, Ontario on June 5, 1913 and was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Fraser) Wiltse. She was a member of the Blyth United Church. Mrs. Radford was the beloved wife of the late George E. Radford (1981). She was the dear mother of Diane and her husband Doug Scrimgeour of Blyth and loving grandmother of Valerie and Paul Kramberger of Walton and Shelley and Lee Dorssers of RR2, Staffa. She will be sadly missed by three great-grandchildren Cole, Caitlin and Ethan Dorssers. She was the dear sister of Dorothy Douglas of St. Marys and Blanche and John Bowes of Clinton. Mrs. Radford is also survived by two nieces. She was predeceased by one sister, Ione Welch. Friends were received at the Blyth Visitation Centre - Falconer Funeral Hawthorne and Joanne Lennips shared the In Memoriam, remembering past members. A soup and sandwich lunch, served by Wingham WMS, was enjoyed by 46 members. Lennips introduced the guest speaker. Captain Neil Voce from the Salvation Army. Captain Voce told the group that they minister to not only the down and out but also the up and out. The Army came to Canada in 1882 and moved into Wingham in 1886. They are the forerunners of many social organizations. They offer a hand up, not a hand out. Captain Voce said this month they will be consolidating their offices in one building to better minister to individuals in the community. The Army specializes in emergency situations. Rev. Cathrine Campbell installed the officers for 2005 and closed the The War Amps is spreading the PLAYSAFE/ ’w)*) DRIVESAFE messages. To order a Spot the Danger! video or the PLAYSAFE Interactive CD-ROM, visit our Web site at www.waramps.ca or call 1-800-250-3030. Homes Ltd., 407 Queen St., Blyth on Monday from 7 - 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 1 p.m. until time of funeral service at 2 p.m. Rev. Dr. Eugen Bannerman officiated. Harry J. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated al Sacred Heart Church in Wingham today, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, at 11 a.m, Huron County’s well-known broadcaster, playwright, novelist and CBC executive. Harry J. Boyle passed away in Toronto on the weekend at the age of 89. He was born Oct. 7, 1915 in St. Augustine, and went on to become a pioneer of Canadian radio and television. After graduating from Wingham High School and St. Jerome’s College (now part of the University of Waterloo) he worked as a journalist for The Goderich Signal Star as well as a stringer for The London Free Press and The Globe and Mail. The first-ever hit for the Blyth Festival was Mostly in Clover, a story by Boyle about his childhood. Boyle got his first job as a broadcaster in 1936 at radio station CKNX in Wingham. He left the station in 1941 and worked for a year at The Stratford Beacon-Herald before joining the CBC as farm commentator in 1942. He rose quickly to become network supervisor of features and director of the National Fann Radio Forum. Toronto playwright Mavor Moore, a colleague from as far back as the 1940s, said Boyle was a real thinking farmer and a lot deeper than people expected of the head of the farm department. afternoon session with a worship service. Rev. Campbell read from Matthew 25: 31-46, -Jesus challenged people because it is the right thing to do, it reflects God’s image. Officers for 2005 are: past president. Marilyn MacIntyre; president, Marjorie Deyell; first vice-president, Agnes Bregman; treasurer, Evelyn Dickson; historian, Nancy MacIntyre; recording secretary, Mary Wray; corresponding secretary, Betty Johnson; Adult West, Margaret deBoer; Adult East, Jean Leitch; youth and children officer, Reta Van Egan; Glad Tidings officer, Erlma Haldenby; publicity, Joanne Lennips; literature, Marilyn Reid and financial examiners, Edith Simpson and Judy MacKenzie. Kathy Howald, from South Kinloss, closed the meeting with prayer. 1 Interment will be in Blyth Union Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the charity of one’s choice would be appreciated as Boyle dies at 89 A devout Irish Catholic, Boyle Ijated hypocrisy, top-down bureauc­ racies and micro-managing. When the Dominion Network was established at the CBC, Boyle created the feature show Assignment which reflected homey local stories from across Canada and his real triumph, CBC Wednesday Night, a mix of opera, musicals, classical and original plays and even documentaries. Boyle was appointed vice chairman of the CRTC, the independent public authority that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommun­ ications in Canada in 1968. A committed nationalist, Boyle had a huge influence on the CRTC and the shaping of the 1968 broadcasting act. He was confirmed to the position [Qj Canadian Red Cross . expressions of sympathy. A tree will be planted in memory of Mrs. Radford at the Greenway Memorial Park, Blyth. of chairman in 1976. After a year he left the CRTC, having gained a reputation of safeguarding domestic ownership of Canada’s broadcast industry and creating a set of Canadian content quotas for television, among other initiatives. In 1977 he presided over a committee of inquiry examining national broadcasting shortly after the 1976 Parti Quebecois victory. Boyle was also a newspaper columnist, an essayist, novelist and playwright. His novels included A Summer Burning (1964), With a Pinch of Sin (1966), Memories of a Catholic Boyhood (1973) and The Luck of the Irish (1975). His radio and stage plays included Strike, The Macdonalds of Oak Valley and The Inheritance. He won the Stephen Leacock award for humour and the John Drainie award.