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THOMPSON
Donald Campbell
Thompson of
Lucknow passed
away on December
2, 2009 at Wingham
Hospital at the age
of 74. He was born
in Goderich, Ontario
on May 8, 1935 to
the late Campbell
and Margaret
Thompson. Beloved
husband of Beverley (Ashton) Thompson to
whom he was married for fifty years. Don
will be sadly .missed by his daughters Susan
Thompson of Kitchener, Nancy (Brian)
Simpson of Dutton, and Donalda (Darrol)
Boyd of Acton. Special Grandpa to Caitlin,
Dylan and Courtney Simpson and Brady
Boyd. Survived by his sisters Patricia
(Murray) Hunter of Wingham, Joanne
MacFarlane of Brampton, brother-in-law
Fraser (Catherine) Ashton of Gatineau,
Quebec and mother-in-law Eileen Ashton of
Lucknow. Also survived by his aunts Helen
Rothwell, Jean Martin, Kathleen Collyer,
Annetta Thompson and Edith Thompson;
many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by mother and father-in-law
Janet and Lloyd Ashton. Don lived and
worked in Lucknow all his life. He attended
Lucknow Public School and was a graduate
of Lucknow High School. During his youth
Don was active in sports, playing both
baseball and hockey on local teams until he
attended Ryerson. In 1950 - 1951 Don was a
member of the Wingham Juvenile hockey
team that was an A11 -Ontario Finalist. Don
was a member of the Lucknow United
Church where he served on the Board of
Trustees. He was also a member of the Old
Light Lodge # 184. Following his interest in
the newspaper business Don studied
journalism and printing at Ryerson Institute
in Toronto. Publishing and printing were a
large part of his life. At the age of ten he
started to work after school and on weekends
with his father at The Lucknow Sentinel.
After eight years of part time work, in 1953
he joined his father on a full time basis. His
wife Bev and mother Margaret worked with
him following his father's death in 1964.
From 1969-1975 he owned and published
The Teeswater News. In 1977 Don sold The
Lucknow Sentinel to Signal -Star Publishing
in Goderich. After the sale of The Sentinel
Don and Bev operated the Sepoy Stationery
and Printing Shop and Lottery Shoppe. Don
was a distributor for several lotteries across
a number of western Ontario counties. These
included two Ontario charitable lotteries,
Cash for Life and Pot of Gold. From 1980 to
1997 Don and Bev operated an Investment
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business. With the sale of this financial
enterprise, they retired from the business
world. Don had a keen interest in the history
and development of his community. As a
young man he served as volunteer fireman
for ten years. For the Lucknow centennial in
1958, along with his parents, Don assisted in
editing and compiling the centennial history
book, "A Century in Retrospect: The Story
of Lucknow". Don and Bev later edited a
second book of Lucknow's history, "A
Glimpse of the Past", in 1983. Don made the
most of his retirement. He enjoyed having
more time to spend with his family,
grandchildren and friends. He continued his
habit of reading a wide range of daily and
weekly newspapers, watching the TV news
and informational programmes, sharing
morning coffee and conversation with his
friends, volunteering, travelling, .being in
Florida for the Blue Jays Spring Training
and spending the summer months at his
cottage at Amberley Beach. Visitation took
place at MacKenzie & McCreath Funeral
Home, Lucknow on Saturday, December 5,
2009 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.. Funeral services
were conducted on Sunday, December 6,
2009 at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. C. Harvey
officiating. Mary Lou Raynard was organist.
Pallbearers were George Anderson, Antoine
Ashton, Darrol Boyd, Larry Hackett,
Ellwood Irwin, Brian Simpson and David
Thompson. Honourary Pallbearers were Bob
Hewat, Don Cameron' and Bob Reid.
Flowerbearers were his grandchildren
Caitlin, Dylan and Courtney Simpson.
Interment Greenhill Cemetery. Donations to
the Lucknow United Church, Heart & Stroke
Foundation and Canadian Diabetes
Foundation were appreciated as expressions
of sympathy. Memorial and portrait online
at www.mackenzieandmccreath.com —51 ar
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BROWN
In loving memory of Frances Brown, our mom
and grandma, who passed away December 17,
1997.
Deep in our hearts you will always stay,
Loved and remembered every day.
Forever missed and loved by your son Jeff and
grandson Brady. —51x
CULBERT
In loving memory of a dear husband, father,
grandfather and great-grandfather, Laverne
Culbert, who passed away five years ago on
December 12, 2004.
We thought of you with love today,
But that is nothing new,
We thought about you yesterday,
And the days before that too.
We think of you in silence,
We often speak your name,
Now all we have are memories,
And your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake,
With which we'll never part,
God has you in His keeping,
We have you in our heart.
Lovingly remembered by your family. —51nxe
CARVER
In loving memory of our dear daughter and
sister, Shelley, who passed away December 7,
1988.
There is a bridge of golden memories,
From here to Heaven above,
It keeps you very close to us,
It's called the bridge of love.
Every day, no matter where,
Deep in our hearts you are always there,
Forget you, we never will,
You left a place, no one can fill.
Our love for you will always keep,
It cannot fade, it lies too deep,
Our hearts still ache, as we whisper low,
God bless you Shelley, we love and miss you
so.
Lovingly remembered each and every day by
Mom, Dad, Shawn and Craig. —51 x
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Come home a to the Anglican tra
All are welcome!
The story of Christmas as told in the ancient scriptures
with the joyful music we all remember
December 20th
St. George's 8:00 am Holy Communion
11:00 am Choral Eucharist
Christ Church 9:30 am Lessons & Carols
Christmas Eve
Christ Church 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist
St. George's 6:45 pm Carol Singing
7:00 pm Choral Eucharist
with children's procession
Christmas Morning
10:00 am Quiet Holy Communion
I bring you good news of a great joy
which will come'to all the people;
for to you is born this day a Saviour;
Ch ,.
"Memory is a
way of
holding onto
the things you
love, the
things you
are, the
things you
never want to
lose.''
From the
television show The
Wonder Years