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A fernier press opera or
Stanley'.PoOr Systems Ltd.,
wherele devoted 17 years of
service, Roderick D. H.
(Roy,) 'McKay of RR 2,
Winghain, passed away in
Wingham and District
hospital on Saturday, July
14, in his 74th year
Mr. McKay was' a son of
the late Roderick McKay
and Beatrice Tomlinson and
was bbrn in Grey Township
on May 15, 1911. On
December 22, 1934, he
Married the former Olive
Beaton in Ethel. She feels
most keenly the loss of her
husband from the family
circle. He was the dear
father of Mrs. Fred (Delena)
'Hopper of Kitchener, Mrs.
Eric (Joyce) West, St.
Clements, Roderick and his
wife Wilhelmina of Niagara -
on -the -Lake, Mrs. Henry
(Doreen) Skinn, Kitchen-
er, Donald and his wife
Linda, RR 1, Wingham, Mrs.
Barry (Isabelle) Logan,
Burlington, and
(Deborah) Jar,dine, Kit-
chener. The are 20
grandchildie , five great-
grandchildr ; four sisters,
Mrs.. Elva QZO of Goderich,
Mrs. Syd
King ity, Mrs. Isaac
(Margaret) Metcalfe and
Mrs. Herman (Eleanor)
Metcalfe, both of Wingham;
and one brother, John
McKay of Wingham.
Friends paid their respects
at The Currie -Walker
Funeral Home, Wingham,
until Tuesday when Rev.
Robert Shaw of Teeswater
conducted funeral service at
two o'clock. He was borne to
his final resting place in
Wingham Cemetery by Alex
MacDonald, Bruce MacDon-
ald, Howard McKay, Tom
McKay, Harold Metcalfe and
Calvin Metcalfe. Floral trib-
utes were carriecr.Paul
Hopper, Wayne Skihn, Bryan
West and Rod McKay.
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Notes froFordwich
Brian
. • • Mr. and Mrs. Doug King
entertained neighbors on
ttli,
Wednesdj
ay night, . ki, in
firmer of Elmer Willi son
who that 'day telebr ted his
95th birthday. Friends in the
village and around the area
also express b -St wishes to
Elmer.
Friends, in 'the area were
saddened to hear of the death
of Ron McClement of
Listowel as the result of an
accident on Thursday night.
Sympathy goes to his
parents, Glenn and Pat
McClement, and his grand-
mother, Mrs. Mary McCle-
ment. He ,was a nephew of
Ron and Marg McClement of
Fordwich.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ettinger
of Listowel visited Saturday
evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Vittie.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Mitchell
of Port Elgin visited one day
last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Armstrong.
Mrs: George Richards and
Mrs. Scott Clarkson returned
home last week after
holidaying in England,
Scotland and Wales.
Linda • Wilson, Lorna
Berry, Don LiVermore and
Ron Livermore ac-
companied Charlie Maier,
son of Phil and Joy Maier of
RR 1, Gorrie, to the Royal
Canadian Legion Provincial
Citizen of Listowel
dies at the age of 104
Elizabeth Herbert, Listo-
wel's oldest resident, died
July 15 in Listowel Memorial
Hospital at the age of 104.
Born in Logan Township
on Jan. 3, 1880, she was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Vosper.
In an interview on the
occasion of her 99th birth-
day, Mrs. Herbert said with
pride that she had lived
on a farm most of her life
and performed most farm
chores, as a child and with
her husband; Howard,.whom
she married on June 5, 1900.
Mrs. Herbert resided in
Mitchell before moving •to
Listowel.
•,She was a member of
Christ Anglican Church,
Listowel.
Surviving are a son,
Melvan, of Listowel; two
daughters, Mrs. Annie
Staffen of Seaforth and Mrs.
Olive Fuller of Wingham; 11 .
grandchildren and 11 great-
. Many friends mc urn
Track and Field Cham-
pionships at Burlington.
Congratulations to Charlie
for finishing a respectable
seventh in a field of 16 in the
shot put event. Charlie threw
a distance of_12.38 meters, a
personal best.
Mr. and Mrs. Paid Wendt
of Toronto were weekend
guests with—Mrs. E. A.
Schaefer.
Friends of Mrs. Carroll
Johnson will be sorry to
learn, she is a patient in
University Hospital. Every-
one wishes her a speedy re-
covery and hopes she will be
able to return home soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wolfe
of Mitchell were Sunday
guests with Mr. and Mrs.
Anson Demerling.
Brian Montoux of Toronto
spennbe weekend with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Montoux.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Wildfang of Mississauga
were weekend guests with
Mrs. Nellie Simmons.
Among those from this
area who attended the
wedding of John Preston and
Nancy. Francis in Toronto on
Saturday were Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Hargrave, David
Hargrave, Larry Clarkson,
Mr. and Mrs. David
Jacobson, Mr. and Mrs.
granccnuaren.
Besides her parents and
her husband, Mrs. Herbert
was predeceased by two
brothers,
Rev. Gary Oldridge of
Christ Anglican Church
conducted the funeral serv-
ice; which was held on Tues-
day afternoon, July 17, at the
Robert Trench ,Funeral
Home.
Interment was .in the -
Anglican Cemetery, Mit-
chell.
Mrs. C. Stokes dies
following lengthy illness
Following 'a lengthy ill-
ness, Mrs. Clarence Stokes
of 78 John Street East,
Wingham, was granted
release on Saturday, July 14,
at Wingham and District
Hospital. She was in her 66th
year.
Mrs. Stokes, the former
Bertha Adeline Richardson,
was a daughter of Mrs. May
Richardson of Wingham, the
former Catherine May
Young. Born in Culross
Township,she was prede-
ceased by her father, Walter
Richardson. She was a mem-
ber of St. Andrew's Presby-
terian Church and the Mary
• Hastings Club.
She married. Mr. Stokes in
Wingham. in 1939 and he
survives, with her mother, to
mourn, her passing. Also left
to mourn are one daughter,
Mrs. John (Elizabeth)
Brown of •Gorrie; one
grandson, Wayne Brown- of
Guelph, and one brother,
•
Former pastor
at Whitehurch
dies in London
Passed away at University
Hospital, London, on Thurs-
day, July 12, Rev. John Bell
of RR 2, Tiverton, in his 74th
year. Mr. Bell was a former
minister at Chalmers Pres-
byterian Church, White-
church.
He was the dear husband
of Carol; dear father ct Mrs.
Donald (Phyllisi Vollrath of
Finch, Mrs. Norman (Ann)
Grabatin of Edmonton,
Alta., John Nelson Bell and
his wife Bernice oi Sault Ste,
Marie, Ont., Albert Fontaine
and his wife Norma of
Peterborough, Wesley Bell
and his wife Lynn of
Walkerton. He is also sur-
vived by 13 grandchildren
and one great-grandson. •
The family received
friends at the Tanner and
Pedrson Funeral Home,
Walkerton. Funeral and
committal services were
held ' at Knox Presbyterian
Church, Tiverton, on Mon-
day, July 16, at two o'clock.
Rev. Douglas Black officiat-
ed. Interment followed
in Elm vale Presbyterian
Cemetery.
A Canadian Legion service
was held Sunday evening in
the funeral home. Memorial
donations to the Canadian
Bible Society, University
Hospital, London, or the
charity of one's choice would
be gratefully acknowledged
as expressions of sympathy.
Wallace Richardson of
Wingham. She was prede-
ceased by her sisters, Mrs.
• Mervin (Freda) Glazier
(1971) and Mrs. Oscar
(Ethel) Holmes (1983). She
was the ,dear aunt of Eric
and Cameron Glazier of
Oshawa.
Mr. and Mrs. Stokes
farmed in Howick Township
before , they •moved to
Wingham upon retirement.
Complete , funeral and
committal service was
conducted on Monday at 3:30
at The Currie -Walker
• Funeral Horne, Wingham, by
Rev. Lloyd Martin of Gorne.
Final resting place will be
Teeswater Cemetery.
• Correction
This newspaper apologizes
that there was an error in the
list of mourners in last
week's obituary of Ulmont
Andrew Moore.' Left to •
mourn his passing are Agnes
Hetsler of Wingham, Mrs.
Steve (Shirley) Hamilton,
Ear Falls, Mrs. Leonard
(Pauline) Bates', Hesson,
Mrs.. Robert (Joyce)
Broome, Ear Falls, Frank of
.Drayton, Walter of
Whitechurch, Joseph and
Charles of Wroxeter, •Mrs.
Joyce Moore, RR 1, Elm-
wood, and Willys Kalish,
Wroxeter. There are several
grandchildren, several
great-grandchildren and one
sister, Mrs. Bert (Florence)
Yuill. He was predeceased
by Mrs. Willys (Alice),
. Kalish, Pearl, Donalda,
Annie and Thomas, also five
sisters ane/threebrothers.
MRS LEWIS STONEHOUSE -
BeIgrave
death of George Grigg
A man who gave
generously of his time to help
others, George Martin Grigg
of Wingham, passed quietly
from this earthly life on
Saturday, .July 14, at
Wingham and District Hos-
pital after a long struggle
with illness. He was in his
68th -. year and before
hospitalization he had made
his home at Copeland Lodge
Mr. Grigg was born in
East Wawanosh Township on
• February 25, 1917, to the late
James Grigg and his wife,
Jessie Proctor. • After
receiving his schooling in
East Wawanosh, he farmed
for some time, then he was
employed by Lloyd Doors of
Wingham. He was a member
Mrs. Earl Anderson at-
tended the 25th wedding
anniversary party held in
honor of her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Anderson-, at their
home in King City. -
Mr. and Mrs. John Davies,
Christopher and Shannon of
Brussels were dinner guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. °
Bert Johnston.
Mrs. Jean Le Pine of
Windsor and Mrs. Adeline
Simmons of Wingham visit-
ed on Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Laura Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Sproule and Mrs. Agnes
Walker of Goderich, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse of
Belgrave were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walker
of Goderich on Sunday.
Ted Simmons'
service Monday..
Funeral service was held
Monday, July 16, at The
Currie -Walker Funeral
Home, Wingham, for Theo-
dore (Ted) Simmons of 290A
Josephine Street, Wingham.
Captain Borden Linkletter of
the Wingham Salvation
Army Citadel, where deceas-
ed was a member, conducted
the two o'clock service and
interment followed in Wing -
ham Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Lloyd
Casemore, Jim Saint, Bill
Campbell, Wilbert Hewitt,
Andy Ste. Marie and Harold
Hutton. • Memorial ,floral
arrangements were carried
by Doug Purdy and Bill
Henderson.
Mr. Simmons died Sat-
urday, July 14, at the Wing -
ham and District Hospital in
his 75th year. Born in Purple
Valley, Bruce County, he
was a son of the late Thomas
Simmons and Elizabeth
Schwartz. He was prede-
ceased by his wife, the
former Lillian M. Groves.
Mr. Simmons is surviyed
by one son, Donald R.
Simmons of Lucan.
ot the Wingham United
Church and the Independent
Order of Oddfellows,
Maitland Lodge No. 119.
Mr. Grigg was the dear
uncle of Mrs. Lundy (Lillian)
Priestap of Monkton, Mrs.
Bob (Mabel) Schaus of
'Grimsby, Mrs. Garry
(Edna) Machan, Listowel,
and John Carmichael, RR 1,
Belgrave. He was predeceas-
ed by his sister, Mrs. Albert
(Wilma j Ducklow of Listo-
wel.
The late George Grigg •
rested at The Currie -Walker•
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Wray Wilson, Mr. ancliVirs.
Bill Wallace, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Gibson and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield
Gibson and family.
Tracy. Hargrave spent the
weekend with her friend,
Kim Alexander, at New-
bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Allan
attended' the Fpsburay
family picnic on Sunday at
the Listowel park and later
visited with the latter's
sister, Mrs. Doug Kidd, and,
Mr. Kidd.
Mrs. Wray CoOper visited
last week with Mr. and Mrs.
John Welsh in Ottawa.
Monday visitors with Mr,
and Mrs. Ted Klaassen were
Mr. and Mrs. G. Heinricks of
Shelburne and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Mochlenkamp of
Amide, near Sudbury. The
latter couple remained for a
couple of days.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Gpldrich and Paula of
Guelph visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Anson Demerling on
Friday afternoon and
evening.
Mr: and Mrs. Bill Miller,
Darcy and Trevor, spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Reg Wright at Oakville.
'Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Nickel and family of
Palmerston visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Nickel.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
D'Arcey and family spent
• the weekend at Pine Echo,
Belmore.
Donnie Stumpf of Salem
called on Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Miller on Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted`
Klaassen were entertained
on Sunday in honor of their
35th wedding anniversary at
the home of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Nicholson, and family at
RR 1, Bluevale. Other family.
members attending were
• Mr. and Mrs. Garry
• Klaassen and family. of
Zi,rich, Ted Klaassen and
Marlene Weber of Alma and
Weert Klaassen.
. Weekend guests with Mrs.
Clare Harris were Mr. and
Mrs. John Harris and family
of Ancaster and Mrs. Peggy
Wild of England. '
Mrs. 'George Pittendreigh,
Miss Minnie McElwain. and
John McElwain were
Saturday .visitors with .Mr.
and Mrs. Ian Pittendreigh
and family in London. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Steven
%Andrews and Adam of
Petawawa are spending this
week with • the latter's
grandmother, Mrs. Wray
Cooper
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Funeral Home, Wingham,
until Tuesday when funeral
service was conducted • at
four o'clock by Rev. John G.
Roberts of Belgrave United
Church. Interment followed
in Brandon Cemetery,
Belgrave.
Pallbearers were Gordon
Pengelly, Murray Vincent,
Lorne Jamieson, Brad
Galbraith, Jim McCallum
and Arnold Bruce. Garry
Machan, Don Carmichael
and Lundy Priestap were
flower bearers:
MRS'. ALLAN GRIFFITH
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Wroxeter Personals
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. David McMichael, nee
Kelly Adams, who were
married in the Wroxeter
United Church last Saturday
in a 7 p.m. service with Rev.
Lloyd Martin officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Riley, Grand Valley, 'were.
guests last Saturday with his
rother,Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Riley.
Mrs. Adrien Poirier,
Weston, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Cliff Marks aver the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Weber,
Kevin and Dawn •of Erin,
were weeken&kguests with
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
Musgrove.
Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Pat Campbell were
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Timm,
Tracey and Chris of ' Kit-
chener, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton
Dickison and Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Dickison and family of
Gorrie.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian
Manuel and Amanda of
Heritage Estates, Seaforth,
visited their aunt, Mrs. Allan
Griffith, last Saturday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Kitchen, Bluevale, visited at
the same , home Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Bonnie MacDougall,
Burlington, and Mrs. Harry
Reffell of London have
returned to their respective
homes after spending part of
the • past week with their
father, Gordon Gibson. • .•
GOLD PUTTERS were awarded to two men who had holes -in -one last week at the
Wingham golf course. Gord Hill of Wingham was presented with a putter �y John
Cullen of Wingham, as was Martin Garniss, a Wingham native who .is a minister in
Newfoundland. Mr. Hill got his hole -in -one last Monday and Mr. Garniss got his last
Saturday, both on the second hole.
GOLF TOURNAMENT WINNERS—Len Houghton (left) was the low net winner and
Gerald Skinn (right) had. the low gross score in the Wingham Industrial Hockey
Leagife's low net golf tournament held Monday at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club.
• Tournament organizer Jon Bateson reported that 57 golfers were on hand for the
day's action, winding up with a dinner and prizes. Other winners were Angus
Mowbray, closest to the pin, and George Szarek longest drive.
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