The Lucknow Sentinel, 1971-06-02, Page 16PAGE SIXTEEN'
Served Community
In y Way
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One of Teekkwater's honoured and
valued citizens in the person of
Melville Anderson Donahue , died
in the Wingham and District Hos.-
pital on Monday, March24 after.
• - a:.losing •battle,w,tth.. the distressing
disease of emphysema
Born on June 24,'1897 in Tees
THE 'L.UCKNOW: SENTINEL ,. L,UCKNOW ONTARIO
son Funeral Home where funeral
service was conducted by Rev., A
Proud on Wednesday, May 26 at
2 p.m,lnterriment was in, Tees;--.
water Cemetery;
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Pallbearers were, Archie Blair,,
Stuart McDonald , Jack Porter
Herb Duffy, Frank Field and
Lloyd Sillick.
Flower bearers were Jim •Little,`
Stuart Grenache i 4 r., P, J,";' Leahy
and: Jack Hendry,
WEDDI:NG,. GOWNS
I
t.
•water , .a son of Christopher Dona
hue and Jane Forsyth, he was 73!.
years of:age. On June 20:, 1931,
he married Margaret. Walker of
Fordwich in Fordwich. United
Church and they have lived. all
their married years in Teeswater.
Melville served overseas during
the. First' W orld • War', . being re -
leased from hospital in. 1919 in
time to be home for the 1919 Old
Boys Reunion. He worked in a
printing -office ii Bridgeburg far,. ,
a year before returning to spend
the rest' of his life, in:Teeswater:.
For 36 'years' he was the local '' '
postmaster, retiring in 1962.
He was president of the, Old
Bo tee_in-193.9
49 and 59'. . He was secretary of
the ;Lions Club .for'man years.
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An aetive athlete throughout' his •
life ,':Melo played" ball and. hocke'Y
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in ;his ,younger years and was/an,
enthusiastic• bowler and cur r s '
later years.'.'He, served in town
council for several terms. and -was
past master'of the Masonic order•.:,
•Melo served the ;Teeswater United
urc Gully xn'many capac-
'ides and took a keen interest h in
.. community affairs during his life-
time
Survivin'•g:besides• his ,wife, are
.
;two,sons Donald. John, Willowdale
and David Metville„St., Thom
and' ,five'gratidchildren He was
r'
edece' e'
•• p , as d by one si�ter Mae
Woolle of' T 'r
yT o onto: n 1954..
The body rested at.the MacPher
_ e o e
• .11 as
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Thompson sang "Oh Fair, •Oh
Sweet and Holy" a song in. -vogue'
100 years ago..` Mrs. J. W. Joynt
sang "Oh. Promise Me" and Clar-'
,ence Greer "The Lord's Prayer",
A choir of •girls'. sang "Moon
light and : Roses"'. and "Apple tilos -
som Time" accompaniedby. Mrs.
Gordon Montgomery; on the
piano Margaret Montgomery,
Ruth Brooks ,. Janet: Thompson, : . •
Janet Ritchie,• ,. June -A tl�on, Eliza
beth Newbold Nancy 'Walden,
Janet Marriott ; Catherine Duns
muir and ° Elizabeth Ritchie .Were
the choir members.'
Members of the five, units of
4he--t
Mrs:. Ernest Ackert's (Olive
Raynard) dress' from. 1908 was worn
by her daughter Mrs. Bill Graham.
;Kathy Joynt modelled the dress
or her, grandmother Mrs,, J. W.
Joynt (Edith Freeman) who was
married in 1913.,, A dress, borrow-
ed from the J. R. MacKenzie
family of Lochalsh from 1920 was
worn by•Elizabeth Newbold, J4
anne Thompson• modelled her
mother's dress: Mrs, L C,.,Ttiorip*
son (Margaret'Thom)'from 1933,:
Mrs Oliver .�Mc.Chatles.. (Marion_..__
McGillivray); dress from •1934 was.
worn by Brenda Morrison. Nancy
Ritchie wore _Mrs. Armstrong Wit
son's (Tillie, Ritchie) dress. from •
1935.. Mrs. Orland Richards'
(Clara MacDonald) dress from 1936
was worn ,by Lynda, Walden: Terri
Sisler modelled the dress worn by
Mrs, Gordon. Kirkland (Jessie
Andrew)' on her- wedding day 'in•
1936. Mrs. Charlie Webster's
(Hazel Holmes) dress from.. 193,7
was worn by fi;s. Lyle Sisler. Lyn-
da' Hamilton wore the 1938'' dress. of
M.S. Harvey Taylor of ,Londesboro.
• Mrs .'' Donald . Blue of Ripley (Marg
aret MacKenzie) modelled her
own dress; from 1938•. •
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd, 1971
ALL -TYPES OF
INDOOR,
OUTDOOR -
RUGS. CAN BE. WALKED ON ONE' HOUR
AFTER SIAMPOOING
Superior.Maintenance
GRATfT GQLLAN PRONE S284918
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tea to over 350 ladies and child-
ren in,the Fellowship Room ,fol -.,•
towing' the fashion show of dresses.
;There was a display of wedding
stationery •,'bridal head pieces and,.
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weddin • • •c e e • F
wore' e ° ' } rets,'•
of her'mother: Mrs.:George Joynt
(Jessie Pearson). Pam Sider
Joynt
(lassie ='
elled the wedding dress from 1949
of the late °Mrs.• Glen Walden'.
(Jean• Taylor). Mrs; Clar.'ence. '
1 •
Parlour. :
Mrs. Bill Johnstone wore the
only rented, dress •inthe 'showing.
It was' from'the year 1860. Mrs.
Harvey Houston wore the wedding
dress of her mother ".Mrs. Win.
Ta for who: as married. in 1903.
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Mrs..John Fludder modelled. a
1905 dress belonging to. her grand-
mother
ra d-
g an
mother'Mrs Annie. Patterson.
as Mrs: Lyle Sisler.wor�:the dress
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Mrs. Alice Ritchie wore in 1907.
Joan Anderson .wore- her ,grand..-
mother's dress; '' Mrs. • Fred "Ander,
son who ;was married 'in 1907.-
•
907.-
(Bernadean:Alton) also wore. her
own dress from• 19.52.
Mrs.. Glen Walden's (Lois Fell)
dress from 1954' was worn by •Eliz -
'Ackert. (Bonnie . Fisher) wore her •
own dress from 1966, Jackie
Johnston modelled the wedding
dress of. Mrs. Forbes McLelland
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• 1 •e son.
modelled the dress sworn b " Mrs.
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Frank'. Mac Kenzie(Margaret Tr.e:-
leaven in 1955`,; Jackie Johnston.
of Ri a "wore Mrs Jack 'Freeav'
. pl .•y . J
en's (Jane Johnstone) dress from,
• . n- Aiton`s-(-Edn -
•froin.1949•:was worn byher dau h- ' Stewart) . dress.from .195;7 was Worn
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ter Donna Greet:,Karen Elliott by Betty Maize:. "Mrs; Art Helm
wore the dress of her mother Mrs wore Mrs,, Don Thompson's (Bev
Orville•Elliott(Grace ,MacKitur �erle`shtorl)-d-rens-€rom 195J..
from 1949. •Mrs Robert Finlay • Mr`s.' Robt. Nicholls' (Dolores: •
(Margaret Ruttan):'modelled ''her: Warner)•aress from 1960: was' worn .;
own dress: from the year, 1951: 'byMrs.,Eldon Wraith.' Barb
:Sharon Campbell wore Mrs:,. Gord-. Whitby wore Mis: Art Collins' •
on Montgomery's (Ruth.Halfyard) (Ann Crawford) dress from. 1962.
dress' from 1951.. Mrs. Oliver Nancy' Kirkland modelled•+Mrs..
61e-nn's' (Lenere A: ter-- Terry''Py'�n's (Nancy Webster)
Janine' Glenn wore. her dress from dress from'1963 . /
the'. ear .1951...Mrs. Bill `Hunter
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(Mae Irwin) wore her ow'n' dress
from'' 1952'; ''..Mrs. '•Leeonard Ritchie •
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Joanne Thompson wore•:the''dress
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of her sister Mrs. Murray ,Hunter•
'(Patricia Thbrnpson)• from 1966.
"Mrs. • Phillip MacMillan Wore the
dress" her daughter Mrs.' Murray
Wilkin (Isabel MacMill'an�,l w�c
married in in 196'9 Mrs, Harold -'
Londry wore Mrs. 'Evans. Helm's •
(Barbara Rathwell) dress from' 1970 •
Mrs:. John Rudder modelled her
own dress.from 9.70:•
The;.findl number ',featured the
bride Mrs,, :Rob Shouldice;(June
Ackert) who was married. in 1970,
cher' mother', Mrs; Raynard'Ackert1
and Mrs. "'Elwin. Hall of .Owen'
Mrs. 'Gerry Priestap's (Mary' Lou
Seigner) . dress from 1964 was . worn
by;: Brenda Maize..Mrs 'Ernest '
Sound who .substituted for the
groom's mother , bridesrrraids !
desses worn by..Mrs. ,Ernest Ackert.
E1ita beth ,New•b°old' ,: Nancy Wald-
en and Barb
ald-
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