The Citizen, 2009-10-22, Page 29THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009. PAGE 29.
JOHN BARTLETT LAVIS
Co-Founder and President of
Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd.
Mr. John Bartlett Lavis of RR2,
Clinton passed away at Clinton
Public Hospital on Monday, Oct. 12,
2009. He was in his 88th year.
Mr. Lavis was the beloved
husband and best friend of Gwen
(Routledge) Lavis for 65 years.
He was the loving father and
father-in-law of Bryan and Carol
Lavis of RR2, Zurich, Paul and Joy
Lavis of RR3, Clinton, Gordon and
Anne Lavis of RR5, Clinton, Allan
Lavis of RR2, Clinton and Anne and
Rick Elliott of Blyth. He will be
sadly missed by his 13
grandchildren, John and Angela
Lavis, Sherri and Jeff Eby, Darrell
Lavis and Jean Cook, Leeanne and
Scott Middleton, Kathy Lavis andDana Edwards, Bart and HeatherLavis, McKenna Lavis, Layne Lavis,Nathania Lavis, Russell Lavis,
Michaela Lavis, Jeff Elliott and
Heather Elliott and by his eight
great-grandchildren Samantha Eby,
Justin Eby, Ashley Lavis, Meghan
Lavis, Jonny Lavis, Noah
Middleton, Ashlyn Edwards and
Autumn Lavis.
Mr. Lavis was predeceased by his
parents Bart and Mabel (McKinley)
Lavis, one sister Ruth Baker and by
one brother George Lavis.
John enlisted in the Canadian
Army in 1942 serving with the
Royal Canadian Artillery and finally
with the Engineering Corps until the
end of the Second World War. John
was a proud member of the local
Royal Canadian Legion Clinton
Branch No. 140.
John was very active in
community affairs having served as
a board member of the United
Communities Credit Union for over
30 years and also as the first chair of
the combined Huron County Board
of Education. He was also a member
of the Ontario Horseman's
Association and an active member of
the Clinton United Church for over
60 years.
Friends were received at the
Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd.,
Clinton Chapel, 153 High St.,
Clinton on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from
7-9 p.m. and on Thursday, Oct. 15
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral
service was held at the Clinton
United Church on Friday, Oct. 16 at1 p.m. with Rev. Leslie Searlesofficiating.Interment was in Clinton
Cemetery.
Flowerbearers were grand-
daughters, Sherri Eby, Leeanne
Middleton, Kathy Lavis, McKenna
Lavis, Nathania Lavis, Michaela
Lavis and Heather Elliott.
Pallbearers were grandsons John,
Darrell, Bart, Layne and Russell
Lavis and Jeff Elliott.
A memorial service was held by
the Royal Canadian Legion Clinton
Branch 140 at the funeral home on
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Donations to the Clinton United
Church, Canadian Diabetes
Association or the Clinton Public
Hospital Foundation would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy. (Donations by cheque
only please).
JOHN RAYMOND NEILL
Raymond Neill of Wingham
passed away at Braemar Retirement
Centre on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.
He was 80.
Mr. Neill was the beloved husband
of the former Elinor (Sundercock)
Collar. He is survived by Elinor’s
family, Audrey and Gregg
MacDonald of Markham and Rev.
Donald and Cathy Collar of Orleans.
He was grandfather to Steven, David
and Kelly MacDonald and Brad and
Michelle Anne Collar and brother-
in-law of Dennis and Doris
Waymouth of Harcourt.
Mr. Neill was predeceased by hisparents Ira and Esther (McCreery)Neill and by sisters Muriel Watsonand Margaret Stokes.
Mr. Neill was a former member of
session at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church.
Visitation was at McBurney
Funeral Home, Wingham on
Thursday, Oct. 15 from 7 - 9 p.m.
and Friday from 1 p.m. until the time
of funeral service in the chapel at 2
p.m. Rev. Bernard Skelding
officiated.
Interment was in Wingham
Cemetery.
Memorial donations to St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,
Wingham would be appreciated as
expressions of sympathy.
On-line condolences may be made
awww.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
MARGARET CAMPBELL
WALSH
Mrs. Margaret Walsh of Wingham
passed away at Wingham and
District Hospital on Friday, Oct. 16,
2009. She was 88.
The former Margaret Coulter was
the beloved wife of Clifton Walsh
for 62 years. She was the loving
mother of David Walsh who
predeceased her in 1997, Mary-Ellen
Walsh of RR2, Auburn, Michael
Walsh of RR4, Brussels, Marni
Walsh and husband Steve Baker of
Shelburne, and Andrew Walsh of
Jordan. She was the proud grandma
of Coulter, Jesse and Darcey Baker
and Cameron Walsh.
Mrs. Walsh is also survived by her
dear sister Grace and husband JackPym of Kincardine and sister-in-lawZora Coulter of Wingham.She was predeceased by her
parents George and Mae (Campbell)
Coulter, sisters Elizabeth (Clarkson)
Martin and Mae Coulter and by
brothers Norman Coulter and James
(Elizabeth) Coulter.
A private funeral service was held
at the McBurney Funeral Home,
Wingham on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Rev.
John G. Roberts officiated.
Mrs. Walsh’s final resting place
was in Brandon Cemetery, Belgrave.
Memorial donations to the
Wingham Hospital Foundation,
Heart and Stroke Foundation or
Juvenile Diabetes would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
On-line condolences may be made
at www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
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