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Allister Niviaii
Allister Nivius of RR 3, Auburn, died
peacefully at his home oiti Friday, Jan
12, 1990. He was 4L
Born in Ottawa .ori ly 19, 1045, Mr,
Nivins was a former labourer at Chani.
pion. Read Machinery fe was alga a
member of Dungannon United Church
and the Dinigannen 1'grieuitlire SoeietY.
Nivins is survived by his wife,
Carol Marie (Culbert) and children
Barry, Debbie, Brenda and Barb, all at
borne, He is also survived by his mother
Mary andher husband Larne Hasty of
Goderich and hisa
f. ther4n. law Eldon
Culbert of RR 6, Goderdeh, as well as by
several aunts, Uncles and fcosisins.,.
A funeral serviee ' was held at the
McCallum and Palle Funeral Home on
Tuesday, Jan. 16, 1090'•with, Rev Robert
Roberts of Dungannon United Church.
officiating: -
Flower bearers were Matthew Sproul,
Larrisa Sproul,. Luke Sproul, Karen°
Hodges, Bradley Hodges' :acid Dennis
Gregory. Honorary pallbearers were Ran-
dy Kerr, Gary Sproul, Jack Ceaser,. Eric
Stewart, . Mike Foran and Don► McNeil.
Interment Dungannon Cemetery,
EUGENE GERARD AUSTIN
Eugene Gerard Austin of 5325 • 20th
Avenue, S.W., Calgary, Alberta and
formerly of King@bridge passed away at
his home in Calgary on Monday, January
8; 1990, aged 31 years.
Eugene was born in' London,. Ontario on,
December 17, 1958, the • sone of John
Austin and the late Grace Cojsrtney
Austin and lived on the 10th Concession
of Ashfield Township. Be attended school.
at Kingsbridge and at Wngham•.. 'He 'was
predeceased by his mother on November
20, 1980, an infant sister in 1953 and au
infant brother 1956.
Eugene moved to Calgary, Alberta in
1978 where he was a Tuck Shop Operator
for the C.N.I.B. and later at the Novelty
Shop at the Calgary General Hospital. He
received a kidney transplant in 1981
which failed in 1988. He was on dialysis
treatment three times a week and shad
been in fairly good health. Last October,
he and his parents visited with, his
brother Ralph, Cathie and family in Rich-
mond, British Columbia. Eugene played.
on the C.N.I.B.•Trojan Hockey Team and
was an ardent horse rider.
Eugene is survived by his best friend,
Miss Patty Kuntz of Calgary, Alberta; his
father and stepmother John and .Rose
Bowler -Austin; two brothers, Joseph of
Ashfield Township, Ralph and his wife
Cathie and their children Peter, Jennifer
and Liam of Richmond, British Colum-
bia; six stepbrot1,-rs and eight
stepsisters.
Visitation was at the McCallum and
Palls Funeral Home, Goderich on Thurs-
day, January 11 from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9.
Reverend Father Harry Reitzel, C.R. led
in rosary and prayers. Readings were by
Eugene Frayne and Louise Martin.
Funeral Mass was celebrated by Pastor
Rev. Harry Reitzel, C.R: at St. Joseph's
Roman Catholic Church, Kingsbridge,
Saturday, January 13, at 10 a.m.
Pallbearers were Terry Austin, Carl
Courtney, Eric Courtney, Jimbo Sinnett,
Tom Sinnett and John Van Diepan.
, Flowerbearers were Sheila Nelson, and --
Cathy Thomson. Altar Servers Jay Riegl-
ing, Beau Riegling and Patrick Dalton.
Readings were given , by Eric Courtney
and Margaret Austin. The Offering was
taken up by Theresa . Cornack, Bonhie
Kuik, Jennifer Miltenburg -and Sheila
Nelson.
The organist, Laurie Dalton played "Be
Not Afraid", "The Lord is my Shephard"
and "Beyond the Sunset". As a special
tribute Jim Sinnett sang "The Old Rugg-
ed Cross". Temporary entombment is in
the Dungannon Mausoleum with spring -
burial
burial in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Cemetat'y at Kingsbridge.
Over 50 friends and acquaintances of
Eugene attended a memorial service in
Calgary, Alberta, on Monday evening
January 15 at 7:30 P.M. Celebrant was
the Reverend Father Fred Monk.
Readings were by Kathy Hogan and Mike
Boyle of Calgary, formerly of
Kingsbridge and St. Augustine.
Alexander Malcolm MaeMurehy
Alexander Malcolm (Callum) MacMur-
chy died at Ajar, Ontario on January 16,
1990. Born in 1898, he was the youngest
of the family of John MacMurchy and his
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wife Margaret Nicholson, of lot 10, con-
cession 4, Huron Township
He was predeceased
d
Jobe, N�A�and
three sisters, Annie Cameron, Betaie
Graham and Cassie MacAuley.
Alex left home at an early age and liv-
ed
ived in Western Canada for many years.
He returned to the Whitby area in 1941,
where he spent the -rest of his life. In
1944 he married Mabel Johnston* who
survives him.
There are three nieces • and nephews
surviving: Mary ' (Graham) Snow,
Fergus; Jean (Graham) Loundes, ..
Queensville; Dorothy (Graham) MacKen-
zie,
acKen-
z ie, Listowel; Rennie Graham, Toronto;
Allan Graham, R. 5, Lucknow and
Cameron MacAuley, Ripley.
Leonard (P t) Cunningham Irwin
Leonard .Irwin of Sepoy Apartments,.
Lucknow, passed away in Wiaigliam and
District Hospital, on January 18, 1990 at
the age of. 76. He was a. member o& the
LucknowUnited Murat.
• in TownshipAshfield on Feb
ruary
16, 1913, he was a son of the late Robert
Thomas Irwin and Cynthia Cornelius.
Mr, hwin'is survived by his brother, Al
and his wife Olive Irwin of Lucknow, and
several nieces and nephews.. •
He was predeceased by two brothers,
Clair and Emerson and two sisters, Rena
and 'Elleda.
Visitation was at the Mai.K rom�aan,�.d�
McCreath Funeral Home, l ucimow, from
where the funeral service was Conducted
on January 30 by Rev, G. McFarlane of
the Laickaow United Church.
rch.
Flower bearers were Don and Wayne
Carter. Pallbearers were Dave Carter,
Elwood Irwin, Ken Irwin, Bob Irwin,
Eric Hackett and Tim Hackett.
Lucido-interment Greenhill Cemetery,
Jean Viola May Jardine
Jean Jardine, the foraner° Jean Har-
rison, passed away at Wingham and
District Hospital on January 15, 1990 in
her 92nd year. Mrs. Jardine was a resi-
dent at Sepoy Apartments, Lucknow. She
was .a member of .the Lucknow United
Church and was a retired bookkeeper,
having worked 25 years as a very loyal
employee at Henderson • Lumber,
Lucknow,
Mrs. Jardine was born on March 23,
1898 in Goderich Township. She was a
daughter of the late Edward and Alber-
ta. (Jennings) Harrison. •
She is survived by her son, Ken and
' his wife Ruth, of Lucknow; and her
daughter, Alice Malcolm of Ailsa Craig.
Also surviving are seven grandchildren,
Sherry and Gary Rsavie,. Wingham;`` Rick
'and Barb Jardine, Lucknow; Brenda and
Dave. Schiestal, W ; Brian and
Debbie Jardine, Kitchener; Mary and
Barry Gardner, Kitchener; Dennis and
Carol Malcolm, Ailsa Craig; handy and
Janis Malcolm, Ailsa Craig and 11 great.
grandchildren, . •
' Mrs. Jardine was predeceased by her
husband, George Jardine;. two brothers;
and two osiers.
Visitation was at the-MacKeniue and
McCreath Funeral Rome, Lucknow, from
where the funeral service was conducted
on January 18, by Rev. G. McFarlane of
the Lucknow United Church, Organist
was A. Sticking+.
Pallbearers were Rick Jardine, Brian
Jardine, Dennis Malcolm, Randy
Malcolm, Doug Harrison and Ed
Harrison.
•Spring
.interment in- South Kinloss
Cemetery
Anode Annie Kennedy of Brunner Nursing
Horne, Brunner and formerly of Listowel,
passed away at the Brunner Nursing
home, on January 13, 1990, in her 90th year.
Mrs. Kennedy was a member of the
Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel:
Born in Kinloss Township on November
17, 1892, Mrs,. Kennedy was a daughter of
the late Benjamin and Jane (MacDonald)
Huglses.
She as suvived 'by two stepsons, Elroy
• Nicholson 'bf Moosejaw, Saskatchewan
and Jim Kennedy -of Stouffville; a sister-
in-law, Jean Hughes of Lucknow, three
step granddaughters, and four sten great,
grandchildren. •
Mrs. Kennedy was predeceased by her
two husbands,. Sam Nicholson and Rev.
T.E. Kennedy, and one brother, Allister
Hughes in .1980.
The funeral service was held on
January 15, at the MacKenzie and
McCreath Funeral .Home, 'Lucknow. Con-
' ducting the service were Rev. V. Tozer of
Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel.
assisted by Rev, B, Cochrane.
Spring interment South . 'Kinloss
Cemetery.
Huron County deIerrs funding request byHCFA
By Mona. Irwin
A request for funding by a local
agricultural groap was deferred back to
Huron County Council's : executive com-
mittee' by a 15-11 vote. •
• Members of the Huron County Federa-
tion of Agriculture attended the January
4 'council meeting to ask council for a
grant of $15;000, saying that if the coon
ty would allow this, the HCFA would not
canvass individual municipalities for
assistance.
The HCFA has initially made its re-.
quest before the ;council's Executive Com-
mittee at the committee's December 13
meeting. The committee had voted to
deny the request.
"One year ago : we appeared (before':
council) and were turned down," because
that year's budget had already been
struck; said Chris .Painet president of
the HCFA. -"At the end of the past year
we received a letter from one of tile, com-
mittee members suggesting we appear:
again before you got your budget struck,
and, here we are."
Palmer said the • HCFA is "a county
organization, and the money stays in the
countyfor activities here. • .
"And we represent all the farmers (in.
Huron County) -- full-time and partr4ime:•
The work we do saves the county
thousands of dollars,in dealing with farm-
related problems." •
While the ideal amount Of the grant is
$15,000, that's negotiable, he added.
However, "the more funding we get,
the more work we can do," said Palmer.'
If the county chose to•donate less than
$8,000, the HCFA would "probably choose
to keep working with the (individual)
townships. On the whole, they've been
very gracious."
The HCFA has had a drop in • member-
ship, said Palmer --from from 2,000 to 1,5000
--but "we're trying to get new
members." The membership fee is $130.
per member, and from that, "$3 comes
back to, the county. That's what we work
with," he said. • .
Couin. Tom Cunningham suggested that
council should, consider a donation,
"although I don't agree with the $15,000
figure."
I've had my problems with the Federa-
tion in the past, but I'm not sure we're
looking at this in . the best interests of the
residents," said Cunningham, who is also
reeve of Hullett Township.
"Agriculture is pretty important here,
and if it is suffering - and it is -- it'll
probably get worse depending on what
the feds are trying to do to us.
"We said .. last year that we couldn't
give them funding because they came too
late, so try next year. They've..done' ,their
fair part, and they've also agreed not to
collect. at local and county levels"
council does agree to make a, donation,
sai
"I, don't disagree With what he says,"
'Said . Coon. David Johnston, "But a lotof
people don't make their :living* at
agriculture. and, -I don't see the county
paying, their union or association dues,"
Johnston, who is also reeve of the Village
of Bayfield, -suggested that other industry:
related organizations would . be quick to
come forward for similar donations if
council agreed to the HCFA request.
"We have one industry we're paying to
- SWOTA," said Cunningham, referring
to the South-West Ontario . Tourism
Association. •
"We have set a precedent" by paying
SWOTA," Cunningham went on, and "a
lot of people in your municipality have
gained mightily."
•.: "OK, then let's set a policy, that we're
going to give to all associations, not pick
one or two," Johnston said.
Coun. Bill Mickle "suggested 'that no
decision . be made on .the request
"because we're pre -judging. parts of the
budget before we have a 'chance to look
at the ,whole thing." -
"Let's' not close the door yet until we
see the budget as a whole," agreed. Cun
ningham. A motion to defer the matter
back to the executive committee was
made.
"If the organization is that much' of a
benefit, to farmers, why aren't the dues
increased enough to (cover the costs of) "
the organizatign?" asked Coun. John
• • Doherty.
"We're discussing a motion to defer
,you, -are out of 9rder at this time," said
'Warden LitanelrWilder. ti..a
Johnston pointed -oat -that if the,n'iatter
was deferred back to the executive .com-
niittee "they'll just deny it again because
they've already denied it once.
"Apd I don't° know why. Im supporting
it because - ' I'm against it,"' he added
shaking his head as 'he sat down amidst
a ripple of laughter.
"Shouldn't it go before the Agriculture
and Property Committee?" said Counc.
Marie Hicknell -
"Requests for money to . the theEx-
ecutive Committee," said Wilder.
"But shouldn't it go to Agriculture and
Property first?" Hicknell asked.
Wilder pointed out that the Agriculture
and Property Committee doesn't meet un-
March,
nMarch, so the HCAF "could be left out
in the cold entirely if .(Agriculture and
Property) turns them down" because
most if not all, of the townships will have
their budgets struck by then.. '
"$15,000 won't have much of an impact
on the county's budget," Johnston said
with . not six; five, two or even one per
cent (of the budget)." If council plans to
support business associations in general,
"I'm for it :- I'll get letters off to all the
associations I'll write cheques to,"
• Johnston said.
Ashfield NEMS' studying
the Islam faith.
Ashfield Women's Missionary Society
met at the home of Jean West on
January 15. Marjorie MacLean opened
the meeting with a call to worship, a
reading, I- am The New Year and a
poem, Thoughts for the New Year.
Jean West was pianist for the hymns.
Mrs. MacLean used as her meditation,
The Journey of Life, from Dr. • Mac-
• Millan's book, Against the Tide. In the
journey of life he stressed we need to
have four anchors: Hope, The Sciiptures,
Prayer and the Love of God in our
hearts. At the close members repeated
the hymn Will Your Anchor Hold, in
unison. ,
The rollcall was answered with an item
from The Presbyterian Record.
Frances Nugent gave the introduction
to our new study on Islam and from her
presentation we are looking forward to
learning more about the Islam Faith.
Mrs. MacLean gave the highlights of
the January Glad Tidings. Mayme
,Wilkins led in prayer'for'a special offer-
ing of the least coin, which at the end of
the year will be given to a charity.
Mrs. MacLean conducted the business,
with the minutes being read by Mrs.
Wilkins, the treasurer's report by June
Wylds and Friendship and Service. by
Helen MacLennan. • •
Following the closing prayer and grace,
lunch was served by the committee in.
charge.