The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-09-14, Page 13Couple celebrates 60 years
by Paul Ciufo
The key to staying married for six
decades is compromise; said Harry
and Mary Lavis, who celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary on
Sept. 8. .
"You have to co-operate," Harry
said.
"You hay.e to iron out your dif-
ferences. 'There are ups and downs
through the years. They don't stay
together for 60. years anymore;
• these couples don't try," Mary said.
Mary was born and raised here
and Harry immigrated from
England in 1912. The couple's
romance began when both were
working' on the same farm in this
area. Harry worked in the fields and
Mary helped the lady of the house
make food for the men.-
"In
en.-"In those days the men did the
work, not the tractors," Harry said.
They dated for' about five years
and had a modest wedding at South
Kinloss Presbyterian Church when
Mary was 25 and Harry 30. Rev. J.
L. Burgess presided.
They lived on a farm for 25 years
and then moved into town; one son
was born to them, Jim Lavis, who
lives in Wingham.
An open tea reception was held
on Sunday at the town hall,for the
couple. They proudly dis$layed
letters from the Governor General
and Prime Minister congratulating
them.
"It's rare that both are together
for the 60th. Usually one is
deceased," Mary said.
Church hosts two groups
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Dungannon Church hosts . the
Explorer and ;Messenger groups at 7
. p.m. Wednesday evenings with Jan
Logtenberg and Dorothy Bere
teaching. Elizabeth Irvin and Mary
"Garriptt are in charge of C.G.I,T. at
7 p.m. Monday evenings. Sunday
School superintendents and teachers
at Dungannon are Katherine
McNee, Alicia Campbell, . Jan
Logtenberg •and Gail Ulch. At
Trinity, Superintendent Janet
Wilkins has Anne Andrew, Nancy
Cameron, Shirley Irvin, Jayne Kimberley cottage ,last week.
Colleen Zinn 'and Claudia
Baskerville as teaching assistants'.
Nile sisters Val Mallough and Fifty years ago, September 9,
Karen Shepherd are•in charge of the 1944, Vivian Tiffin became the
Sunday' School: Assisting bride of .Wallace Wilson; in a
Donnybrook Superintendent `lovely home setting in Wingham.
Suzanne Robinson are daughters- They have resided at the Heritage
Heather and Patricia, Susan Bieman farm R.R. • >#2 Auburn 'all their
and Sheila Armstrong. married life.. Daughter Wanda
Nile .Anniversary is on Sunday, entertained the family with dinner
September 25, 11 a.m. servie. "at the, Benmiller Inn- on Friday
Other pastoral congregations are September 9. -May we also. add our
invited to attend. " Coffee and congratulations.
doughnuts will be served from Sympathy is extended to the
10:15 until -scrvicejime. Ralph Brodie family in the sudden
George•and Doris Cowan (former death of son Thomas in his 46th
. Lay -Man) well-known from . the • year on.. August 16, .1994.
Brussels land • Chatam area are Memorial service . was held at
hosting a 17 day Holy Land Tour, Goderich Kingdom Hall on August
Good luck to Lochalsh woman heading.to school in•Windsor
February 21 to March 9, 1995.
This Biblical Lands Tour
Experience features Damascus,
Jordan and Israel with an optional
extension to Egypt and a cruise on
the Nile River. Further information
available from church secretary.
Visiting Jim and Margaret
Errington over Labor Day weekend
was her sister. Mary. Ann and
Sheldon Martin, New Hamburg and
brother Earl 'and • Ruby Dahmer,
Cambridge.
The Hodges, Penny, Sherry and
Tanya visited friends •• at a
•31.
We would also like to remember
the Finnigan families, Hazel Habel
passed away August 27, 1994 in her
96th year, a sister of the late Cora
Sherwood.
Interment took place in Maitland
Cemetery on August 31, with Rev.
Kathi [Jrbasik-Hindley officiating.
Dungannonites are proud of 17
year old Tenille Cranston, who was
sponsored by Lucknow Lions Club
in an Exchange Program touring
Wales. A group of 10 girls, each
representing their own country,
visited many interesting sites during
• their three week sojotim.
Judy and Randy Kerr have
returned from a motor trip to the
West Coast. Eric Wiggins, his wife
Lorna and daughter Deanne treated
the Kerrs to • a memorable
sightseeing weekend, a hilarious.
dinner show and. a tasty tour of the
largest bakery in Vancouver, where
Eric is the plant manager.
Eric, a Dungannon native is the
son of Amy Wiggins, Seaforttt'and
the late Bill Wiggins., As a youth,
he was employed at Eedy's Bakery.
Vivian Pentland, North Bay, has
been. visiting the Pentland families
in this area this past week. r
Julie MacDonald, daughter' ., of
George and Andrea MacDonald of
Kincardine, is attending the
University of Windsor This year. in
Windsor. Good luck Julie.'
Kae, James and Cecil Webster,
were in Ohio visiting with Sean and
Atlee in -Richfield on the- weekend.
Tricia was working in -the -office at
Kent University all weekend which
she attends, we did not see' her.
Rebecca • Dadson, daughter of
Dave and Liz Dadson of Ingersoll
spent. a few days with her
grandparents, Charlie and Mayme
Wilkins and Gordon and Shirley
Dadson of Amberley.
Laura Wilkins, daughter of Larry
and Janet Wilkins of Ashfield
Township, also stayed with Charlie
and Mayme to help Mayme , look
after Rebecca ..while her parents
were on holidays t� the. United
States.
INTENDED FOR LAST WEEK
Visitors on -the weekend with
Elmer •and Edna Culbert were
Elmer's brother and sister-in-law
Mr. and Mrs. Borden Culbert of
Redford, Michigan.
The foursome attended the annual
Culbert picnic which was held this
year at the home of Harvey
Culberts.
Rod, Lisa and Laura Finlayson of
Sarnia visited' for a couple of days
'with, Dorothy Finlayson.
Gordon, Nora and Glenn Robb
attended a family picnic in Chesley
last Sunday.
On Sunday, Charlie and Mayme
Wilkins hosted the annual W ilkins-
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Friar reunion. There were 71
people present.. •
On Saturday, Kae, James and
Cecil Webster were in Kincardine,
where they attended a family dinner
at the Governor's Inn in honor of
Garry and Joanne Johnston of
Kelowna, British Columbia,. who
were home on holidays. •There
were approximately 40 people there.
Visiting with Dorothy Finlay.son
was Barbara Rogerson of Toronto,
Duncan and Laura Finlayson and
children of Port Elgin, Jeanie
Finlayson of Teeswater and Carol
Finlayson, her husband John Balch
and children, Alexander, Nicholas
and Elias.
Gordon and Nora Robb have had
two of their grandchildren, Heather
and Mark of Paisley stay with then •
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