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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-10-10, Page 10Page 10—The Wingham Advance -Times, Oct. 10, 1984 death of Mrs. Sophie Foran. is mourned by many friends Many co-workers who were associated with her and many area residents who experienced her nursing care during her years on the staff of Wingham and District Hospital, are this week mourning the death of Mrs. Sophie Foran of West Wawanosh Township which occurred Sunday, October 7, at London's University Hospital. She was in her 62nd year. Mrs. Sophia Mary Foran was a registered nurse, employed for many years at the Wingham and District Hospital, first on various floors of the institution and then as evening supervisor. She retired early, in January of 4983, so she could enjoy more free time to do many DIED things she had not had the time to do -while raising a family of 14 and working fulltime. Only a few weeks after her retirement, however, she became ill with leukemia and, though she fought courageously for more than a year, she. lost the battle on Sunday. • Left to mourn Sophie's passing are her hlasband John; ten daughters, Mrs. Harry (Ilene) George of Edmonton, Alberta, Mrs. Ted (Anne) Symonds of Windsor, Mrs. Gordon (Cathy) Drennan of Ashfield Township, Mrs. Gerry (Janice) Bowland of Mon- treal, Mrs. Brian (Donna) Auger of Wabasca, Alberta, Rosemary of London, Mary Ellen of Guelph, Margaret of London, Kathleen and Betty- CASEMORE—Harry Case - more, formerly of Wing4 ham, passed away in Sel- kir(r; Manitoba, on October '6 after a short illness with cancer, in his 61st year. He is survived by his wife Carol; one daughter, Alex- is of Selkirk; also two sis- ters, Mrs. Alvin (Verna) Higgins of Wingham and Mrs. C. J. (Olive) Stan - wick of Toronto; and two brothers, Herman of Lakelet and Lloyd "Casey" Casemore of Wingham. HAMMOND—Passed away suddenly at Queensway Hospital, Toronto, on Sunday, September 30, J. Alvin Hammond of Toronto, in his 73rd year. A. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ham- mond of Wingham, he joined the 100th L.A.A. Battery, Guelph, and served overseas in' World War II. He is survived by his wife, the former Lille Gummerson; and one brother, Ralph Hammond of Petrolia. Ile .was predeceased' by two sisters, Dorothy Dent and Helen Hammond. He was the dear brother-in-law of Mrs. William (Irene) Baker, Violet and James Fleming, all of Fergus Roxie and Donald Fitz- patrick of Elora, Della and Richard Becker of Niagara Falls and Gordon Gummerson of Toronto; and is fondly remembered by a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held Wednesday, October 3, at the' John Thomson and Son Funeral Home, Fergus, with in- terment in Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus. Jean, at home; four sons, Con of Centralia, Frank off West Wawanosh, Perry of London and Tom, at -home; 13 grandchildren and two brothers. She was prede- ceased by one sister. • Friends paid their respects at the MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral Home, Lucknow, on. Tuesday af- ternoon an'n evening. Removal was made Wed- nesday to St. Augustine Roman Catholic -Church where Mass of the Christian Burial was held at 11 o'clock. Interment followed in St. Augustine Cemetery. Those wishing to remem- ber Sophie Foran in a tan- gible way may make mem- orial donations to the Ontario Leukemia Foundation, as re- quested by her family. Long-time ag rep, Doug Miles dies Doug Miles, a long-time agricultural representative with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Huron County, died recently of a heart attack suffered at his home in Agincourt. He was 65 years old. Mr. Miles, who came to Huron in 1957, enjoyed a long and distinguished career with the ag rep service. He was well-known in the county for his direct approach as well as for his work in the area of farm business management, in which he was one . of the pioneers. Some local farmers are MRS. ALLAN GRIFFITH Wroxeter Mr. and Mrs. Larry Turtle, Shelburne, spent Thanksgiv- ing Day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Braniff. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Watson, Islington, and Mr. and Mrs. George Watson, Leta and Trudy of Kitchener, visited on 1 haraksgiving with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reg Watson. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Musgrove visited with their son-in-law, daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs, Doug Weber, Kevin and Dawn, at Erin on Sunday. • Mrs. Oliver Riley and Mrs. Allan Griffith;were. in Goderich Friday and Mrs. James Robertson returned home with them for a few days' holidays with her • cousin. Mrs. Bonnie MacDougall, Burlington, was a weekend guest with her father, Gordon Gibson. graduates of his farm business management courses. A native of York County, Mr. Miles graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1942 and farmed for a number of years before joining the OMAF branch in 1947. He was transferred to Toronto in 1968 and promoted to a position as a farm business management consultant. He retired as a farm . business advisor in 1983. The funeral was held at Agincourt on Oct. 1. His widow is Alberta Miles of 63 Kimberdale Crescent, Agincourt, M1W 1Y4. Seniors meet at Legion Hall �-- MRS. DON EADIE c. Belmore Personal Notes Ron and Grace Renwick and Don and Shiela Bell of Coulter, Manitoba visited recently with Renwick and Inglis relatives and enjoyed the IPM. Mrs. E. Renwick, Mrs. W. Renwick, Gail Renwick of Petrolia, Mrs. Helen Eadie, Mrs. Mac Eadie and Michelle, Mrs. Brian Deyell and Helen all attended a bridal shower in the Holy - rood hall in honor of Miss Kim Sullivan, whose marriage to Steven Eadie takes place on Oct. 13. August Wilkie has re- turned to his home after spending several weeks in the Wingham hospital. Mrs. Linda Reid of Kena- Thanksgiving is theme for Bluevale meeting BRUSSELS — On Sept. 26th the Brussels Senior Citizens . met in the Legion Hall. The attendance was down at this meeting, possibly due to the plowing match. Mrs. Davis, president of all senior citizens clubs in Zone 8, was present. After the business was taken care of, cards were played. Mrs. Jean Car- pentier was 'the uno winner. In euchre Verna Thomas was high lady with Esther McCullum being high man. Low lady was Jessie Engel, with Isabel,Alcock being low man. The next meeting will be held on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m., in the Legion Hall. BLUEVALE — A Thanks- giving meditation, based on the International Year of the Disabled, provided the wor- ship service for the October meeting of the United Church Women. Mrs. Ed Stewart, leader of Unit 2, as- sisted by five other mem- bers, led this service, with Mrs. Carl Johnston at the piano. The roll call, a favorite Bible story, reminded the group of many favorites. Mrs. James Casemore, treasurer, reported a change in the group's sponsored child. Since she has reached the age of 16, the group now sponsors a 14 -year-old boy, --one of a family of four boys in Thailand. Mrs. Eve Payne, convener of Christian and Mission. Education, gave an excellent report on work with Ploughshares, World Outreach and Peace. The bazaar to be held Friday., October 26, at 3 p.m. is to be planned by Mrs. Mathers and the unit leaders. All ladies were reminded of the Regional meeting in Ford- `wich United Church on October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Bluevale is responsible for supplying a secretary for the evening. Mrs. James Johnston reported on the used stamps being collected and said they are much appreciated. Members are reminded to please leave a quarter -inch margin around all stamps provided. The UCW members agreed that a decision about the taking of family pictures for the congregation, would be left to the congregation. After a closing hymn, lunch was served by Unit Two members. MRS. JOE WALKER Bluevale Personal Notes The fall Thankoffering of the Women's Missionary Society off Knox Presbyter- ian Church will be held in the Sunday- School room, Sun- day, October 14, at 8:15 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Thorn- ton will show their slides of Spain and Israel. Everyone is welcome. The Bluevale Senior Citizens will hold the first " euchre party of the fall season Monday, October 15, at 8 p.m. in the Bluevale Community Hall. Everyone is welcome. Mr.\and Mrs. Mel Craig spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Perry and family at Cape Croker. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnston and family at- tended the Brigden fair where Donna exhibited her market lamb, placing third and second in showmanship. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elliott, Robert and Doug, spent the weekend with Mrs. Alice Elliott. ley. Charles Carpentier of Brussels conducted Com- munion service at the Bluevale United Church on Sunday. Mrs. Keith Nicholson was soloist. Overnight parking. by-law will be passed GORRIE — Howick Township councillors agree .they must stop dragging their feet if the proposed overnight parking bylaw is to be passed before snow flies. The . councillors have discussed a bylaw which would make it illegal to park on the streets, possibly anywhere in the township, from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Although it hasn't yet been passed, Coun. Gord Kaster says "I would like to see it passed at the next council meeting or possibly even' earlier at a special meeting." beck is spending some time with her parents, Walter and Mary Renwick. A number of local people attended the .nomination meeting for Murray Elston in Lucknow last week. The monthly meeting of the Belmore Chamber of Commerce was held in the li- brary of the community centre last week, Repre- seitatives from the Belmore Figure Skating Club and the Belmore Minor Hockey Assoc. spoke on behalf of their organizations and re- quested funds for the 84-85 season. Members were brought up to date on the Belmore Senior Citizens Housing Project. Other local matters were discussed and the__Chamber was informed that the ice plant will be ready for operation Nov. 1. Chamber of Commerce meetings are held the first Wed. of each month and all members of the Belmore Community are welcome to attend. For information in regards to meetings, projects etc. contact the sec- retary, Ivan Dane, at RR 1, Wroxeter. A number of Belmore ladies attended a trousseau tea in honor of Chris MacKenzie of Kincardine held at her mothers home on Sunday prior to her mar- riage to Paul Dickson this coming weekend. World-wide Communion was celebrated at McIntosh United Church on Sunday with Dianne Dustow, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Dustow, and Heather Harp- er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Harper, being con- firmed at this service. Visiting Thursday with Mrs. Alan Darling were Mrs. Claude Bronson of Elmira and Mrs. Robert Wood and Mrs. Elmer Jeffray. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Staf- ford and Mr. and Mrs. Don Eadie along with other directors and delegates of Gay Lea Foods Ltd. enjoyed a trip.last week to the state of Kentucky One of the main highlights of their visit to Lexington was' the privileged tour of Spendthrift Farms, which houses some of the most valuable thoroughbred horses in the World, in- cluding Seattle Slew worth $140 million. ABC ANNUITIES 53 West St., Goderich 52.4.'2773 collect Mr. Kaster says . the 'township will likely hire Greg Smith, the animal control officer for Howick, to tag all illegally parked vehicles. "For the first few weeks there would be a regular patrol once a week. After. that, he'd only come on call," Mr. Kaster reminded councillors at their Oct. 2 .meeting. Mr., Smith would be paid $50 to tag all the illegally parked vehicles in the township and would get $20 if he is called out to tag them. •Amur Privet •Fruit Trees reg. 2.00 NOW 1.50 reg. 18.00 NOW 9.00 •Ground Cover Roses •Colorado Blue Spruce reg. 2.00 NOW - reg. 5.00 ALL DECIDUOUS SHRUBS ALL JUNIPERS DECIDUOUS and CONIFEROUS TREES EUONYMOUS and BOXWOOD PEAT MOSS 20% OFF Take advantage of this great October sale at HURON LANDSCAPING LTD. 529-7247 open Mon. -Sat. 9:00-5:00 -RIDE 'IM, CO WB. Y ---Sean Collins and Kathy Hess climbed aboard their bucking broncos and waited for the merry-go-round to start. Sean, Mr just turned two: celebrated with a visit to the Teeswater Fair on Satur- day. He is the son of Wayne and Elaine Collins of Kin- cardine. Kathy is the daughter of Henry and Linda Hess of Wingham. arc cirtzen2 tool So let's acknowledge the outstanding young citizens of Ontario, through the Bicentennial Year "'Junior Citizen of the Year" awards program. Young people aged 6 to 18 who have proven their courage, ingenuity, resourcefulness, initiative, leadership, fortitude, community service and selfless performance are eligible for nominations. We're not looking for the "super -heroes" -- all- round, good kids are good citizens too. This year the 24 top-ranking nominees will receive a CP Air ticket, good for any Canadian destination. Twelve of the recipients will attend the Ontario Community Newspapers Association convention in Toronto and a reception with the Lieutenant Governor. Submit your nomination now.The final deadline for 1984 nominations is October 31. Nomination forms are available through this newspoper. Contact: Barry Wenger The Advance -Times 357-2320 .,.or toll 1.000.268.3034 to have a nomination form moiled to you. A joint Bicentennial Year project of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, CP Air and Ontario Community Newspapers Association. 40;.,"t'141, tr). 0 HER r '. CPAir Ct Adven,sement•dessgned & prepared by Kase L. O'Leary • l SOYDEANS and CORN We are now receiving roar 1984 crop •fssi& Efficient &rrke •Nagon Pumper *Trucking Avaflable SELL OR STORE CROP DRYING BUY Howson Mills Elevator Division /1/4 mints east of With on Courtly Ra 2S Mon 1/2 north MYTH ELEVATOR 323-9624 523-4241