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Mr. and Mrs.
James A. McGregor, 8th line of Ramsay, who observed their
golden anniversary at the home of their son, Kenneth, and Mrs. McGregor.
They were married in Almonte Presbyterian manse, May 27, 1908, by the
Rev. Charles Daley. Mrs. McGregor
was the former Alice Cochrane.
The couple resided in Almonte for six years before moving to the 8th
line of Ramsay. Mr. McGregor served
for 30 years on the Lanark County Constables force.
Mr. and Mrs. McGregor have six sons and two daughters, James, Almonte;
Melville and Arthur, Iroquois; Kenneth and Raymond, 8th line of
Ramsay, and Norman, Truro,
NS; Mrs. G. Crawford (Lila), Carleton Place, and Mrs. Don Haley
(Jean), Bellville. They also have 18
grandchildren.
1955 Carleton Place
and
District
Memorial
Hospital
Nurses
Mrs. Frances Hewitt
Miss Edna Sheppard
Miss Cora E. Droppo, superintendent
Miss Eleanor Ormrod, X-ray technician
Mrs. Erma Willoughby
Miss Evelyn Lynch
Mrs. Evelyn Burns
Miss Lena McNeely
Miss Eileen Neil
Mrs. Georgina Armour
Mrs. Norma Giles
Miss Ruth LeMaistre
Mrs. Orleen Gavin
Miss Sadie Dowdall
Mrs. E. Aileen Prime
Mrs. Josepha Timmins
Couple to Observe Golden Wedding
Anniversary Tuesday, Jan. 31 1950
Well known residents of Goulbourn and
Beckwith
Townships
and
Carleton Place
, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Simpson
will observe their golden wedding anniversary quietly at their home on John street
on Tuesday, January 31.
Due to Mrs. Simpson being in indifferent health, the event will be
quietly noted. Mr. Simpson, before his retirement from
the farm in Beckwith, had served for 20 years as road commissioner in the
township, for 10 years as assessor. He was born in
Goulbourn, son of the late Samuel Simpson and his wife, Sarah Kemp, and was
educated there. He took up farming
in Beckwith on the 11th Line where he remained for 50 years.
His marriage to the former Minnie Cram,
daughter of the late James Cram and his wife Mary Whyte, took place in the
township. The couple attended
Zion
United
Church
in Carleton Place. A few years
ago, they came to Carleton Place. They have one son, Eric Simpson,
of
Carleton Place. Mr. Simpson had
a sister, Mrs. Martin, of town, and Mrs. Simpson has two brothers Ned, of
Beckwith, and Willard of town.
In Memoriam for William
Hughes who died in Merrickville on Friday, June 28th,
1929. The funeral will take place
Sunday afternoon, June 30th at 2:00 o’clock.
Interment in Hillcrest
Cemetery, Smiths
Falls.
James C. Hughes
of Ramsay Twp. Dies in the West (1956 written beside this)
After a lengthy illness, there passed
away in Union
Hospital, Swift Current, Sask., one in the person of
James Clarke Hughes, formerly of
Easton’s Corners, Ont. He
was 71 years of age. Born in Ramsay
Township
he was the third son of the late William Hughes and his wife
Frances Conn. His early life was
spent at Easton’s Corners going from there to
Regina
in 1912 where he worked as an electrician.
In 1916 he went to Pennant, Sask., where he resided until his death on Friday, Aug 3rd.
Mr. Hughes farmed and operated a grain elevator, later going
into the insurance business. He was
Mayor of Pennant, a staunch supporter of the United
Church, member of the Masonic Order and Eastern Star and served on
many boards among them being the Hospital board at Swift Current. His
body rested at the Maclean Funeral Home in Swift Current and later was taken to
Pennant Memorial Hall where the funeral service was conducted on Monday at 2
p.m., by Rev. Dowson of
Swift
Current
United
Church. Mr. John McDonald (a nephew)
rendered a solo, (Beyond the Sunset) later the Masons held a very impressive
service. Surviving are his wife, the former Florence
Reid; one daughter Margaret (Mrs. Leon Plewis); one son Lloyd of
Calgary; one brother, W. H. Hughes of Victoria, B.C.; four sisters, Misses Sadie
and Nettie Hughes of Toronto; Mrs. McDonald (Olive) of Toronto; Mrs. J. E.
Hutton (Bertha) of Merrickville, Ont., and two grandchildren Joanne and Jimmy
Plewis. Many beautiful floral tributes bore testimony
to the esteem in which the deceased was held. Interment
was in Memory
Gardens
Cemetery. Friends attending from a distance
were; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hughes of Calgary, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hughes of
Victoria
, B.C., Misses Sadie and Nettie Hughes of
Toronto, Mrs. O. McDonald and John of Toronto, Miss Florence Thom of
Niagara Falls, Mrs. Sadie Penrose and Mr. Leslie Reid of Virden, Man.
Mrs. Peter
Moffatt’s Death Regretted by the Community (1950 written beside
this)
The sudden passing of Mrs. Peter Moffatt
on Sunday morning, January 22, was a great shock to the whole community.
She was apparently in her usual health until a week before, when she
suffered a heart attack; but was considered to be progressing favourably, until
without further warning, she passed away almost instantaneously. Laura
Edna Turner was a daughter of Peter Turner, and Martha Simpson, of
the 11th Line of Beckwith. Her
early childhood was spent here, and later they moved to the Ninth Line of
Ramsay. From here in 1913, she was
married to Peter Moffatt, and came to the
old Moffatt homestead, where they resided until they retired and came to Carleton Place, four years ago. Having spent her
whole life in this community and attended the local schools, she was widely
known and loved. She was essentially
a lover of her own home and family, but her hands and heart reached out to all
the needy or afflicted about her. She
especially loved little children, and her ready wit and humour usually made her
the centre of a group. Religion was
simply a part of her daily living. In
her views, she was broad-minded, and enjoyed any service in which Christ
received the pre-eminence. She was a
life-long member of the Zion United church. Surviving
are her husband, and two children, Mrs. Gordon Owen (Margaret), of Pembroke, and
James H., of Toronto; and one grandchild, Janet Kay, also one brother Ernest
Turner, of Carleton Place. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon, January 24, from Fleming Bros. Funeral Home, Lake Avenue. The pallbearers were, Allan
Simpson, Stanley Thackaberry, Harwood McCreary, John Cram, Alton Matthews, and
Harold Stevens. The profusion of flowers received, are
a mute testimony of the high esteem in which she was held by a wide circle of
friends. The deepest sympathy of the
community is extended to the bereaved.
Mrs. Thomas
Sadler – Ramsay, died in her 91st year.
Following an illness of three weeks Marion
Turner, widow of the late Thomas Sadler
passed away on Tuesday evening, December 20th, 1949, at her home on
the 6th Line of Ramsay in her 91st year.
Born near Appleton, she was the daughter of the late Jas. Turner and his wife,
Mary Agnes Thom. In 1878 she married Hugh Aitken, who
died about 1887. To this marriage
were born Mary (the late Mrs. Peter Miller), Robert E., living in the west, but
who is home at present, and Nellie who died in infancy. In
1891 she married Thomas Sadler, who predeceased her on August 2, 1936.
To this union were born four sons and three daughters: William, who died
in 1915; Mabel, (Mrs. Howard McCreary,
Perth
); Hazel, (Mrs. Thos. Glover,
Kelowna
, B.C.); Annie, (Mrs. Adelbert Caswell,
Perth); John T., of Ottawa; Edmund and Harry at home. She
is survived by four brothers and one sister: John Turner, of
Appleton; Rev. Wm. D. Turner, of Campbellford; James Turner, of
Carleton Place; Rev. Dr. H. H. Turner, of Ingersoll and Jessie A. (Mrs.
Norton Hill, of
North Augusta
). There are 13
grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The
service was conducted by Rev. Donald Munro and interment was at Pine Grove
cemetery. Mr. Robert McTavish, of
Balderson, sang “The City
Four Square.” The pallbearers were Sinclair
and Cecil Turner, Earl Henderson (nephews) and James Henry, Earl McCaffrey and
Charles MacKenzie. Many floral tributes testified to
the esteem in which she was held in the community.
These included: pillow, the family; baskets, Mr. and Mrs. James Turner,
Mr. and Mrs. John Turner and family, The Sadler Grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. T.
E. McCaffrey; wreath, Mrs. Maude Briscoe and family; sprays, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton
Godwin, Mr. and Mrs. Carson Johnson, Mr. Hillman McCreary, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bowman and family, Mrs. H. Morphy and family, Mrs. Johnston Sadler, Mrs. W. R.
McIlquham and Margaret, Miss Ida Paul, The Neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry
and Mr. James Henry, Mrs. Snedden and Herb., Mr. and Mrs. John Cram, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. McNeely, Mr. and Mrs. Mac Moulton, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Moulton, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Moulton, Messrs. Desmond and Cardiff Moulton, Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sinclair, Mrs. James Rath, Mr. and Mrs. Fraser
McMunn, The Rocky Ridge Women’s Institute, Capital Motors Ltd., The Staff of
Capital Motors; plant, Mr. and Mrs. James Hammond and Mrs. J. Hammond, sr.; cut
flowers, Charles MacKenzie.
Duncan McLaren
Died in
Ottawa
(written in Dec 26 1949)
Duncan McLaren, Beckwith
Township
farmer, died on Monday in the Ottawa
Civic
Hospital
in his 89th year.
He had been seriously ill for about five weeks. Born
in The Derry, Beckwith, he had lived all his life on the farm.
He was a son of the late George McLaren and his wife, Christina McLaren,
and was educated in the township. He
was a member of
St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. He
is survived by one brother, Peter McLaren, of The Derry.
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the Fleming Bros. Funeral
Home,
Lake Ave., to Dewars cemetery for interment.
Peter McLaren
Died Suddenly in 87th Year (1954 written beside this)
A life-long resident of this district,
Peter McLaren died suddenly on New Year’s day.
He was in his 87th year. Born in
Beckwith township, he was the son of the late George McLaren, and his wife, the
former Christena McLaurin. In
1901 he married the former Madeline Cameron in Beckwith who survives. Mr.
McLaren was engaged in farming for most of his life, and at one time served on
the township council. He attended
Prospect
United
Church
. Surviving in addition to his wife
are two sons; Lloyd on the homestead and George of Ottawa.
Three brothers and two sisters predeceased him. The
funeral was held on Monday at Fleming Bros. Funeral Home.
Rev. W.P. Wornell officiated, assisted by Rev. Thomas McCord.
Interment was in Pine Grove cemetery. The
pall-bearers were, Earl McDiarmid, Ed Marshall, Alec Hamilton, Livingston Kidd,
Edgar Kidd and Loftus Fleming.
Ashton Native Eric
McDiarmid Dies at Age of 48 (1957)
Mr. Eric R. McDiarmid, of Manotick, and
a former machinist with the National Research Council in Ottawa, died on Saturday, February the second following a long
illness. Mr. McDiarmid was 48.
A son of the late John McDiarmid, and his wife Christine
Drummond, he was born and educated in Ashton. Mr.
McDiarmid, who was a veteran of World War two and spent five years in the Royal
Canadian Air Force, was married in 1938, in Ottawa, to the former Marguerite
McGonegal, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Norman McGonegal, of
Carleton Place, who survives. In addition to his wife,
he is survived by two sons both at home, two brothers,
Roy, of Mildmay, Ontario, and Earl, of Ashton, and one sister, Mrs. William Brunton,
of Ashton. The body rested at the Fred N. Garrett
funeral home, 584 Somerset street,
Ottawa, where the service was held on Tuesday afternoon. Rev.
T. E. Downey, of Manotick, Anglican church officiated and interment was made in
the family plot at Dewar’s cemetery, Ashton. Mrs.
McDiarmid, a former resident of
Carleton Place
is well known here where she attended the public and high
schools. Following the death of her
parents, she resided with her grandmother, the late Mrs. Sam McGonegal and her
aunt, Miss Laura McGonegal, who resided on Victoria street, now of Ottawa.
John Thom,
Ramsay, Prominent Farmer, is Deeply Mourned (July 6 1946 written beside this)
Last Saturday morning there entered into
rest one of Ramsay’s oldest and most highly respected residents in the person
of Mr. John Thom, at his home on the 6th line. Mr.
Thom was the eldest son of the late James Thom and Christina Waddell, both of
Highland Scottish descent. He was
born on November 13, 1862, and lived his entire life on the homestead, part of
which his uncle had received as an original grant from the Crown – the
document for which is still in the possession of the family. The
deceased was a man of sterling character, possessing many of the finer qualities
of the old pioneer stock. He was a
staunch friend and a good neighbour. He
enjoyed relating stories of the olden times and the hardships of the pioneer
days. All his life he was keenly interested in church
affairs. In early life he attended
the Auld Kirk on the 8th Line Ramsay, later joining
St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian church in Carleton Place. Since Church
Union he had attended Memorial Park United church. For
thirty-seven years, Mr. Thom served on the session of his church and at the time
of his death he was an honorary member. During his
long life he enjoyed unusually good health.
On his 83rd birthday many friends gathered at his home to
honour him and his twin sister, Mrs. Robert McGregor, of Almonte, who was
present. On December 26, 1899, he married Ethel
May Hughes, of
Easton’s Corners, who survives.
To the union were born four sons and five daughters –
Florence, who is a teacher in Timmons; Ross and Wesley at home; Earle
of Lisgar Collegiate, Ottawa; Dorothy, Mrs. Gordon Cavanagh, of
Perth; Mary, Mrs. Earl McDiarmid, of Prospect; Frank, who is
principal of the Almonte high school; and Margaret, who is in the Civil Service
in Ottawa. One daughter, Evelyn, died in
infancy. In addition, he is survived
by one brother, James W. Thom, of Ramsay; a twin sister, Mrs. Robert McGregor,
of Almonte, and another sister, Mrs. William Moore, of
Edmonton, and three grandchildren. The
funeral, which was largely attended, took place from his late residence on
Monday afternoon to Pine Grove cemetery. Rev.
D. C. Munro conducted the service. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Jas. McGregor, Jas. Henry, Wesley Hughes, Gordon Thom,
Earl McDiarmid and Gordon Cavanagh. Among the many
beautiful floral tributes were: Pillow, The Family; Sprays, Grandchildren,
session and official board of Memorial Park church, neighbours, Granite Chapter,
Royal Arch Masons, Almonte; Mississippi Lodge, A.F. & A. M., Almonte;
Dependents’ Allowance Board, Section 25, Ottawa; Dependents’ Allowance Board
staff, Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. James Thom and family; The Henry Family, The
McGregor Family, Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Hughes and family; Mrs. Geo. Cooke and
Family, Miss Edith and Mr. Lorne Hughes; Baskets, Board of Education, Almonte;
Albert Leach, Carleton
College
Vets., Ottawa; Mrs. Thom’s brothers and sisters; Wreaths,
Almonte Badminton club; Cut Flowers, Miss Verna Rutledge, of Oshawa.
Other floral offerings were from Mr. and Mrs. A. McLellan and family, Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. McLaren and the Burns children. Those
attending from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. David Thom, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Thom
and Mrs. May Hinton, of Jellby; Mr. H. Warren and family, of
Montreal
; Mr. Gordon Thom and family, Smiths
Falls; Mrs. Geo. Bowman, of London; Hon. Geo. H. Doucett and
Misses Sadie and Nettie Hughes, of Toronto; Mrs. R. S. Deachman, of Ottawa, Mr.
and Mrs. Drysdale, Mr. and Mrs. A. Cavanagh, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cavanagh, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Donovan, all of Perth; Mr. and Mrs. E. Hughes and family, of Lanark;
besides a host of friends and relatives from Merrickville, Smiths Falls,
Almonte, Pakenham and the surrounding district.
W. F. Hughes (1956 written beside it)
Merrickville – (Special) – A
well-known resident of
Easton’s Corners and district, Wesley
Fletcher Hughes passed away in a
Smiths
Falls
hospital on Wednesday. He
was 75. Born near Carleton Place
in Ramsay
Township, he was the son of the late William Hughes and his wife the
former Frances Conn. About 55 years
ago he came to Easton’s Corners where he has since resided. He was a member of
the
United
Church
and served on the church board. Left,
besides his wife, the former Mary Empey, are
one daughter Stella, of
Toronto
; five sons, Harold, of
Sacramento,
Calif.;
Stanley
and Kenneth, of
Smiths
Falls; and William and Lloyd, of
Easton’s Corners; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Hutton (Bertha), of
Merrickville; Mrs. Olive McDonald, Miss Nettie Hughes and Miss Sadie Hughes, all
of Toronto; two brothers, James Hughes, of Pennant, Sask., and William Hughes,
of Victoria, B.C. The funeral was held from his
residence to the United
Church, Easton’s Corners, for service there.
Mervin Peters officiated.
Ramsay Twp. Mourns Passing of Mrs.
John Thom at Her Home. (1946)
The citizens of this community were
deeply shocked Saturday, August 3rd, to hear of the sudden passing of
Mrs. John Thom at her home on the 6th Line of Ramsay.
Mrs. Thom had been in her usual health and had retired in quite good
spirits the previous evening. Early
Saturday morning she suffered a heart seizure and passed away before medical aid
could arrive. The deceased was the former Ethel
May Hughes, daughter of William Hughes and his wife Frances Conn, of
Easton’s Corners. She
was born on the old Hughes homestead on the 3rd Line of Ramsay.
On December 26th, 1899, she was married to the late John
Thom who predeceased her by just four weeks. To
the union were born nine children, Florence, of Timmons; Ross and Wesley, at home; Earle, of
Ottawa; Dorothy (Mrs. Gordon Cavanagh), of
Perth; Mary (Mrs. Earl McDiarmid), of Prospect; Frank, of Almonte;
and Margaret, of Ottawa. One
daughter, Frances Evelyn, died in infancy. Mrs. Thom
was a member of Memorial Park United church and the W.M.S. Although chiefly
devoted to the welfare of her home and family she took an active interest in the
life of the community. She was a
member of the Women’s Institute and a former president of the U.F.W.O. Although
Mrs. Thom had not enjoyed the best of health for some years, she carried on
cheerfully, always looking on the bright side.
She leaves behind many kind memories which will be cherished by those who
knew and loved her best. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon from her late home with interment in Pine Grove cemetery.
During the service Mrs. Lloyd Hughes of Easton’s Corners, sang, “Sometime We’ll Understand.”
The pallbearers were four nephews, Lloyd, Stanley and William
Hughes, of
Easton’s Corners, and Gordon Hutton, of Merrickville; and two
sons-in-law, Gordon Cavanagh, of
Perth, and Earl McDiarmid, of Prospect. Besides
her immediate family Mrs. Thom is survived by four sisters, Mrs. D. McDonald,
Misses Sadie and Nettie Hughes, of
Toronto
and Mrs. James Hutton, of Merrickville, and three brothers,
James C. Hughes, of Penant, Sask,; Wesley Hughes, of Easton’s Corners and W.
H. Hughes, of Victoria, B.C. Three
small grand-daughters also survive. Many beautiful
floral offerings attested to the esteem in which the deceased was held.
Among them were pieces from: The Family, the grandchildren, the sisters,
the neighbours, the Henry family, the McGregor family, the Rutledge family;
Mississippi Lodge, Granite Chapter, Board of Education, Almonte; Mrs. Carnegie
and Misses Campbell, Miss Margaret Rintoul and Wm. Shortt; Mrs. Geo. Cooke and
family, Miss Edith and Lorne Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Thom and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Duncan McLaren, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Snedden, Mr. and Mrs. Angus McLellan
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hughes and family, Isaac Wallace, the Women’s
Institute.
Daniel McDonald
Dies at
Toronto
in 59th Year.
After a long illness, there passed to
his eternal rest, on Wednesday, November 12, one, in the person of Dan McDonald,
of Toronto, and formerly of Ormond.
He was a son of the late James A. and Annie McIntosh McDonald, and was
born at Ormond 58 years ago. In his
early years he farmed at Ormond, and in 1925 came to Toronto
where he conducted a successful barber business for some
years, and later a traveling salesman for barber supplies. He
was a man of sterling character and beloved by all who knew him.
He was twice married, his first wife being Lila
Craig, of Russell, who passed away at an early age.
Later he married Olive M. Hughes, of
Merrickville. He is survived by his wife and two sons,
Elwood B., of
Waterloo, Ont., and John T., of Toronto, and two grandchildren,
Lilamerle and Eden McDonald; also six brothers and six sisters, namely: Allan
K., Ormond; (Katie), Mrs. J. D. Hall, Montreal; Archie, Hastings, Mich.;
(Mattie), Mrs. T. J. White, Saskatoon; Jessie, Detroit, Mich.; Edward, Phoenix,
Ariz.; (Henrietta), Mrs. W. C. Squibbs, Red Wood City, Calif.; (Ella) Mrs. W. B.
Whitfield, Windsor, Ont.; Walter, Winchester; Fred, Ormond; John, Knoxville,
Tenn.; (Beth), Mrs. G. T. VanBridger,
Bowmanville, Ont. Mr. McDonald rested at his home
until Saturday noon, and the service was held at the funeral chapel of Turner
and Porter, in Toronto, Saturday afternoon. Rev.
Fred Poulton, of Parkdale Baptist, officiated at the service, assisted by Rev.
M. R. Sanderson, of North Parkdale United church. Rev. Poulton chose as his text “There is no Death ‘Tis Immortality”
paying glowing tribute to the faith manifested by the deceased during his long
period of illness and suffering. Pallbearers
were all friends of the deceased namely: Norman Weller, Peter Comrie, Herbert
Braiden, Albert Stewart, Bill Fisher, Harold Holliday.
Interment was in Park Lawn cemetery.
In Remembrance – James
Roy McDiarmid
Passed away at Pinecrest Manor Nursing
Home, Lucknow, Ont. Tuesday, March 1 1966, in
his 62nd year The funeral – resting at
the Schuett Funeral Home, Mildmay until Friday March 4th when funeral
service will be held at the St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Mildmay, at 3pm.
Interment in Mildmay
Lutheran
Cemetery
.
Posted: 18 March, 2004 Received
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