Lauris NEWCOMBE b 08-March-1895 d bef Apr-1979 d/o Bradford Ellsworth NEWCOMBE (1895-????) & Sarah R Davison (1869-????)
Here is her sister's obit notice from April 1979 [source: Gerry Mattinson]:
Beckwith - Mrs. H. Lester Mattinson, 81, of Beckwith, died Sunday, April 22nd, in All Saints' Hospital. Born at Parrsboro, the former Erma Irene Newcombe, she was a daughter of the late Bradford and Sarah (Davidson) Newcombe. She taught school in a number of Cumberland County schools during her early life. She was a member of the United Baptist Church. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are two daughters, Elsie (Mrs. Sterling Collins), Beckwith; Mae (Mrs. Fred McCarthy), Woodstock, Ont.; a son, Paul, Beckwith; seven grandchildren; five great-grand- children, two nieces and two nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Lester, in 1969, two sisters, Lauris and Edna. The body was at Allen's Funeral Home, Oxford, where funeral service was Tuesday at 2 p.m., Rev. Edgar Patriquin officiating. Burial was in Mt Pleasant cemetery. [Year published: 1979]
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