Kathryn:
Leah Elizabeth Spicer's mother was Charlotte Lane "Lottie" Winter and would
be a 1st cousin to my father. Leah's sister, Dorothy Grace Spicer was in a
relationship with Charles Edward Collins of Maccan, N.S. as I don't believe
at this time they were legally married as Charles was previously married to
an Isobel "Bella" Vance from Chignecto, N.S. with issue of a son, Kenneth
Collins.
I have a marriage date of 24 Apr 1941 for Leah and Frank in the United
Church Manse, River Hebert, N.S. but no data to support it.
River Hebert Cemetery, River Hebert, N.S.
Headstone (steel plaque):
LOWE
Leah Elizabeth
1914 - 1950
always remembered
Frank George
1902 - 19__
(Although Frank died in 1977, the plaque still wasn't engraved with his
death year in 2004 when I looked.)
Chronicle Herald, Friday, April 1, 1977; Reel #6071, PANS, Halifax, N.S.
OBITUARY - Frank George Lowe
Amherst - Frank George Lowe, 74, of Maccan, died Thursday in Highland View
regional Hospital, Amherst. Born in River Hebert, he was a son of the late
Joseph and Clara Belle (Dempsey) Lowe. He served with the St. John Fusiliers
in Canada and Scotland during World Was Two and was a member of the Royal
Canadian Legion, Branch No. 10, Amherst. He is survived by one brother,
Ralph, River Hebert; three sisters, Mary (Mrs. Thomas MacLoren), Methun,
Mass.; Ann (Mrs. T.B. Cooke), Ontario; Margaret (Mrs. D.B. Dawes), of
Pugwash; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, the
former Leah Spicer. The body is at Campbell's Funeral Home, Amherst, where
funeral service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. G.E. Miller
officiating. Committal will be in Highland Cemetery Receiving Vault with
burial in River Hebert in the spring.
Source: Dave Winter, 3 Jan 2008
I also have for Leah Elizabeth Spicer a "relationship" with Capt. Nathan
Fenwick Tucker of Parrsboro, producing a daughter, Bona Lane Spicer who died
of whooping cough at age 11 months.
NSARM Cumberland Deaths: 1934; Book 159; Page #770
Bona Lane Spicer, Fox River
Born 6 Oct 1933 Fox River
Died 6 Sep 1934, age 11 months, Fox River, Pneumonia following Whooping
Cough
D/o Nathan Tupper, Parrsboro and Leah E. Spicer, Fox River
Informant, Mrs. Lester Spicer, Fox River, Grandmother
Undertaker, Ivan McCully
Buried 8 Sep 1934 Fox River
Source: Dave Winter, 3 Jan 2008
Note the name of the undertaker; Ivan ran a store and Esso gasoline pumps in
Port Greville. I suspect we're in the Great Depression of the Hungry 30's
here with many unable to afford the real undertaker so local friends pitched
in to help bury the dead. I've come across several of these "local"
undertakers in the course of checking the NSARM death records.
Dave
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on 1/3/08 2:24 PM, Kathryn Jeffers at
k.jeffers@... wrote:
OBITUARY
RIVER HEBERT, Nov. 30 - The death of Leah, wife of George LOWE, occurred
at her home here, Tuesday morning, following several months illness.
She was 36 years of age, and a daughter of Lester Spicer and the late
Mrs. Spicer, Fox River, where she lived until coming to River Hebert
some eight years ago. Besides her husband, she is survived by her
father, one sister, Dorothy, and seven brothers, Roland and Lester,
Amherst; Robert, in Cape Breton; Wellessey, Boston; Andrew in New
Brunswick; Paul in Fox River and Cyril, Lower Sackville, N.S. Her
mother predeceased her eight years ago. The funeral service was held
from her home today at 2.30 p.m., conducted by Rev. J.A. Fraser, pastor
of the United Church of which she was a member. Interment was in the
Latta Cemetery.
(From the Halifax Mail Star Newspaper, published Friday, 1 December
1950, page 5.)
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