Re: Obit: FORBES, Violet Mae [ROSS] [neé JOHNS]

Eric:

Despite the possible typo (Jones), I believe this is Violet Mae Johns¹ m/1.

Dave
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Springhill¹s Moss Journal;
Ross, Lawrence Edward March 26, 1972 July 26, 1911 60 y Jones, Violet M. h/w
HC b. Parrsboro s/o Watson MacKay Ross; d. Springhill
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His parents:

Springhill¹s Moss Journal;
Ross, Watson McKay September 27, 1943 1862/3 80 y Payne, Sybil Ann h/w HC b.
River John s/o Alex. & Annie (McKay); m. Truro
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Springhill¹s Moss Journal;
Ross, Watson McKay (Mrs.) May 29, 1961 October 5, 1876 84 y Payne, Sybil Ann
HC b. Earltown d/o Angus & Sybil; m. Feb. 1, 1906
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Automated Genealogy Version;
1911 Cumberland County Census, Springhill family #11, ROSS:
38 11 Ross Waison M Head M Oct 1868
42 [sic. Watson]
39 11 Ross Sybil F Wife M Jan 1879
32
40 11 Ross James M Brother S May 1877
34
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On 11/30/08 3:14 PM, "keysie" <keysie@...> wrote:

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> FORBES, Violet Mae - 74, 21 Chapel St., Springhill, died January 27, 1997, in
> Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born in Springhill, she was a
> daughter of the late James Arthur and Carrie Azalia (Pettigrew) Johns. She was
> a member of St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, Springhill. She owned and
> operated a store in Springhill from 1948-1959. She then became a registered
> nursing assistant and was employed at Sackville Memorial Hospital, Sackville,
> N.B., from 1959 until her retirement in 1980. She was the last surviving
> member of her immediate family. Surviving are her husband, Alexander Forbes;
> son, Lawrence W. (Larry) Ross and wife Sheryl, Springhill; stepdaughter, Alice
> McMillan and husband Robert, New Glasgow; seven grandchildren and a
> great-granddaughter; a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. She was
> predeceased by her first husband, Lawrence Edward Ross; sister, Sophia (Dolly)
> Hibberts; brothers, Joseph Pettigrew and Arthur Johns. Cremation has taken
> place. Memorial service at Allen's Funeral Home, Oxford, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rev.
> Graham Clark officiating. Burial will take place in Hillside Cemetery,
> Springhill. Donations may be made to the Above and Beyond Campaign of Highland
> View Regional Hospital, Amherst. [The Halifax Herald, Obit CD 1961-1999]
> [collected by EMKeys 2000-06-11]
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