Oxford Journal, December 3, 2008.
From the Oxford Journal Newspaper, published Wednesday, 3 December 2008.
In The News, page 4.
Ten Years Ago
Wednesday, December 9, 1998.
Died - Hollis "Holly" LeRoy JOHNSON, 76, Greenwood, December 5.
Died - Gordon Lamont BACON, 81, Upper Nappan, December 4.
Died - Dorothy B. DIXON, 83, Salt Springs, December 4.
Died - Wilma TOWER, 47, Amherst, December 5.
Twenty Years Ago
Wednesday, December 7, 1988.
Died - Lila Eunice TUTTLE, 55, born in West Wentworth, November 29.
Died - Clair Scott MACDOUGALL, 68, Westchester, December 3.
Thirty Years Ago
Wednesday, December 13, 1978.
Died - Ira Wesley BLACK, 71, formerly of Roslin, December 6.
Died - Donald R. PATTON, native of Oxford and son of the late ex-mayor
Hedley A. and Mrs. Patton, October 19.
Died - Joseph Edward THOMPSON, Pugwash, December 3.
Forty Years Ago
Thursday, December 5, 1968.
Died - Ernest D. ANGUS, Linden, October 19.
Died - Mrs. Arthur PATTON, former resident of West Pugwash.
Died - Cameron GORDON, 89, life-long resident of Rockley.
Died - Mr. Arthur Wm. MILLER, 81, Oxford, November 25.
Fifty Years Ago
Thursday, December 18, 1958.
A distinct honor came to the Oxford Creamery and Mr. Roy LANGILLE,
butter-maker, when they were awarded plaques for the outstanding high
quality of Oxford Creamery butter.
Seventy Years Ago
Thursday, December 22, 1938.
A new barn under construction by Norman MACBURNIE of Malgash was blown
donw as the result of heavy gales.
Robert WILLIAMS and Mrs. Sherman Williams received painful injuries when
the wagon in which they were driving struck a rock. Both were thrown
out of the vehicle.
NOTE: There is nothing further on any of the above.
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OBITUARIES, page 8.
RUSHTON, Elwood O., 70, Oxford, Monday, December 1, 2008. Born in
Oxford, son of the late Osborne L. and Kathleen (Rushton) Rushton.
Surviving are his wife, the former B. Jean Fraser; son Kevin C. Rushton
(Karen), New Annan; sister Carole A. Thompson (Douglas), Oxford; brother
Winston A. Rushton, Jasper, AB.
HOSKING, Enid, 83, Wallace, Novemberr 27, 2008. Born in Cornwall,
England, daughter of the late Edgar Taylor and Lucy Maude (Bonney)
Rule. Surviving are her husband Douglas; daughters Maureen and Shirley;
son David; sister Esme. Predeceased by a sister Vera; brother Leslie.
NOTE: These are not full obituaries, full obituary by request.
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In MEMORIAM, page 21.
CAMERON, William L., who passed away December 3, 2001.
CARTY, Mae, who passed away December 6, 2006.
PYE, Joe, who left us one year ago today.
HUDSON, Doreen, who passed away December 22, 1997.
DOBSON, Norman G., Jr., infant son, who passed away February 1948;
Earnest and Elizabeth ROSS, who passed away June and July 1971; Norman
G. Dobson, Sr, who passed away December 1997.
HUDSON, Parents - James, August 7, 1958, and Edith, June 25, 1968.
Brothers, Milford, May 3, 1977; Layton, december 29, 1982 and Pearle,
March 29, 1987; sister Hazel, 2003.
MCMANAMAN, Merna Jean, 1937 - 2007 December.
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