Oxford Journal, December 17, 2008
From the Oxford Journal Newspaper, published Wednesday, 17 December 2008.
In The News, page 4.
Ten Years Ago
Wednesday, December 23, 1998.
Died - Edith Grace REYNOLDS, 63, Oxford, Sunday, December 20.
Died - Cecil Durney REID, 72, Tatamagouche, December 16.
Died - Vincent Arthur PORTER, 61, Springhill, December 16.
Twenty Years Ago
Wednesday, December 21, 1988.
Died - Carmen Metcalf SHERMAN, 90, Collingwood, December 16.
Died - Charles Archibald TATTRIE, 86, Northport, December 18.
Died - James Edward NIEFORTH, 97, Pugwash, December 14.
Died - Ada Marion LOCKHART, 86, Pugwash, formerly of Victoria, December 13.
Thirty Years Ago
Wednesday, December 20, 1978.
Died - George David MILLER, 38, Pugwash, December 14.
Forty Years Ago
Thursday, December 12, 1968.
Died - Mrs. Frank CARLIN, at her home in Oxford.
Died - Dean Merlin MILLS, 56, River Philip, November 14.
Fifty Years Ago
Wednesday, December 24, 1958.
Died - Delbert W. WOOD, 79, life-long resident and former mayor of
Oxford, December 13.
NOTE: There is nothing further on any of the above.
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OBITUARIES, page 8 and 9.
LANGILLE, Agnes, 85, Wallace, Thursday, December 11, 2008. Born in New
Waterford, daughter of the late Thomas and Agnes (Ramsay) Harrington.
Married in 1950 to Oman Langille. Survived by sons, Richard, Lewis
(Lula) and Sheldon; daughters, Joan and Judy; sisters, Helen Langille,
Bayhead; Violet Harrington, New Waterford. Predeceased by her husaband,
Oman Langille; brother William Harrington. (Obit includes photo)
CLAFLIN, Edwin F., 91, Mansfield, MA and Wentworth, Wednesday, December
10, 2008. Born in Attleboro, MA on January 23, 1917, son of the late
Edwin F. Claflin and the late Annie M. (Redmond) Claflin-Haskell and her
husband Charles Haskell. Survived by his wife, Ethel G. (Dustin)
Claflin, whom he wed on December 21, 1940. Son - Robert E. Claflin,
(wife Susan Naugler-Claflin), Mansfield. Daughter - Peggy A. Nelson,
Illinois. Brother of Kenneth Claflin, Warwick, Rhode Island and the
late Velma Cole, Edith Chestnut, Ola Allen and Velma Grimes.
MCMANUS, William "Bill", 76, Halifax / Dartmouth. Born Scotland to
James and Sarah (Wilson) McManus. Immigrated to Canada in 1957.
Predeceased by his wife Helen (Jenkins) and his only brother James.
Survived by daughters Jean, Washington DC, Joan, Ottawa.
NOTE: These are not full obituaries, full obituary by request.
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In MEMORIAM, page 21.
RUSHTON, Murdock, who passed away December 30, 2006.
CARTER, Earleen.
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