Hi Penny:
Thanks for the data on Florence I. Harrington.
Believe this obit below is her son, Jack Campbell¹s father-in-law; his wife,
Karen¹s father.
I have Gloria Phinney as d/o Francis Owen ³Frank² Phinney and Mabel Levina
Lewis.
Anyone know the parents of Clem Bowden?
Dave
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Saturday, January 4, 2003 Back The Halifax Herald Limited
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KEATING, James David "Rocky"
KEATING, James David "Rocky" - 73, Willow Street, Parrsboro and Halifax,
passed away January 2, 2003, in South Cumberland Community Care Centre,
Parrsboro. Born in Halifax, he was a son of the late Louis and Kathleen
(Foley) Keating. He was a former Maritime Boxing Champion having held both
the Maritime Fly Weight and Bantam Weight titles. He worked at the Nova
Scotian Hotel for many years and later retired from the City of Halifax,
Parks and Grounds Department. He was a volunteer of Spencer House in Halifax
and was an advocate for seniors rights. Known for his smile, Rocky had a
soft spot for those less fortunate than himself, especially children. He is
survived by his wife, the former Gloria Phinney; daughters, ***Karen
Campbell (Jack)***; Sharon Gillis (Tony), all of Parrsboro; son, Robert,
Halifax; sister, Mary (Thomas), Dartmouth; brother, Phil, Lynn, Ma.;
grandchildren, Chris (Shelly), North Bay, Ont.; Kristy Campbell, Kelsea and
Luke Gillis, all of Parrsboro; great-grandchildren, Tanner and Brayden. He
was predeceased by brother, Walter. Visitation 1-2 p.m. Monday in Smith's
Funeral Home, Parrsboro, where funeral service will follow at 2 p.m., Father
Gaetan Banyog-enne officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the
Canadian Cancer Society or South Cumberland Community Care Centre,
Parrsboro. On-line condolences at: www.smithsfuneralhome.com
Source: Jack Wagstaff who saved it from the on-line newspaper
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On 1/22/10 3:57 PM, "Penny Lane" <plane001@...> wrote:
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> I have discovered several documents that show Wesley "Jack" Hunt, lived in
> Forest Grove, B.C. and was married to Dorothy Harrington, d/o Roy Alden
> Harrington and Helen Etta Ackles..I tried to access Jack's obituary in the
> Port Alberni Newspaper, but the site would not open..The Legion Magazine
> Sept/Oct 2008 shows that Jack died at age 89, but no date...There was also an
> article in the Port Alberni Newspaper re Dorothy, I believe a memorial, but
> couldn't open the webpage...I did find an obit for his sister-in-law
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> I found this article re Jack Hunt, in PDF format entitled British
> Columbia/Yukon Command Office of the Lieutenant Governor..(Wesley E "Jack"
> Hunt Page 62 of the document with photo)
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> When Remembrance Day rolls around each year, W.E."Jack" Hunt has double reason
> to stand proud: Jack was born November 11, 1919 in England. After training in
> Kingston, ON, Jack was assigned to the Signal Corps. His division, the 13th
> Canadian Regiment, took
> part in Operation Totalize in August 1944. Throughout the liberation of
> Europe, he was an OP Signaler, setting up observation posts between enemy and
> A llied artillery. On November 10, 1944, Jack, his Captain, E.C.Gothard, and
> his assistant were the first Canadian soldiers to step on German soil when
> they crossed the Rhine to set up an OP. Throughout the winter, they moved
> ahead of Canadian troops deep into Germany.
> Jack has a unique souvenir of the war - a small notebook containing poems
> written by soldiers copied in a precise print. Jack named his anthology,
> "Battle Dress Ballads."
> Jack and wife, Dorothy, raised three children in Forest Grove, BC, where he
> worked as a logger. "Sometimes I wonder if it all really happened," he said.
> "Then Iremember the steady roar of those waves of bombers, hundreds at a time,
> and it seems like yesterday."
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> His Sister-in-law
> Sunday, September 11, 2005 The Halifax Herald Limited
> CAMPBELL, Florence I. - 83, Five Islands, Colchester Co., passed away Friday,
> September 9, 2005, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Sackville,
> N.B., she was a daughter of the late Roy Alden and Helen Etta (Ackles)
> Harrington. She is survived by daughters, Dorothy Carson (Dennis), Five
> Islands; Alexandra "Sandra" Howlett (Douglas), Goulds, NL; son, Jack Campbell
> (Karen), Parrsboro; sister, Dorothy Hunt (Wesley), Forest Grove, B.C.;
> grandchildren, Susan Gatti, Folly Mountain; Cheryl Byrne (Sean), Vancouver;
> Kristi Lee Campbell, Parrsboro; Christopher Campbell (Shelley), North Bay,
> Ont.; John Dinn (Tracy), St. John's, NL; Elizabeth Dinn, Goulds, NL;
> great-grandchildren, Sarah Gatti-Yorke (David), Five Islands; Lisa Gatti,
> Truro; Alexander Turgeon, Vancouver. She was predeceased by her first husband,
> Clem Bowden; second husband, Alexander Campbell; sister, Pauline Lewis; sons,
> Wayne Campbell and Albert Campbell in infancy. There will be no visitation by
> request. Funeral service 2 p.m. Monday in Peniel United Church, Five Islands,
> Rev. Florence Antle-Brison officiating. Memorial donations may be made to
> Peniel United Church Building Fund or to a charity of choice. Arrangements
> entrusted to Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro. On-line condolences at:
> www.smithsfuneralhome.com
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> Penny, Hamilton, Ontario
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