Oxford Journal Newspaper, November 3, 2010
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From the Oxford Journal Newspaper, published Wednesday, 3 November 2010.
In The News, page 4.
Ten Years Ago
Wednesday, November 1, 2000
Died - Jean Aretta BROUGHTON, 93, Oxford, October 27.
Died - Glendon Kenneth (Gump) SEARS, 48, Springhill, October 28.
Died - Leo Otis BROGAN, 77, formerly of Wallace and Pugwash, October 9.
Twenty Years Ago
Wednesday, October 31, 1990.
Died - Yvonne (Bonnie) Marie MCCORMICK, 55, Malagash, October 26.
Died - Richard Lawson LOWE, 99, Tidnish, October 25.
Died - Norman Ralph THOMPSON, 77, Oxford, October 29.
Thirty Years Ago
Wednesday, October 29, 1980.
Died - Mrs. Doris Ruean (Adams) NELSON, 59, former resident of Oxford, October 24.
Forty Years Ago
Thursday, October 29, 1970.
A large barn and one beef steer owned by Garnet FISHER of Shinimicas Bridge was destroyed by
fire on Fiday night.
Died - Virginia SIMMONDS, 44, West Leicester, October 25.
Died - Judge Thomas A. GILES, 53, prominent Amherst lawyer, October 23.
Fifty Years Ago
Thursday, October 27, 1960.
A farewell party for Rev. and Mrs. J.M. BLESEDELL was held at the Westchester parsonage on
October 19. Rev. Blesedell served the Baptist churches in the area for three years.
Mr. Gordon-Decker, New Annan, was elected president of Cumberland Presbytery W.A.
Died - Miss Maude H. KEITH, 88, Oxford, October 7.
Died - Miss Edith THOMPSON, 76, Oxford, October 22.
Sixty Years Ago
Thursday, October 26, 1950.
Harold DICKIE of Bass River was seriously injured on October 19 when struck by a falling tree
while engaged in lumbering at Kemptown with C.S. Cove and Son of Oxford.
Died - Ernest Roy KING, 71, Oxford merchant, October 3.
Died - Joseph E. (Ted) CLARK, 77, Gulf Shore, October 15.
Died - Douglas RUSHTON, Oxford, October 25.
Seventy Years Ago
Thursday, October 24, 1940.
Stanley BORON Jr. recently purchased the Oxford Flour Mills from Mr. George L. KING, River Philip.
Died - John A. REID, 81, Pugwash, October 19.
Died - James MACPHERSON, 89, Lower Wentworth, October 13.
NOTE: There is nothing further on any of the above.
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OBITUARIES, page 8 and 9.
BENNETT, Isabel Edith, 81, Wallace Bridge, Saturday, October 30, 2010. Born in New York,
daughter of the late Wilfred and Gladys (Kendal) Harpell. Surviving are son Ronald, Wallace
Bridge; daughter Cheryl (Ronald) Webbb, Lower Sackville; sister Doris Allen, Truro. Predeceased
by her husband Lloyd. (Obit has photo)
CHAPMAN, Clarence Nelson, 82, Springhill, Born in Amherst, son of the late Clarence Edward
Chapman and Martha Ethel (Rushton) Chapman. Missed by children, sons Terry (Cindy), Steven
(Wendy), Clarence (Diane), Bruce (Arlene), all of Springhill; Joseph (Wendy), Oxford; Johnny
(trean), Ontario; daughters Linda (Tim), Springhill; Wanda, Ontario. Predeceased by his first
wife Bernadette (Pentecoste), and second wife Betty Ann (Rector); sons Gary (Brenda) Chapman,
Springhill; Wayne (Barb), Ontario; grandchildren Matthew Montgomery, Kelly Montgomery; sisters
Annie Landry and Lillian Bacon. (Obit has photo)
HALLIDAY, Raymond Mitchell, 88, Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Born in Rose, Cumb. Co., son of
the late Arthur and Mary (Mitchell) Halliday. Survived by sisters Berniece and Inez Halliday of
Rose and Halifax; Vera (Max) Brown, Truro; Shirley (Bill) Cox, South Branch, NS. Predeceased by
sisters Ina Mae in infancy and Beryl Halliday in 2007.
ROSS, Allie Josephine (nee Murphy), Wallace, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Wife of the late
Walter Ross, and loving mother to Brian (Julia) Ross, Woodstock, ON; Mary Jane (Trueman)
Joudrie, Tatamagouche; Wanalda (John) Parsons, Cobourge, ON; Curty (Ronald) Brewer, Oromocto,
NB; Rayburn (Marilyn) Ross, Langley, BC; Belinda (Marty) Craig, Giles Corner, ON; Winnie
(Kenneth) Coulter, Wallace Station. Sisters, Viola Wall, Georgie (Charles) Elliott and Winnie
(Curtis) MacKinnon. Predeceased by her husband, Walter; parents, Walter and Mary Jane (McNutt)
Murphy; brothers Merle, Arthur, Alburn, Gordon, Curtis, Roland and Robert. (Obit has photo)
OUDERKIRK, Richard Duane, 64, Lower Sackville, Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Born in New Glasgow,
son of the late Richard and Dorothy (Patton) Ouderkirk. Survived by his wife of 34 years,
Catherine (MacDonald); no children; sister Betty (Joe) McLaughlan, Lower Sackville; brother
Brian (Linda) Ouderkirk, Milton, ON. Also survived by sons Steven and Michael; daughter Cindy
Trelford.
NOTE: These are not full obituaries, full obituary by request.
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In MEMORIAM, page 21.
LANGILLE, Dad - Bedford Fulton Langille, October 5, 1987, Mom - Violet Evelyn (Vincent)
Langille, November 17, 2000 and Brother - Raymond David Langille, June 13, 2000.
DOBSON, Donald Bernard, who passed away October 27, 2004.
HAYWARD / (FORREST) - Else, who passed away November 5, 2004.
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